r/AfricanFatTailedGecko

Advice please!

I got a new african fat-tailed gecko 2 weeks ago from a private breeder. She was super lovely when I went to pick her up, very calm and sweet and totally fell in love. I noticed she wasnt very active when she was at home but put it down to being in a new environment.

Now its been 2 weeks she hasn't eaten or drank anything nor been out of this single hide and the 2 times iv attempted handling her shes attacked me been very defensive, tail wagging and biting and hissing. I felt awful but wanted to check on her 😕

I used to have a lovely fat-tail before her who was an absolute angel so this whole experience is very new. My old gecko died of cancer at 11 months old so im absolutely terrified the same things going to happen so most of my logic has gone out the window.

Shes just under a year old. Her temp is within range, same with humidity, Fresh water everyday and calcium dusted mealworms available at all times just incase. Im aware its probably just a waiting game but as previously mentioned I get worried about cancer...

Really any advice is so appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

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u/Atom_Eve88 — 10 hours ago

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I need help sexing my Amel

Need help sexing an african fat tailed gecko, been sold as male but i am in doubt. Faint pores but with bulge. So its throwing me off

u/Pitiful_Way7137 — 6 days ago

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My new baby! Need name suggestions pls!!!

Im experienced with leos but this is my first aft. Got any name suggestions? Sex is unknown atm still quite young.

u/Kitten_Seymour — 9 days ago

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Shuri 💕

She was my first reptile and first AFT, got me hooked, fast. She is ~7 years old, I got her in 2020. Also including a picture of her 🏰, background carved by me (photo 3).

u/therockgremlin — 10 days ago

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spot on head

my girl has had a spot on her head since she was a baby. i thought it go away but no! i think it’s super cute. does anyone else’s gecko have one?

u/IrelandSage — 7 days ago

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Introducing: BEANS!

Hello!

I just picked up my very first AFTG yesterday at my first reptile expo, and I just wanted to share! These have been a dream reptile of mine for a while, and after an absolutely brutal semester of uni and landing a job in my field for the summer, I decided to celebrate with a new friend. He's a whiteout morph, which is one of my all-time favorites, and I feel like it was totally destiny to find him there because I went in with the name Beans already in mind, and it looks like he has little coffee beans on his head. :)

I would like to reassure that I am aware reptile carpet isn't great, and that his enclosure is very bare bones. I'm in-between paychecks at the moment, and wasn't fully expecting to actually find one I loved so much at the expo, so I got him set up with the basics for now until I'm able to get him some better supplies next week. :) I'm also a little nervous to put him on substrate because he's so, so little and I've never had a baby gecko of any type before, so the carpet makes it easier for me right now to see how his bowel movements are and such. But my leopard gecko has a huge bioactive setup, so when he's older, I'll do the same.

If you have any advice or fun facts to share, I'd love to hear!! I'm very receptive to new information or corrections, but mostly I just wanted to share my new friend and how excited i am to have him. What a treasure!

u/pond_creature12 — 11 days ago