Quote Originally Posted by ReptileMan27
I never said they cant be tamed down, but 98% of tokays availiable are WC and have nasty dispositions. I have seen a few WC tokays that were tamed down BUT in order to do that you are putting alot of stress on the tokay and for what?, so you can hold it?. I have kept tokays for many years and hate when I have to bother them for changing the cage, they get so stressed. A CB baby would be your best bet but this is off topic..
The two pictured are WC tokays that were very easy to tame through routine, gentle interaction. No grabbing, no restraining, no undue stress, just a few minutes each day of establishing a rapport & now they're both extremely friendly as far as Tokays go.

Excessively stressed animals don't thrive & breed & reproduce, so I'd imagine we're doing OK considering how prolific our tokay colony is.

We also have a large group of CBB tokays, and regular interaction with them since hatching has shown that they'll calm down fairly quickly if you learn their boundaries, NEVER manhandle them, and be content to keep initial handling sessions brief.

Then again, what works in our collection/experience may not work for everyone, so do what works for YOU and your animals.

K~