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I'm not crazy. Don't worry I know that a mall petstore is the last place you should go to find a gecko but about 7-9 months ago I went into the mall petstore and saw a variety of albino leopard geckoes and a pair of striped African fat tails. The albino leopards were $20 and so were the striped fat tails. Being primarily a leopard gecko guy i decided to purchase one of the little albinos, and try my luck. My albino leopard gecko is extremely healthy and i am considering buying one of the fat tails since i know that the striped ones go for alot more than $20. Do you think that I should or shouldn't buy another animal here?

P.S the pet store also had a large quantity of other geckoes.

If the animal is healthy, then go for it. Make sure they don't have MBD or other calcium absorption problems.

It really depends upon how the store is with their pets, if you should be buying one or not. Some places are excellent with their animals, and are small enough to be part of a mall. Some are not so good with animals. You should really look at the husbandry of the animals, customer reviews of the store, and the overall appearance of the animals in order to determine whether to buy from there or not.

If the gecko(s) looks healthy go for it!
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Tarentolas@hotmail.com
Geckos
1.1.0 Gekko gecko
2.1.0 Eublepharis macularius(blizzard,ghost and normal)
2.0.0 Hemitheconyx caudicinctus(normal and striped)
1.0.0 Tarentola mauritanica
1.0.0 Hemidactylus turcicus
Other Lizards
0.1.0 Basiliscus vittaus
1.0.0 Physignathus cocincinus
0.1.0 Anolis carolinensis
1.0.0 Chamaeleo calyptratus
1.0.0 Iguana iguana
Boidaes
1.0.0 Python regius(Lenny)
0.0.1 Boa constrictor imperator(Carl)
Turtle
0.1.0 Chrysemys picta

Some Elaphe guttata soon!

If the gecko(s) looks healthy go for it!

A healthy gecko should look like this

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Tarentolas@hotmail.com
Geckos
1.1.0 Gekko gecko
2.1.0 Eublepharis macularius(blizzard,ghost and normal)
2.0.0 Hemitheconyx caudicinctus(normal and striped)
1.0.0 Tarentola mauritanica
1.0.0 Hemidactylus turcicus
Other Lizards
0.1.0 Basiliscus vittaus
1.0.0 Physignathus cocincinus
0.1.0 Anolis carolinensis
1.0.0 Chamaeleo calyptratus
1.0.0 Iguana iguana
Boidaes
1.0.0 Python regius(Lenny)
0.0.1 Boa constrictor imperator(Carl)
Turtle
0.1.0 Chrysemys picta

Some Elaphe guttata soon!