A regrown tail is generally shorter and stores fat less efficiently than the original, so body condition should be judged with this in mind on geckos that have dropped a tail
Keepers of geckos with a regenerated tail should pay closer attention to overall body weight and midbody condition rather than relying solely on tail thickness as the primary health indicator.
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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.