A cold, sluggish leopard gecko should be warmed up gradually rather than handled normally
If ambient or enclosure temperatures have dropped significantly, a gecko's reduced body temperature slows its reflexes and defensive responses. Warming it gradually back into its normal thermal range before resuming handling or feeding reduces stress and the risk of injury.
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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.