Danny Mendez wrote: > > P.S. They bite! > > Holy smokes you're not kidding! I wasn't aware of this when I > nonchalantly reached in to grab the little bulldog of a male who > immediately grabbed me right on the soft, sensitive area just under my > fingernails. AND WOULDN"T LET GO.
Been there, done that :) I had a pair about 8 years ago, and I agree, they bite. I've never been bitten by a tokay, but I'm willing to bet these guys would put a tokay to shame. I had to reach into their tank to change the water, when the female jumped up and attached herself to the inside of my upper right arm. Any other time they bit, I found they'd let go as soon as they felt a solid surface under them - they'd just let go and run off. This time she wouldn't let go for love nor money. She thrashed around while I was trying to get her to feel the table under her. She was so squirmy, it took a good two minutes for her to notice the surface and she ran off. While I was checking my arm for damage and wiping the blood off, she disappeared. It wasn't until about 10 minutes later that I realized in my haste to get her off my arm, I didn't close the tank securely, and the male escaped too. He made a good effort at dismantling my arm as well before I could recapture him. The female was free-ranging for almost a month before I caught her again (partly because I was too chicken to outright grab her, I had to try and get her with a net). Hilde -- ~*~*~*~*~*~ Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-O to a tree. _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
