Care guide
African Fat-Tailed Gecko Substrate Guide
Quick answer
Tile, slate, and paper towel are the safest floors, and a well-built bioactive mix can suit the humid side. Avoid loose sand, calcium sand, walnut shell, and pine or cedar shavings.
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- Safest
- Tile, slate, paper towel
- Avoid
- Sand, walnut shell, shavings
Safe choices
Tile and slate carry no impaction risk and hold heat well. Paper towel is ideal for hatchlings and quarantine. Bioactive mixes can suit adults if there is a clear dry zone.
Avoid
Loose sand and calcium sand can be swallowed when hunting, and shavings can mould in damp conditions.
Humid side
A layer of damp coco coir on the humid side is fine, but feed on a bare surface or dish to avoid swallowing particles.