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African Fat-Tailed Geckos (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus)
African fat-tailed geckos are different from leopard geckos, although they look quite similar. They cannot be bred with one another, and cannot share cages. They come from totally different habitats. While leopard geckos stem from the rocky deserts and grassland steppes of India, Pakistan, and Iran, African fat-tailed geckos (or, for short, AFTs) come from the dry and arid regions of the Sahara desert. However, they bury themselves into humid hiding places where they spend most of their day. Thus, proper husbandry includes lots of humidity, and the cages should be misted at least once a day. Like leopard geckos, fat-tailed geckos are from the subfamily Eublepharinae, which are distinguished from other gecko families by being crepuscular, terrestrial, having vertical pupils, and no adhesive lamellae (sticky feet). They can grow to be 6-10 inches; the males being slightly bigger than the females (about two inches). The wild type is brown with tan bands, and a possible thin white stripe along the back. They eat crickets like leopard geckos, but are sometimes hard to get used to mealworms.
LZRDGRL acquired her first AFTs in November 2011. The breeding groups for 2012 will include:
Granite 100% het Caramel Albino (female) x Granite 100% het Caramel Albino (male)
100% het Patternless poss. het Zulu (female) x 100% het Patternless (male)
100% het Oreo (female) x 66% poss. het Oreo (male)
Striped Tangerine het Amel (female) x het Amel (male)
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#1 ID: NhCA-M-3-31-2011
Name: Trou
Gender: male
Date of Birth: 03/31/2011
Morph: 100% het Caramel Albino Origin: Garrick DeMeyer from www.crestedgecko.com Photo by Garrick DeMeyer
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#2 ID: NhP-M-3-21-2011
Name: Damian Gender: male
Date of Birth: 03/21/2011
Morph: 100% het Patternless Origin: Garrick DeMeyer from www.crestedgecko.com Photo by Garrick DeMeyer | 
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#3 ID: NhO-M-2011 Name: Loriot Gender: male
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Morph: 66% poss. het Oreo Origin: Steve Sykes, www.geckosetc.com Photo by Steve Sykes |  |
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#4 ID: SThA-F-2011 Name: Timbuktu Gender: female
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Morph: Striped Tangerine het Amel Origin: Steve Sykes, www.geckosetc.com Photo by Steve Sykes |  |
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#5 ID: GhCAphZ-F-2010 Name: Seychelles Gender: female
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Morph: Granite 100% het Caramel Albino poss. het Zulu Origin: Jeff Galewood, www.jmgreptile.com Photo by Jeff Galewood
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#6 ID: NhP-F-2010
Name: Titicaca Gender: female
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Morph: 100% het Patternless Origin: | |
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