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[Sunnieskys]

How do they lose their tail? I have an adult at work who's tail is gone. They came that way. The babies all have their tails.

[zina10]

How do they lose their tail? I have an adult at work who's tail is gone. They came that way. The babies all have their tails.

From what I've heard, rather easily! For some, all it takes is a good scare. Or getting stressed. And they drop it !! Others had unfortunate accidents with cage doors. Or cats chasing them.

I have read an article once that said that most (if not all) adults that were observed in the wild didn't have a tail..

When those tails do come off, they writhe around wildly for a few minutes. The wound heals fairly quickly, but unlike most other geckos, the tail won't regrow. They will just have a tiny stub..