tuko fetch a high price in intrnational market?

**shadow** · June 7th, 2011 04:38 PM

kailangan na humili ng tuko ah....totoo ba ito? ang taas ng price ng mga tuko? that's Malaysian ringgit

Tokay Gecko Price

Tokay Gecko Price

Tokay Gecko Price - The typical current prices for Tokay geckos are as follows:

300 grams : RM 25000
400 grams : RM 80000
500 grams : RM 200000
600 grams : RM 500000
800 grams : RM 800000
Above 1000 grams approximately RM1 million.

**chua_riwap** · June 7th, 2011 05:50 PM

marami sa amin nyan sa tarlac. usually sa punong niyog o buli nakatira mga yan.
kahit sa mga kubo o kamalig, andun sila. maingay din mga yan, kasi may oras ding tumutunog sila.

ginagawa raw gamot ng mga intisk yan?

**renzo_d10** · June 7th, 2011 07:27 PM

Shadow baka mapaaway ka nanaman sa daan ha pag may kailangan bilhin para sa tukong iyan ...

**chua_riwap** · July 15th, 2011 04:52 AM

lol......P500M for a 400g tuko?
'nak ng tuko, scam nga yan!.......

'Tuko' trade a scam? | ABS-CBN News | Latest Philippine Headlines, Breaking News, Video, Analysis, Features

'Tuko' trade a scam?

MANILA, Philippines – The burgeoning illegal trade of 'tuko' or gecko in the Philippines, which reportedly involves large sums of money, has prompted authorities to look into the matter.

Initial investigations by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) yielded no confirmed sellers or buyers of geckos, leading the bureau to suspect that the trade may be a hoax or scam.

Atty. Sixto Comia, chief of the NBI's Environment and Wildlife Protection Investigation Division, warned online buyers that transactions done over the Internet may just be a scheme of a crime syndicate.

Comia compared the modus operandi to that of the "Budol-Budol" Gang.

"'Yung subject nila bibili 'yan ng maraming tuko sa buyer. Kapag ibebenta na ng subject ang tuko sa buyer, wala na 'yung buyer. Parang 'Budol-Budol'," said Comia.

Gecko collector "Rudy" (not his real name) sells geckos at P300 each.

P500 milion for 400-gram geckos?

"Maraming gusto mag-alaga niyan dahil kapag napalaki nila, maraming presyo na," said Rudy.

There are reports that geckos that weigh 400 grams can sell to up to P500 million.

Investigations by NBI, meanwhile, showed that geckos in the Philippines can only reach up to 100 grams.

It is also impossible that a single gecko could be worth millions of pesos, said the NBI.

Collectors of geckos can face charges of violating Republic Act 9147 or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act.

Health issues

Speculations have been circulating that enzymes produced from thegeckos' gall bladders can cure diseases, sparking the illegal trade.

The Department of Health (DOH) earlier dismissed rumors that geckos can cure AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).

DOH spokesperson Dr. Eric Tayag has also warned the public that consuming geckos may cause food poisoning.

The health department also stressed that there is no medical or scientific basis that eating geckos can cure ailments like AIDS and asthma.

A specialist on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and ***ually-transmitted diseases (STDs) also dispelled the rumor.

"There are no scientific evidence that is published on the Internet or even in our journals or books saying that ang enzymes na galing sa tuko (gecko) ay nakakagamot nga," Dr. Jose Gerald Belimac said. -- With reports from Maan Macapagal and Sol Aragones, ABS-CBN News

**holdencaulfield** · July 15th, 2011 07:30 AM

RA 9147, ningas walang ipin yan. yung tuko pag hindi nabili pababayaan na lang mamatay nung humuli mga yan, kawawa naman. ang dami tuloy patay gutom na nagkukumahog magsi-paghuli ng mga tuko.

**uls** · July 15th, 2011 10:25 AM

parang tulip mania

wiki:

Tulip mania was a period in the Dutch Golden Age during which contract prices for bulbs of the recently introduced tulip reached extraordinarily high levels and then suddenly collapsed.

**_Cathy_** · July 15th, 2011 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by renzo_d10

Shadow baka mapaaway ka nanaman sa daan ha pag may kailangan bilhin para sa tukong iyan ...

LOL. Tuko food?

Gordon would be a nice name for a pet tuko

**chua_riwap** · July 16th, 2011 02:30 AM

eto, na-tuka na ng tuko!
engot, pinamigay yung P300k nya......

Man loses P300K in 'tuko' scam | ABS-CBN News | Latest Philippine Headlines, Breaking News, Video, Analysis, Features

Man loses P300K in 'tuko' scam

MANILA, Philippines – A complaint has been filed at the office of the National Bureau of Investigation's Environmental and Wildlife Protection Investigation Division over a scam involving the controversial "tuko" (gecko) buy-and-sell market.

"Engineer France" (not his real name) said a group of individuals tricked him into paying a large amount of money for a gecko.

France said he was lured to participate in the illegal trade after hearing rumors that geckos sell for millions of pesos.

"Kahit saan ako magpunta, balitang-balita at talagang madaming naghahanap," said France.

His search for geckos ended when he met a contact in Bukidnon who was willing to sell him a gecko.

While the seller originally priced the gecko at P1 million, France said he was able to bring it down to P300,000.

When France met with his contact, he had no idea he was being conned.

"Iba 'yung may hawak ng tuko at iba 'yung magre-receive ng pera. Nung maiabot ko ang pera, nagtakbuhan na sila," sabi ni France.

The incident led France to seek assistance from police.

"Ibinulgar ko ito para hindi na marami ang mabiktima," he said.

Meanwhile, authorities encouraged the public to alert police when encountering con artists.

Speculations have been circulating that enzymes produced from the geckos' gall bladders can cure diseases, sparking the illegal trade.
DOH has earlier dismissed rumors that geckos can cure AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).

DOH spokesperson Dr. Eric Tayag has also warned the public that eating geckos may cause food poisoning. -- Report from Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News