Glass surfing is a husbandry warning sign, not normal settled behaviour
Repeatedly scratching the enclosure walls indicates a problem — most commonly incorrect temperatures, a reflection perceived as a rival, an enclosure that is too small, or a gravid female seeking to lay eggs. Check temperatures first, then cover reflective surfaces.
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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.