Loose particulate substrates used in an established bioactive setup carry a different impaction risk profile than plain loose sand alone
A mature bioactive substrate with organic material and leaf litter behaves differently in the gut than fine, dry sand, though keepers should still monitor a new gecko's adjustment to any loose substrate.
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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.