Hello all, So we got our first AFT in the beginning of the month, And I just have a few concerns, He very rarely comes out of his hide, I know they are nocturnal. And I’m not watching it all night but I have only seen him 3 or 4 times out of his hide on his own accord, I mean there are poos some mornings so much be coming out. But when it comes to feeding we generally lift the hide off him so and then put food in, sometimes he will eat one or two like that, other times we have to coax him into eating, He will sometimes got 4/5 days and in that time only eat one, and then he will have a day where he eats 16! Is this all normal?

he has a warm and cool side of enclosure. Deep heat bulb set to 32degrews during day and 22 at night, I spray water in enclosure every evening to give some humidity, He has a hide on each end with spag moss A uvb lamp which is on during day.

I like the way Rafts look better with the stockiness, pudge, and coloring, but I've seen a lot about them being super shy and never seen. As personality goes Leo's seem like a better fit, but I don't wanna get a Leo and regret not getting an AFT...fellow gecko peeps with both, what would you do in my place? If you have/have had both, which did you prefer? Did you regret getting either one?

This critter has me a little fascinated, but I already have a crested gecko (which I almost never see because nocturnal) and a kenyan sand boa (which I never see except during feeding time because fossorial). I don't need another pet that I'll almost never see. Do you ever see your AFTs moving around or eating?

I'm going away for a couple weeks and I'm trying to find easy options for someone I know to feed him while away. My gecko is super picky. I've tried feeding him mealworms, but he had no interest and same for dubia roaches. I'm just worried about them accidentally leaving crickets in the terrarium.

Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas? Any help is appreciated

First, how critical are the little clay hydro balls? Second, would aloe vera work as a plant in there? If they do, would planting a piece of a leaf from Walmart work? Mine sells these giant chunks of aloe. Third, how do you do quarantine with bioactive tanks? Do you just have a smaller temporary tank? Cause I don't think putting paper towels on top of dirt would work well, the gecko would probably crawl under them

Hi, my fattail dropped his tail on the 15th of December and ever since then there has been no sign of regeneration or growth.

After the drop, I kept him on paper towel and monitored his wound. The wound seems to hve healed but there is no new growth or anything and the tail doesn’t seem to be infected. I have already attempted to feed him more often than usual because I heard it takes a lot of energy for the tail to grow back.

Enclosure: -paper towel

• no lamp as I live in an already ideal temperature and humidity for him to strive (I live in Thailand).

-I dust the crickets with multi-vit and calcium during the feedings.

Any suggestions?🥲

I am also looking to find more morphs for the project if anyone would like to sell or volunteer males for the project!

The good, bad, and ugly, I want to learn it all! I can't stop thinking about these adorable little guys, even though it would be unwise to get another pet now. At an absolute minimum, I'm waiting a few months to make sure my new crestie is thriving, after that, we'll see. I know the minimum tank size, basic feeders, temps and humidity I'll have to look up again. I'm planning on doing heavy research on as much as I can think of(maybe on bioactive tanks, but my potted pothos is sort of dying already so idk about that yet), but I know there's gonna be stuff that the care guides don't tell you. So by all means, hit me with your best shot!

Hello, is anyone able to give some input on the morph of my little boy Chomp here? I never had much information on his oast, took him in last year malnourished and was told he was a Leo XD I think he's an Amel bur wanted to fe the opinion of others.

Hi, I’m a beginner keeper and want to know if I am feeding my gecko the correct supplements.

Calcium (without vit D) : every feeding and provided in a bowl for access.

Multi Vit : every 3-4 feeding

Question: if the multi Vit already has D3 in it, do I need to ever give my gecko calcium + d3 ? Or is what I’m doing already good enough.

Thank you!!