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I am the proud new mum of an absolutely stunning Chinese Leopard Gecko*I named her Precious*.I just got her today, and was told its fine to put her in with my AFT male!, I have done so, but monitored them since!, they seem to get close and cuddle a lot, but nothing threatning, so things are fine so far!*.She is very friendly, and my AFT is so soppy and sweet its unbelievable, so I feel fine with the choice the petshop made*.
Does anyone here own one??,could I have some advice?, as they are very rare to find as pets!!!???.
Thank you*
Gillian*

Heres a pic of my AFT*

You absolutely shouldn't let your african fat tail and your new cave gecko live in the same enclosure. They are two completely different geckos that come from different parts of the world. They have completely different care requirements. Goniurosaurus (Chinese Leopard Gecko) like it much cooler than fat tails. I used to keep my Gonis in sweater boxes in my bedroom with no heat. I used peat moss as a substrate and gave them a hide box and shallow water dish. I also misted them 3 or 4 times a week, when I offered them crickets dusted with calcium or vitamin powder. Let me know if you have any questions about yours and I'll be happy to help you out. I miss my Gonis!
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Kelli Hammack
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Also, since it is new, it could pass a sickness onto your AFT or vice versa. Best to house them separately. Pet shops often mean well, but alot of times keep animals under only satisfactory conditions for practical reasons (why setup a totally different tank if the animal will be gone in a short time?). Housing different species individually prevents lots of problems. Try setting the new animal up in a ten gallon tank (or sweater box w/screened portion of the lid). A low wattage red lamp should be fine for heating. Slate with a bit of Forest Bed (it comes in brick form) sprinkled over it would be a nice bedding. A small water dish, and a few hides are needed as well. Hope that helps a bit!!! Good luck!

I also have a pair of Fischers Chameleons in viv with a day gecko,been living in harmony for months, also my AFT has a day gecko in with him too!.
I am still monitoring the situation, and reseached net on the Chinese Leos, found that my AFT enviornment is perfect, because it meets same requirments*,also if I see signs I dont like, I will seperate them, dont worry!, I intend to give them full monitoring for a few days,and if they seem too stand offish, I will put my Chinese in another viv!.I found that Chinese Leos need temp 80 or 82, but lower at night, this is how my AFT viv is, so they are in good hands*
Thanks for your help all*
Gillian*
P.S: Hope to post pics of my new Chinese Leo, once settled*

It is never a good idea to house dif. species together, as you are doing in two of your cages. I think you should take Kelli's advice as she is probably much more experienced than you.
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Josh
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Nice looking AFT! I would certainly agree with kelli on the housing issue. You never want to house multiple species in a single enclosure.Specially ones needing different husbandry requirements. With regards to the petshop your referring to I would like to say this. When they went ahead and told you it was ok to do this they were making two statements about themselves. First thing is they wanted the sell, which is to be expected. Secondly they care nothing about the animals and unfortunately this too is to be expected! Shops around here sicken me with their care and total disregard for the herps they offer. If the same puppies and kittens they sold were being kept the same way people would be outraged. I think all to often reptiles are just looked at as disposable pets.