A heavier ceramic water dish is less likely to be tipped or dragged around than a lightweight plastic one
A stable, shallow dish that resists being pushed or flipped by digging or exploring behaviour helps keep the enclosure dry and hydration consistent, particularly with more active or larger geckos.
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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.