drekia t1_j9pfwxs wrote on February 23, 2023 at 5:14 PM

Reply to comment by pvballer in Curiosity killed the... by LoudlyTrashy

These guys are so elusive. I lived in the Philippines for 12 years and was always able to hear their squeaky little mating calls but never actually saw them.

ohhellopia t1_j9qn8h5 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 9:40 PM

I used to go on vacations in a pretty rural area -- I'd live in a hut house with a tin roof while I'm there. On really hot days, the tin roof gets extremely hot and they'd let go from the ceiling, plopping down to the floor. Scared the crap out of me. I always slept with the mosquito netting over me, more for tokay falling off the roof protection than mosquitos.

AthenasChosen t1_j9qo0fr wrote on February 23, 2023 at 9:45 PM

My grandpa said when he was serving in Vietnam, there was an animal that would say "Fuck you" in the jungle that you could hear all the time. It was the Tokay geckos lol.

likesexonlycheaper t1_j9qx9oq wrote on February 23, 2023 at 10:43 PM

I dunno if they are the same but when I was visiting Bali there were geckos that always sounded like they were a kid saying "help me". It was pretty creepy in the middle of the night.

drekia t1_j9qy065 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 10:48 PM

I always thought they were literally saying “geck-oh”! Or sometimes “weh-oh”

oyelaking t1_j9qxpnl wrote on February 23, 2023 at 10:46 PM

I don’t know man, but that sounds like an awesome deal to me. My sincerest hope is that I never lay eyes on one of these fuckers.