Geckos Sleeping?

[Sportati1321]

I was just wondering how you could tell if a Gecko was sleeping, do they sleep with there eyes open or what?

[Linda Butts]

Hi,

Their eyes are open, but droop the crests above their eyes down so they partially cover their eyes. At least I think they are asleep, hehehe.

[rey]

yeah they dont have any eye lids, so they sleep with their eyes open.

they also lick their eyes to maintain them moist due to the fact that they dont have eye lids.

this can also be seen in various types of geckos and reptiles.

[Peter]

It depends on the gecko genera/specie. Cresteds have fixed eyelids so they sleep with their eyes open. Others such as Banded Geckos, Leopard Geckos, African Fattails have moveable eyelids and sleep with their eyes closed.

Genus Diplodactylinae, Gekkoninae, and Teratoscincinae are fixed eyelid.
Genus Aleuroscalabotinae and Eublepharinae are moveable eyelid.

Hope this helps.

[Sportati1321]

Thanks a lot for all the help! I was just getting worried at one point because he wasn't moving, so I touched him and then he took off... I was just scared, but thanks for clearing things up!