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Leopard geckos have fat tails because in the wild they may not eat for days and days. Whenever you feed you leopard gecko a samll portion of there meal goes to there tail. This is stored up nutrients for days when they may not eat. THis way a gecko can live from the nutrients in there tail. This does not mean you should stop feeding you gecko for days on end. Baby and juvenille geckos should be fed every day. However an adult gecko i find is perfectly comfortable eating a large meal every other day. ANd when i say large i mean 5 large crickets. My geckos are perfectly healthy and happy on this diet.
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∙ 13y agoIt's a 'food store' - basically they convert part of what they eat to fat, which is stored in the tail for use when food is scarce.
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What is something interesting about geckos?
Geckos have detachable tails.
Why do baby geckos shake their tails before they attack their food?
fat tailed geckos shake there tail because they are naturally slow and use it to distract the cricket. by causing a distraction on the back end they can get close with the head
What do geckos use as defence?
Geckos have the ability to vocalize as loose their tails as a defence of getting away.
Are fat tailed geckos invertebrate?
No. Geckos are vertebrates.
Are leopard geckos tails poisonous when they fall off?
No
Do African fat tail geckos lose their tails and grow them back?
Yes, If lost a African fat tail will re generate a new tail, although it may look different from the original, it still provides the same purposes.
How do geckos defend themself?
They may bite, screech, and drop their tails.
What other reptile can you place with a leopard gecko?
The only reptiles you can place with a leopard gecko are fat tailed geckos. Leopards and Fat Tails are very closely related and don't seem to be able to tell the difference between each other.
How much do house geckos cost?
-African fat tails who are healthy in captivity typically weigh in at 45-75 grams (Not even a pound). (Petco Website)
How do geckos adapt in savanna?
yes they do, these are some of the geckos adaptations:they grow their tails backwhen they shed their skin they eat it!they are very fast runners!
What species are related to leopard geckos?
things like lizard, bearded dragons, and other types of geckos like fat- tailed geckos
How can you tell if you have a leopard gecko?
Leopard geckos are known as the eyelid gecko. If you can't guess why it's because they have eyelid like formations above their eyes. Also their tails are fat and bulgy, like their fat tail cousins. Also you can tell by African Fat tails are much darker then a leo, leos tend to be yellow, orange, red, white/pinkish.
