New gecko need advice
hello Reddit, I have a new gecko. i bought him from a reptile con. the table was selling jumping spiders then one African fat tailed gecko. when I asked he said it was his friend’s gecko but she just had a baby and no longer had the time for him. the man estimated the gecko was at least 2-3 years old. I’ve had snakes before but I always thought African fat tails were adorable and I wanted to get one. so now I have Gator Tot.
now I currently have him in a 30x18x12 tank with springtail and milk back isopod colonies. I have plenty of leaf little, cork bark chunks, rocks, plants, moss, and everything. On the hot side its usually high 80’s humidity level 50%, the cool side is low 70’s with 70% humidity. (It looks wet all over in the pics cause I had just misted).
I got him on 5/9, he explored for awhile before burrowing under a cork bark hide on the cool side. He has not come out since. I know you’re supposed to leave them be for at least two weeks and I do see like his tail move periodically so I know he’s alive. I’ve even stayed up into the night and haven’t seen him come out
so now to my questions
is there anything I should be doing differently husbandry wise?
i don’t see much information on bonding with aft geckos, but I know people say they are similar to Leos so should I just use the same bonding information as a Leo? I know they tend to be a shyer species but I know it’s possible
how long can he stay hidden and not eating before I should be worried (I know they can go a long time and currently his tail is still very fat, he could be eating the isopods but I have no way of being sure of that)