General care: The latin name (eublepharis macularius means eyelid). These are probably the most popular pets in reptiles. The color ranges from drap brown to high yellow, tangerine, gold, black and white. They are nocturnal being acitve from dusk to dawn The skin that they shed is eaten by the Leopard gecko's and is beneficial to their diet.
As they are terrestrial species, a longer aquarium is a better choice than a higher one. If keeping more than one lizard, it is suggested that only one male be kept with females (atleast five females can be kept with one male, this is normally known as the harim techquine), as they are territorial problems may be incountered with more than one male over females and food.
The substrate should be from one to two inches in depth, preferably sand with several hiding places, water should be provided in a "water bowl", it should be shallow enough for drinking purposes and for the lizards to soak in.

Feeding: In the wild they consume grasshoppers, crickets, beetles, and other small lizards. In captivity they cherish crickets, meal worms, occasionally wax worms may also be offered. All food items should be dusted with a good quality "reptile vitamins" along with calcium supplements  Newly born pinkie mice may also be fed once a week as a source for protein, as this extra protein source is beneficial if they are to be bred.

Temperature: In nature the leopard geckos inhabit rocky deserts and sparse grass lands but avoids loose desert sand, in their natural enviroment they thrive in a temperature range of 25 - 30 degrees centigrade.

Size and life span: They reach an average size of seven to eight inches in length, including the tail. If for some reason the tail is broken off, it re-grows a some what stubbed fat tail, they live to about twelve to eighteen years with proper nutrition and care.

Eggs: The eggs are oval and have smooth, pliable shells. Normally the eggs are of 31 to 35 mm in greatest diameter and 13 to 16 mm in the least.