Spot-cleaning waste daily and doing a full substrate and decor clean on a regular schedule reduces bacterial and parasite buildup
Leaving waste in the enclosure for extended periods increases the risk of bacterial growth and reinfection with intestinal parasites, particularly in enclosures using solid substrates like tile that show waste clearly.
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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.