Uninvited Tokay

[JMan89]

Hello, I am currently renting a nice small house on Koh Samui. Earlier this night as I was closing the front door to lock up before I headed to bed I managed to trap a Tokays tail in the top part of the door which got ripped off in the process as he darted across the walls to the other end of the house where he now sits tailless in the top corner of the two walls.

I had never seen a Tokay before and after doing some googling and sending pictures to my gf who is currently in isaan I determined it was a dark greenish coloured Tokay with spots on it back and about 30cm long, I also discovered to my relief it is not poisonus but can pack one hell of a bite.

Initially I tried to open the window below it and force it out with along bamboo stick but it just bit the bamboo and didnt move, I think its really pissed off. I dont really know what else to try, i dont mind the small geckos but this thing just creeps me out, its huge. We also dont have a large house so Im really not keen on living with it.

For now im going to sleep with the bedroom door shut. My gf is going to call the house owner tomorrow and see if she can help in anyway.

Has anyone had luck getting a Tokay out of their house and/or can you live with them safetly??

[cyberfarang]

Buy one of those fish nets.

[sipi]

We have had one zipping around the house for years and doesn't cause any problems, even when the lad was a toddler. She has just laid a cluster of eggs behind the lounge.

They keep the insects down and won't bite unless you try to pick it up. The biggest problems are the noise (but not this time of year) and the shit.

My advice is to leave it well alone. It won't hurt you.

[JMan89]

Well my girlfriend sorted it out all the way from Isaan haha. Woke up late this morning with who I believe is the house owners mother who lives across the road at the door with all the right tools in her hands for catching a tokay. I think she laughed abit when she saw its size and it seemed to be smaller than I remember last night too haha.

Anyway it was hiding behind the couch and after she chased it around abit managed to catch it and carry it off to release.

Problem solved and I only feel slightly less of a man.

[dageurreotype]

We have had one zipping around the house for years and doesn't cause any problems, even when the lad was a toddler. She has just laid a cluster of eggs behind the lounge.

They keep the insects down and won't bite unless you try to pick it up. The biggest problems are the noise (but not this time of year) and the shit.

My advice is to leave it well alone. It won't hurt you.

They also eat the rats up in the rafters the cats can't get to

[sipi]

And what are the right tools for catching one?

[villagefarang]

They are easy to catch so next time just have a towel handy to throw over it after knocking it to the ground. Then grab it and take it outside. We have many living outside but my wife refuses to share the inside of our house with them.

[HooHaa]

nice capture, i think they are brilliant animals but they do shit a lot and ALWAYS in the same place. as for capture, a whisk broom (thai style) and a towel work, they are strong buggers though.

I only move them if they chode the wrong place to crap, otherwise, welcome one and all

[JMan89]

And what are the right tools for catching one?

When she first arrived she had a long piece of bamboo and a plastic bag bit then she went away and came back with a piece of bamboo with wire or nylon looped around one end and managed to pass the loop over the tokays body and pull it tight enough that he couldnt escape and carried him off.

[villagefarang]

And what are the right tools for catching one?

When she first arrived she had a long piece of bamboo and a plastic bag bit then she went away and came back with a piece of bamboo with wire or nylon looped around one end and managed to pass the loop over the tokays body and pull it tight enough that he couldnt escape and carried him off.

People use a similar device to catch snakes.

[tailspin]

excellent pic, but definitely needs a breath mint!

They are easy to catch so next time just have a towel handy to throw over it after knocking it to the ground. Then grab it and take it outside. We have many living outside but my wife refuses to share the inside of our house with them.

[Sakeopete]

Please be careful with it as they are becoming rare due to the demand from China. If the harvesting continues they will be wiped out. The Chinese traditional medicine sellers seem to have a habit of coming up with new ways of exploiting animals. Once the Tokay's are gone they will move on to their next victim.