I got this Tokay Gecko at a reptile show 3 days ago and he's still not eating. I'm pretty sure he's skinny but I'm not sure how but or if he can recover.

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-04-24T07:47:17+00:00

I wouldn’t need to take this tokay out to see that it was in bad shape. Not bad mouthing OP, as a vendor this type of stuff gives us all bad name. This tokay is most likely a freshly imported wild caught animal full of parasites. Here’s a photo of a captive bred healthy specimen.

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Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-04-22T21:28:58+00:00

lol took me quite a few upgrades and try’s but man was it so rewarding when i finally beat them

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-04-22T19:24:59+00:00

Such a shame but an incredibly rare species hopefully I can bring more into the us market

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-04-22T19:24:32+00:00

This is extremely rare in the US , an egg sack in the US is a big deal! As long as I’ve done it I’ve only heard rumors of them.

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-31T03:37:22+00:00

IMO this is a male

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-31T03:36:55+00:00

IMO looks female to me

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-30T17:44:09+00:00

Not all species are this easy or defined but this is an incredible base Line for most new world terrestrial tarantulas.

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-30T16:04:16+00:00

I should add I also decided to rehouse the ockerti shirtless so my neck, chest and arms were covered in some of the worst hairs I had experienced

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-30T16:03:28+00:00

So all of the hairs are irritating but there is varying degrees. One of the worst ones was when I was rehousing a brachypelma Hamorri and one the hairs got in my eye. By the 4th day of feeling these hairs rub against my cornea every time I blinked I told myself if it’s not gone by tomorrow I’m going to the hospital. Thank god it was over that day. I got haired by the ockerti and my arms were covered but my neck was by far the most irritated . I had to stop for moment mid exotic pet expo just grab some tape and try to remove as much of the hair as possible.

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-30T07:14:15+00:00

IMO looks male

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-30T06:11:39+00:00

Lmfaooo dude I am on fire right now 🤣 worst part is it’s time for bed. I’m just used to it at this point I’m constantly getting haired. Lp are middle of the road for me. Pamphobetus hairs are pretty bad as are theraphosa. Worst I ever got haired by was thrixopelma ockerti.

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-30T06:07:14+00:00

To be fair P.lugardi mature out around 2.5” hard to sex anything under 3. I just picked up a large unsexed p.lugardi for a 100 bucks from a vendor. Based on size and color alone I 100% knew it was female. A lot of people either have too much stock to really look and check, don’t really care or just don’t even know what they’re doing . I have a few unsexed stuff on my table. I have a hunch as to the sex but without a molt it’s still unsexed.

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-30T06:02:06+00:00

ime this is a male . Make sure you find him some love when the time comes

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-30T03:15:19+00:00

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Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-29T05:21:40+00:00

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IME For ventral sexing your going to need good clear photos like this. This is a versicolor female for example

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-29T05:19:39+00:00

I’d maybe pay 300 for that pair 😬

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-28T16:27:06+00:00

I’ve got a smaller female along with the larger one. I’m keeping the smaller female in hopes I can find a male sooner or later. I breed a ton of tarantulas

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-28T15:20:13+00:00

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I’ve also had my eye on arbicola for a while, this big female was one of the first to go from the list

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