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General Information:

• Leopard geckos are usually found in desert-like regions like Afghanistan, northwestern India, Pakistan, Iran, and Iraq.

• They’re nocturnal creatures, which means they’re active at night and sleep during the day

• While leopard geckos only live about 3-5 years in the wild, they can live to be up to 20 years

• The gender of leopard geckos depends on incubation temp lower temperatures typically produce mostly females and higher temperatures usually produce males

Caring for:

• Leopard geckos can live up to 10-20 years in captivity

• They refuse to eat dead prey so their food is fed live

• They eat live insects such as crickets, calci worms, wax worms and small locusts. They can even eat scorpions occasionally. You have to put calcium powder on the insects so they get all their nutrients

• You should feed your gecko about every 2-3 days 

• Leopard geckos typically shed every 4-6 weeks 

• Leopard geckos can be territorial so when owning them it's best to only have one in an enclosure

• When owning a leopard gecko, their enclosure should be at least 10 gallons and some type of substrate such as coconut fibre, reptile sand, or reptile carpet. The tank should have some foliage and branches for the gecko to climb and have plenty of hiding places for them

• The ideal tank temperature is approximately 88°F (31°C) during the day and approximately 70-74°F (21-24°C)

• Geckos need minimum humidity so you should only lightly mist the enclosure about twice a week