Care guide
African Fat-Tailed Gecko Obesity
Quick answer
A tail thicker than the body and fat pads at the limbs and neck are signs of obesity. Reduce feeding frequency, replace fatty feeders with dubia or crickets, and weigh monthly.
- Sign
- Tail thicker than body
- Fix
- Fewer, leaner meals
Why it happens
Fat-tails are low-energy animals that gain weight easily on frequent meals and fatty feeders.
Fix
Feed adults two or three times a week and keep waxworms and superworms rare.