Buyer question
Is an african fat-tailed gecko good for beginners?
Yes: our Animal Library rates the African Fat-tailed Gecko 5 out of 5 for beginners (great first gecko).
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.
- Best fit
- First gecko, quiet homes
- Handling
- 4 out of 5 (Calm, slow-moving)
- Setup complexity
- 2 out of 5 (Warm floor, humid hide)
- Feeding ease
- 3 out of 5 (Live insects only)
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.