Infertile 'slug' eggs from an unmated or unsuccessfully mated female are a normal outcome and not a sign of illness on their own
These underdeveloped eggs typically look smaller, discoloured, or misshapen compared with viable eggs and simply will not develop, but their appearance alone doesn't necessarily indicate a health problem in the female.
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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.