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Leopard Geckos

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Photo: Leopard Gecko
Gallery Photo: chrish

The Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) is a nocturnal ground-dwelling gecko naturally found in the rocky, dry grassland and desert regions of south-Asian Afghanistan, Pakistan, north-west India, and parts of Iran. Unlike most geckos, leopard geckos possess eyelids. Leopard Geckos spend the day hidden under rocks or in burrows to escape the daytime heat and emerge at dusk to feed by hunting insects. These Geckos are solitary, and do not usually live with other animals. Leopard Geckos are insectivores that feed on insects, worms, and spiders. When food is scarce in the desert, they rely on their ability to store excess fat in their tails. Leopard geckos also have the ability to voluntarily detach their tails. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of Leopard Geckos. Don't forget to check out our other gecko related forums. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting.

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tile?
by breezy1234 - May 27, 2008 06:10 PM
1 May 27, 2008 08:56 PM
by sport72186
Super Snow Blizzard Youtube Video
by wahberee - May 27, 2008 02:23 PM
0 No replies
Hole in egg???
by leo_lover07 - May 26, 2008 08:13 PM
1 May 28, 2008 03:27 PM
by brianlovescheese
Health Question
by rottenweiler9 - May 26, 2008 04:49 PM
1 May 27, 2008 11:45 AM
by Niki458
safe guard dewormer powder
by 414reptiles - May 26, 2008 10:10 AM
1 May 26, 2008 03:27 PM
by KyleFrost
What morph?
by jpf18 - May 25, 2008 09:16 PM
1 May 26, 2008 12:30 AM
by CSHerps
Rack Systems
by Raven1469 - May 25, 2008 11:49 AM
4 May 26, 2008 04:05 PM
by Raven1469
feeding question (problem?)
by Shaky - May 25, 2008 09:51 AM
1 May 25, 2008 10:32 AM
by sport72186
Albino hatchling
by Raven1469 - May 24, 2008 04:06 PM
10 May 26, 2008 04:03 PM
by Raven1469
blazinb blizzard genetics?
by breezy1234 - May 23, 2008 03:49 PM
9 May 24, 2008 01:38 PM
by breezy1234
IMPACTED (blue dot on stomach)
by p8ntbllrz14 - May 23, 2008 02:27 PM
4 May 24, 2008 09:41 PM
by p8ntbllrz14
Pic of new baby
by Niki458 - May 23, 2008 11:18 AM
1 May 23, 2008 11:43 AM
by KyleFrost
Candling
by foles47 - May 22, 2008 08:08 PM
5 May 23, 2008 04:12 PM
by KyleFrost
Non-Live Prey?
by sebring - May 22, 2008 05:33 PM
3 May 24, 2008 02:04 PM
by Rflagg
Rotting Egg???
by leo_lover07 - May 22, 2008 04:46 PM
5 May 23, 2008 09:53 PM
by leo_lover07
Really?
by Danne - May 21, 2008 09:32 PM
4 May 22, 2008 12:15 PM
by wahberee
sticky eggs
by sport72186 - May 21, 2008 09:23 PM
3 May 23, 2008 06:58 AM
by sport72186
birthday present
by tbone21 - May 21, 2008 09:22 AM
2 May 22, 2008 12:13 PM
by wahberee
genetics?
by bigdogreps - May 21, 2008 09:22 AM
2 May 21, 2008 04:35 PM
by sport72186
cool leopard gecko picture
by viridari - May 20, 2008 10:02 AM
3 May 22, 2008 12:12 PM
by wahberee
blind or bad hunter?
by breezy1234 - May 20, 2008 09:28 AM
21 May 23, 2008 05:05 PM
by Paradon
Tripod update
by boushaw - May 18, 2008 10:48 PM
0 No replies
rep cal
by breezy1234 - May 18, 2008 03:18 PM
2 May 19, 2008 11:21 AM
by KyleFrost
blazing blizzrd?
by breezy1234 - May 18, 2008 02:57 PM
6 May 20, 2008 03:05 PM
by jeffk
Tail problem
by powell_baby - May 18, 2008 11:11 AM
4 May 20, 2008 12:40 PM
by Rflagg
here are my new leos
by STEVES_KIKI - May 16, 2008 10:55 PM
3 May 16, 2008 11:21 PM
by tj_sa1816
What Morph?
by jnjreptiles - May 16, 2008 07:07 PM
4 May 19, 2008 12:12 PM
by ChristopherD
Question about sunglows
by brianlovescheese - May 16, 2008 10:15 AM
2 May 21, 2008 01:23 PM
by brianlovescheese
Help with this dilemma...Should I crush
by cee4 - May 16, 2008 07:51 AM
5 May 20, 2008 09:37 PM
by ecoguard_79
How many of you use UVB
by JeffK - May 14, 2008 11:39 AM
12 May 20, 2008 09:28 PM
by ecoguard_79
My leos, what do you all think???
by mizzougdigirl2 - May 13, 2008 08:41 PM
4 May 23, 2008 09:41 AM
by deliriumpixie
Roaches for food
by football9755 - May 13, 2008 06:26 PM
2 May 14, 2008 11:15 AM
by Rflagg
supplement question.....
by annaisagecko - May 13, 2008 04:55 PM
6 May 14, 2008 04:20 PM
by annaisagecko
Gecko Preference?
by Danne - May 13, 2008 04:12 PM
2 May 13, 2008 04:33 PM
by gage7
egg!!!!!
by gage7 - May 13, 2008 09:24 AM
2 May 13, 2008 03:37 PM
by gage7
Patternless Snow
by slimforte - May 12, 2008 10:17 PM
1 May 13, 2008 09:04 AM
by gage7
For those With rack systems.
by jasonguy - May 12, 2008 10:05 PM
0 No replies
Humidity problem
by valie - May 12, 2008 09:36 PM
6 May 13, 2008 05:16 PM
by KyleFrost
Heartbroken - MBD
by teacher2 - May 12, 2008 08:51 PM
5 May 14, 2008 11:55 AM
by KyleFrost
pics of enigma morph
by steinfortjason - May 12, 2008 08:30 PM
0 No replies
Crickets still good to eat?
by JannieWolf - May 11, 2008 07:50 PM
1 May 11, 2008 09:08 PM
by leo_lover07
Possible high yellow?
by Herplover95 - May 11, 2008 06:53 PM
3 May 12, 2008 03:51 PM
by HerpLover95
What morph to breed?
by mizzougdigirl2 - May 11, 2008 04:27 PM
8 May 12, 2008 04:36 PM
by mizzougdigirl2
Rescue: New to geckos
by boushaw - May 11, 2008 03:32 PM
8 May 20, 2008 10:33 PM
by ecoguard_79
Caging question.....
by HTDesigns - May 11, 2008 06:46 AM
1 May 11, 2008 05:15 PM
by gage7
Roaches for food
by football9755 - May 10, 2008 09:34 PM
1 Jun 04, 2008 05:00 PM
by briansreps
Mealworm Roaches
by Shadow4108 - May 10, 2008 04:21 PM
3 May 11, 2008 09:39 AM
by wings2fly
Albino growing slowly
by parliment4life - May 09, 2008 12:14 PM
7 May 10, 2008 01:17 PM
by Patrick562
Ecapee...
by Kuitsuku - May 08, 2008 08:55 AM
6 May 10, 2008 12:23 PM
by Kuitsuku
Which morph to go>
by philrezin1 - May 07, 2008 02:05 AM
5 May 11, 2008 02:15 PM
by pacog69
Blue tail???
by Osckar - May 05, 2008 10:04 PM
0 No replies
ID help needed
by reptyls - May 05, 2008 08:02 PM
5 May 08, 2008 03:29 PM
by brianlovescheese
First hatched - mack snow?
by Rflagg - May 05, 2008 12:33 PM
3 May 06, 2008 05:14 PM
by KyleFrost
newbie caging question
by MikeRico - May 05, 2008 11:36 AM
1 May 05, 2008 02:17 PM
by KyleFrost
new baby leo! =D
by annaisagecko - May 04, 2008 10:18 PM
4 May 12, 2008 04:41 PM
by mizzougdigirl2
Mating?
by tj_sa1816 - May 04, 2008 05:29 PM
4 May 06, 2008 11:30 PM
by tj_sa1816
baby died : (
by tbone21 - May 04, 2008 10:23 AM
1 May 05, 2008 04:13 PM
by KyleFrost
Building a cage. how many?
by mike d - May 04, 2008 10:11 AM
2 May 04, 2008 11:32 PM
by olstyn
WHAT MORPH?
by leo_lover07 - May 04, 2008 08:36 AM
1 May 04, 2008 09:14 AM
by Niki458
interesting.
by Patrick562 - May 03, 2008 07:51 PM
2 May 04, 2008 01:14 AM
by pacog69
sorry here are the pictures
by sallyjohn - May 02, 2008 09:10 PM
5 May 03, 2008 10:10 PM
by coheed196
gecko identification
by sallyjohn - May 02, 2008 09:05 PM
0 No replies
cage setup.....info...........?
by annaisagecko - May 02, 2008 03:16 PM
5 May 03, 2008 10:50 PM
by annaisagecko
stuck foot shed
by combs reptiles - May 02, 2008 06:55 AM
1 May 11, 2008 04:45 PM
by mizzougdigirl2
Just hanging out..................
by KyleFrost - May 01, 2008 11:20 PM
2 May 02, 2008 03:11 PM
by KyleFrost
Question about Calci-Sand
by hayseed - May 01, 2008 02:01 PM
4 May 03, 2008 01:18 PM
by sleepygecko
another egg question
by scooter182 - May 01, 2008 01:36 AM
1 May 09, 2008 01:13 AM
by Rflagg
We need your help....
by DEldien - Apr 30, 2008 04:15 PM
3 May 01, 2008 11:54 AM
by KyleFrost
Stripes on Trempers
by hayseed - Apr 30, 2008 10:02 AM
2 Apr 30, 2008 02:32 PM
by KyleFrost
building a cage
by rammstein892003 - Apr 29, 2008 10:38 AM
3 Apr 29, 2008 07:06 PM
by JeffK
excovator clay???
by rammstein892003 - Apr 28, 2008 10:41 PM
3 Apr 29, 2008 05:31 PM
by JannieWolf
Sunglow x Sunglow breeding
by Joe K. - Apr 27, 2008 07:17 PM
2 Aug 14, 2008 05:44 PM
by Joe K.
incubator temp readings
by sport72186 - Apr 27, 2008 04:18 PM
1 Apr 28, 2008 11:19 AM
by Mary_Beth88
breeding and raising babies
by rammstein892003 - Apr 26, 2008 09:46 AM
2 Apr 27, 2008 09:13 PM
by leatherneck
a question about morphs..
by jag - Apr 25, 2008 09:39 PM
2 May 18, 2008 07:17 PM
by wahberee
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