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I was looking into buying two african fat tailed geckos at a local pet store. Ive shopped around and Im a local frogger so this pet store knows me well and offered me a good discount if I bought their pair. One on the two just came out of hibernation and is finishing shedding but he'(she) is very snappy and nasty almost and the other one hissedwhen my boyfriend touched his tail lightly. Is this normal? My other question was I have a spare exo terra water fall - while this be good/ bad/ neutral for them? I also read that you can place the callcium and vitamins in a bowl and they will lick up what they need when they need it - is that also true? And my last question - what kind of plants - fake would they appreciate - I mean lots of books recommend putting some in the tank. Thanks for your help guys.

Ok, let me see if I can cover all this, and I'll start with a question for you.........Why does it say.. Fat tailed Leopard Geckos? They are two different geckos LOL. Anyhow, fat tails are generally pretty mellow. A little skittish if they are wild caught, but not aggressive. So that's odd to me that they would act that way. The waterfall would be eye appealing and a place from which to get a drink, but not necessary. Yes you can put a small cap, like a screw on milk bottle cap, with calcium and vitamin in it for them. It would probably be just as easy to dust the crickets you feed to them. This would insure they get all they need. Plants are another thing for the humans. Fat tails are not generally climbers, so it won't matter much to them. Pick something that appeals to you and use it for decoration. Hope this helps.

Quig