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    Green mold in reptile terrarium

    Just today I noticed a bright green mold/fungus under the substrate in my terrarium (I can't insert a photo for some reason, but It appears branch-like in shape). I have cypress mulch which I keep pretty damp, however in the year that I have had the terrarium this has never been an issue. I will...
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    Are African fat tailed geckos capable of play?

    When I approached my geckos enclosure this afternoon, he exited his hide to greet me. At this time, I was flattening out his mulch substrate and sifting it around. I noticed that this movement had caught his attention, and so I pulled out his feeding tweezers and started moving them around the...
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    Lump?

    I agree, however you should probably just monitor him as a precaution, and make sure he shows no signs of illness and the lump doesn't grow.
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    African fat tailed gecko not eating

    I just found either vomit, or diarrhea in Arnies enclosure. I am not sure which, but isn't that a sign of illness? Correct me if I am wrong, but I think I might try to take him to a vet soon.
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    African fat tailed gecko not eating

    Also (sorry), one last thing. Should I be leaving out vitamin powder for him (repashy brand)? Without the crickets, aside from vitamin D3 (from my heat lamp) Arnie would not be receiving much nutrients.
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    African fat tailed gecko not eating

    Okay, this helps a lot. Thank you!
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    African fat tailed gecko not eating

    Arnies tail has started shrinking slightly, and it has now been 1.5 weeks without any food. Acpart, you were saying that you have had leopard geckos go the whole winter without food? I thought that geckos could only survive not much more than two weeks. Many people are saying not to worry about...
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    AFT Substrate

    Do NOT use sand as a substrate. It can cause serious damage to their lungs. However, I have been using cypress mulch and sphagnum moss, which has been working well for me. Otherwise, if a moveable substrate is not desired, reptile carpets also are good, and a lot easier to feed geckos on, as the...
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    African fat tailed gecko not eating

    I am sorry if anyone reading this has already answered any of my questions, but I am inexperienced with geckos and get concerned over pretty much anything that goes wrong. My african fat tailed gecko, Arnie, last shed about 12 days ago. A couple days later, he ate two crickets, and then only one...
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    African fat tailed gecko sick?

    I had started dusting Arnie's prey in thinner coats, and also gave him a couple warm baths and belly rubs for the constipation. He is now doing much better, and fortunately a vet visit wasn't necessary. Thank you so much for the help! Here are a few photos of him:
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    African fat tailed gecko sick?

    Arnie is 2 years old (I have only had him about 3 months). And thank you so much for the feedback! I am going to try less frequent multivitamin dusting, and see how he does with that.
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    African fat tailed gecko sick?

    I feed him Repashy calcium plus, and use it in every feeding (4-6 crickets every other day. He also gets a total of 6 dubias a month.)
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    African fat tailed gecko sick?

    My gecko Arnie has been off and on pale (one day pale, the next fine, then pale after that), and he has also had some trouble with his aim when hunting. He has been missing more frequently, seems to be kind of wobbly (however he doesn't have any issue chewing), has been squinting his eyes...
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    My Tokays when not in motion.

    Wow, they look very cute. Have you ever gotten bitten? I have heard that tokay geckos are very agressive.
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    What reptile would do good in a 15 gal?

    You could have a fat tailed gecko, leopard gecko, crested gecko, and possibly a hognose snake, although more space is recomended for hognoses
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