Brumation is not required for a pet leopard gecko's health and is mainly used deliberately by breeders to help cycle animals for reproduction
Unlike some temperate reptile species, leopard geckos do not need a cooling period to stay healthy as pets. Reduced winter activity seen in many captive geckos is a mild natural response, distinct from an intentional breeder-managed brumation cycle.
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Most active at dawn and dusk when temperatures in their native Pakistan and Afghanistan are ideal.
A widespread misconception is that the tail acts like a camel's hump storing water.
Autotomy — voluntary tail shedding — is a defence mechanism.
Unlike most gecko species which use van der Waals forces to climb smooth surfaces, leopard geckos have conventional claws.
The moveable eyelid is unusual among geckos.
Hold your gecko up to a light source and look through one ear opening — you can see light through the other side.