Buyer question
How long does an african fat-tailed gecko live?
Our Animal Library gives the African Fat-tailed Gecko a lifespan of 15–20+ years.
Source: the Normal african fat-tailed gecko page in the Everybarn Animal Library. African Fat-tailed Gecko in the Animal Library
The detail
The normal African fat-tailed gecko is the wild-type form: brown and tan bands on a calm, ground-dwelling gecko from West Africa. It is slower and shyer than a leopard gecko, needs a humid hide, and is the base for every morph in the hobby.
- Origin
- West Africa
- Best fit
- First gecko, quiet homes
What to weigh
Fat-tails eat only live insects and need a humid hide to shed cleanly. They can live 15 to 20 years or more.