Retained shed on the toes can cut off circulation and cause a toe to die and fall off if left untreated
This is one of the most common preventable injuries in captive leopard geckos. Checking toes and the tail tip after every shed, and soaking or gently assisting stuck shed with a damp cotton swab, prevents most cases.
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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.