Africans...

[Manitoban Herps]

Here is a pic of my african fat tail gecko (AFT). He is a male, I used to have another male in Novemeber but I traded him for an adult male viper gecko.

What do you think?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/Kevin_McRae/b98f42a7.bmp

[silent_truth]

very nice stripe! similar to one of my males...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/adam2383/Pets/malefattail.jpg



-Adam

[Manitoban Herps]

But yours is a peach phase corrrect? me and a buddy are looking for a couple females if you know anyone who has a few up for grabs?.


Thanks

[silent_truth]

Not sure about this one being peach phase. I just usually get what I like and I liked the colours on this guy. Plus, the $50 price tag was too good to pass up.

For fat tails, I would have to recommend Linda. I'm not sure if she has any females currently, but if not, she is bound to have a bunch in the spring. Her website is here... http://www.painteddesertgeckos.com/

Linda provides excellent advise on anything that you need answered and is a pleasure to do business with.

Wish you luck with your search,

-Adam

[DragnDrop]

Niiiiice! Both of them :)

What I still need to complete my fat-tail group is a couple of stripes. I guess that's this year's project.
I agree with your assessment of Linda. :)

[Tim and Julie B]

For fatties, my money is with Niagara reptiles. Very reliable and stunning animals.

Julie

[beanersmysav]

Nice geckos guys. I'm thinking of a nice 1.3 group of AFT's by March. By then I'll have an extremely large place and I have a feeling my collection and breeding will bloom quite a bit but we'll see.

[watts501]

i lvoe fat tails i have 8 of my own!5 normal coloured and three with white stripes!does any one have any good tips on breeding then!as i am going to try for the first time this year!

[silent_truth]

not too sure about the math there watts501 (3+3=8?), but as for breeding, many contend that a two month cooling period is required to have a successful season. I know that they have been bred without it, but more often than not, it seems to be necessary. Other than that, make sure all your geckos are healthy and of good weight prior to being cooled.

Currently, I'm just waiting on a bunch of females to lay eggs. The anticipation is killin' me! It will be worth the wait though.


-Adam:)

[DragnDrop]

Originally posted by silent_truth
not too sure about the math there watts501 (3+3=8?)

.... sure, for sufficiently large values of 3. :D

[watts501]

lolol soz people!erm i have edited it!ok thanks i just hope that they breed cus i have a male in with them and nothink :(:(but he is only two so he might be too young!!i have tried to cool them by just switching the heat mat off and also light!so the only heat is cuming from the other tanks!!hope that will be enough!matt

[Manitoban Herps]

Two years old is old enough.

[watts501]

can i just askwhat does everyone keep there fat tails on? thanks

[CanadianJackson]

I keep mine on paper towel.

[Manitoban Herps]

Mine is on a peat/sand mix, and my fattie I traded was on the same.

[DragnDrop]

I just set up a 65 gallon tank for the 5 young giirls I got last year, they're all about the same size now and get along. They're on coconut fibre. The adults are in melanine cages on paper towel or bare floor.

[silent_truth]

I keep mine on paper towel in a rack system. Initially I had them setup in a tank with soil substrate and lots of cork hides, but they were very weary of traffic near the tank. After moving them to the rack, I noticed a considerable improvement in eating habits for each one. Others have had great success with tanks and enclosure setups though, so I guess it's what works best for the individual.

[watts501]

do u use lights uswell in the rackin system or just a heat mat??