A single adult leopard gecko is commonly recommended a minimum floor space in the range of a 20-gallon long equivalent, with larger being better
More floor space than the historical minimum is now widely encouraged, since a larger footprint supports a proper thermal gradient, more enrichment, and reduces stress compared to cramped enclosures.
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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.