New leopard geckos should be quarantined in a separate room from other reptiles for a minimum of 60–90 days
This isolation period, with completely separate tools, hides, and dishes, allows time for parasites or infections like cryptosporidiosis to surface before a new gecko is introduced near existing collection animals.
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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.