Grabbing or restraining a leopard gecko by the tail is the single most common cause of accidental tail loss in handling
Autotomy is a stress response, not just a defence against predators. Always support a gecko's body when picking it up and let it walk onto your hand rather than pulling it by the tail.
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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.