Care guide

African Fat-Tailed Gecko Baby Care

Quick answer

House hatchlings alone on paper towel with a snug warm hide, a damp humid hide, and a shallow water dish. Offer tiny feeders daily after the first shed and dust with calcium.

Substrate
Paper towel
Feeding
Daily

First days

A hatchling absorbs its yolk and sheds within a few days. Wait for the shed before feeding.

Feeding

Pinhead crickets or small dubia nymphs. Feed daily and watch growth.