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RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

amphibian keeper — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:40:30 GMT

This topic is a year old, leave it alone.

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

frogsrcool — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:13:11 GMT

Another thing is that baby leopard geckos have a striped type of pattern when they are juveniles and will eventually change their patterns to spots. That's assuming you have a normal but I can't tell.
Edit: Oh sorry guys did not know that there was a second and third page and that it was really a brought up dead topic. I can't seem to delete any of my posts!

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

Saba — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:31:48 GMT

Thanks TL! It's always annoying when a dead topic reamerges. But this was useful info provided.

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

Tenacious Leafs — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:17:03 GMT

Please read through the topic. This topic is from a year ago and had been ended properly. Try not to bring up dead topics.

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

bbleifus — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:04:06 GMT

Take the cal sand and put it in a small dish. I you use it as a substrate they can accidently eat to much and get impacted.

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

Steve 95 — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:57:52 GMT

Cmon dude.... didnt you see tencacious last post?

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

swimmy9264 — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:31:12 GMT

AFTs have stalkier bodies, smaller heads, and no point on the tail

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

Tenacious Leafs — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:02:00 GMT

There is no need to bring up old topics that have already been answered. Just keep to current topics so old information is not brought up. But I like your enthusiasm.

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

swimmy9264 — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:54:53 GMT

Possitive its a leopard gecko

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

fwoggiesroq — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:05:52 GMT

just to clear things up you have a leo. baby leos have stripes (like yours) when they get older they get spots here's a pic of one of my leos (she's a baby)

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

randycooke — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:39:11 GMT

I know I'm late but, definitely leopard gecko..

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

Replover 10 — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:46:21 GMT

My leopard gecko doesn't have spots. Honestly, Who cares?

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

Emerala — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:43:15 GMT

Some people can tell, I'm sure. xP.

And yes, certain morphs are bred for the lack of spots.

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

GECKODUDE — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:09:20 GMT

Grant (11/5/2009)

That gecko is a hatchling High Yellow (morph) leopard gecko. Give it about six months and he'll be covered in spots.

Um u do know atleast this is how i learned that you cant tell if its a high yellow unless u look at the back of the legs and even then its not a positive but what i can see from the one back leg its a regular leo

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

Grant — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:25:48 GMT

That gecko is a hatchling High Yellow (morph) leopard gecko. Give it about six months and he'll be covered in spots.

Even though they look fairly similar, they are not very closely related and their care is extremely different. Although they are both in the Eublepharid (Eyelid Gecko) subfamily of geckos, leopard geckos are Eublepharis macularias and fat-tailed geckos are Hemitheconyx caudicinctus. Also, fat-tailed geckos come from tropical wet/dry climates in northern Africa while leopard geckos come from arid regions in west Asia.

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

GECKODUDE — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:10:20 GMT

Ik that pic of the "Leopard gecko" is not a leopard gecko, but a tuscan gecko i believe. And that is definantly a leo and yes most leos nowadays dont have that many spots except for snows and super snows

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

badams — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:49:24 GMT

Thanks to everone that posted replies. It been a great help.

And yes, that pic was from around 3 months ago. She has gotten a lot bigger.

The more I'm reading on the forums, the more I'm thinking of taking the sand/calcium away from her. She seems to be doing fine with it, but I realy would hate anything to happen to her. Am I over reacting?

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

Sinkarnate — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:20:51 GMT

[quote]badams (11/5/2009)

Oh yea, another thing.... Is it common for a leopard gecko not to have any black sports?

Just wondering..

Brian[/quote]

With the number of morphs there are these days I don't even know what a "normal" leopard gecko is (granted i'm not a leo person) but I would say it's possible to get a gecko without spots from a pet store. The one you pictured is young though and the spots don't generally develop till later in life.

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

tspuckler — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:31:56 GMT

That photo is of a young leopard gecko.

While care of African Fat-tailed Geckos is outwardly similar to Leopard Geckos, the humidity should be kept somewhat higher for Fat-tails, or shedding problems and dehydration can result.

Here's one of my favorite geckos, a Southwest Banded Gecko that I found this summer in the Las Vegas area:

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

badams — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:24:16 GMT

Oh yea, another thing.... Is it common for a leopard gecko not to have any black sports?

Just wondering..

Brian

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

badams — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:22:55 GMT

Thanks for your help.

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

Sinkarnate — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:10:26 GMT

I would say Leopard gecko
most common AFT's are tan and brown colors, some with a white stripe down the back. They have morphs that can be more brilliantly colored but the chances of you coming across one in a pet store are extremely slim

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

badams — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:55:10 GMT

Ok then, but can you tell what kind I have from the pic?

Thanks for your input

Brian

RE: Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

Sinkarnate — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:33:02 GMT

They are different species, but in honesty they all look the same to me, even the different morphs each species has looks the same.... I THINK AFT's get a little bigger...like..stockier..... but again... they are very VERY similar.

Fat tailed Gecko vs. Lepord Gecko

badams — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:51:12 GMT

Ok, Here it goes... What is the difference between a "Fat Tailed Gecko" and a "Leopard Gecko". I bought a Leopard Gecko at a local pet store, but it has no black spots what so ever. I did see a Fat Tail Gecko in Reptiles Magazine that looks like the one I have. Is there a difference between the 2?

Thanks,

Brian