Boys and girls,
Be sure to add your comment to this posting. What is a new fact you learned about the African Fat-Tailed Gecko?
Resources for Learning: (Read for at least 30 minutes about the gecko and it counts!)
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--Mrs. Perrien
23 comments:
Ava-
Fat-tailed geckos are insectivorous and they eat pill bugs. They are also nocturnal.
African fat tail geckos can live for fifteen years!
-tucker
The average length of a fat tailed gecko is 8-10 inches
Genevieve
The latin name for fat-tailed gecko is: Hemitheconyx
caudicinctus. -Zoe
African fat tailed geckos grow 8-10 inches and can live up to 15 years.
-Erin
African Fat Tailed Geckos
-They are almost as popular as leopard geckos
-They can live for 15 years
-They can be 8-10 inches long
-If you get more than 1 male, be careful to provide enough space, because they will fight and injure or (possibly) kill each other
-Latin name is Hemitheconyx caudicunctus
-Cate
The African Fat Tailed gecko can get to 8-10 inches in length.
--Laine
African fat tailed geckos can let go of their tails (drop).
-Roni
The scientific name for the Fat-tail Gecko is Hemitheconyx caudicinctus.
-George
Fat Tailed Geckos live up to 15 years!
-Maddy
The African Fat-tailed Gecko sheds its skin every 4 weeks. The skin color becomes very dull before it sheds. You may assist the Gecko by pulling off dead skin with tweezers.
The African Fat-Tailed Gecko stores its fat in its tail, and that is how it got its name.
-Sarah
he can live up to 15 yrs
Just about anything can be used(for caging), with a ten gallon aquarium being adequate for a pair. African Fat-Tailed Geckos cannot climb smooth surfaces, so a screen cover is not needed!
I found another interesting fact!
the African Fat-Tailed geckos latin name is; Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
They can grow on average to about 8 inches.
-Kenny
The developing eggs will be seen as bulges on their sides.
-Mia
The Fat-tailed Gecko has a life span of 15 years.
-Ashlyn
Male geckos should not be kept together or they will fight
-Brayden
Fat-tailed geckos are 3-3 inchs at birth and about 8 inchs in adult life.
-Austin
African fat-tailed geckos require a more humid space than leopard geckos
-Abby
The African Fat-Tailed Gecko can live for 20 years in captivity!
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