Rearing environment

Nowadays, common fat-tailed breeding boxes are generally scum boxes, climbing cabinets, and luxury landscaping tanks. I won’t say which one is most suitable or which one is not good. As long as the environment is clean and ventilated, and the temperature and humidity are well controlled, you can DIY your home as you like. After all, raising pets is a hobby, and what you like is the most important.

The pad material for Xiaomiaozi can be paper towels or kitchen paper. It is soft, absorbent, cost-effective and easy to replace frequently. When you grow up, you can choose kraft paper, printing paper or corrugated paper. Especially corrugated paper, the material is more durable and can be used for a longer time, which is good news for lazy people. Of course, the price will be relatively high.

If it is a landscaping tank, be careful not to use matting materials that are easy to accidentally eat and cannot be discharged.

Sheltering is not a necessity. If the breeding environment is very bright and can see light during the day, you can put it there. Or some fat tails who like to dig into the bedding material can also put it. Or if your personal preference is to have shelter, then of course you can. put.

Temperature and Humidity

The suitable survival temperature for fat-tailed geckos is 28-32 degrees Celsius, and the temperature of young seedlings is best controlled at 30-31 degrees. If the temperature is too low, the fat tail may enter a state of winterization and refuse to eat. If the temperature is too high, it may cause heat stroke.

It should be noted that the little fat tail that has just arrived home in winter must be allowed to warm up for two days and not be fed immediately. Otherwise, it may cause enteritis due to digestive problems or vomiting.

The humidity requirements for tail fertilizer are not very strict, as long as it is not too dry or too wet. Too dry an environment may cause the skin to get stuck, and an environment that is too humid can easily breed bacteria.

When the seedlings are peeling, you can spray water appropriately to increase the environmental humidity.

Because I am in Shanghai, the environment is not very dry or humid. As long as I give them a basin to drink water from, I don’t have to worry about humidity issues. (I have seen some people say that Fat Tails cannot drink water, but those who have raised Fat Tails must have discovered that Fat Tails really like to drink water, and also like to take baths and sleep in water basins. How cute!)

Spray some water on the skinned baby

The cute little one who likes bathing

Food

For Fat Tail, his favorite food is definitely crickets and gourds, and crickets are also the easiest food for young seedlings that have just hatched.

But after all, not everyone likes to raise crickets and oil gourds at home. Mealworms, barley bugs, Dubia or cherry cockroaches are also options. However, the little fat tails that are generally bought are basically crickets. Some have a good appetite and can eat anything. Those picky eaters need to be patient if they want to change their diet to mealworms or barley worms. (I used to change the taste of barley worms to Xiao Miaozi by cutting the barley worms into small pieces and gently licking Fatty's mouth, letting them lick the juice or eat them if they get angry.)

Xiao Miaomiao can do it. One meal a day, one day off a week, and the pressed and adult animals can be fed once every 2-3 days. Don't feed too much each time, otherwise you may refuse to eat or even have enteritis after vomiting.

A cute self-service mealworm

Calcium powder and vitamins

Calcium vitamin powder is a necessity for fat tails. The kind that lasts a lifetime.

The ratio of calcium and vitamin powder is one part calcium powder and three parts vitamin powder. When feeding, roll crickets or mealworms in the powder. Fat Tail generally won't lick the calcium powder by itself, so it's best not to put the calcium powder in a separate container for him to eat by himself.

Calcium vitamin powder should be bought from regular brands, and try not to buy packages with unclear shelf life.

If Feiwei eats well and has a normal body shape, and the temperature and humidity are no problem, he often gets stuck, then you should consider changing the Calvert brand or store.

There has always been controversy about whether to use calcium vitamins containing D3. Some people think that fat-tailed geckos Tails are nocturnal animals and do not need D3. Some people think that without D3, it will be detrimental to calcium absorption. I used Calvita without D3 in the past few years without any problems. In the past two years, one of the calcium vitamins I have been using contains D3 and the other does not, and there have been no problems.

Mansion tank for buyer’s show

Gender

To distinguish male from female with fat tail, you need to look at the flagellum. Generally, male will be born with it. There are flagella, and some females will also have two balls. They will also have holes when they grow up, but they will definitely not have flagella.