[cindy]

This is the tail of one of my male leopard geckos. A grashopper was holding on to it's tail, and Keto got scared, annoyed, or angry....and then dropped it's tail. It kept on wriggling for a while, and when it finally laid still, I took this pictures.
The last foto shows Keto's body, short after the autotomy.







Greetz,

Cindy

[Kelentari]

Umm....eww?

It is quite interesting to see what it all looks like, though...I guess...haha, no, no, it really is interesting. I've often been curious about this talent leos have.

Hey, Keto looks cute without a tail (except for the bloody stump). I wish there was a type of leo that was like that--or maybe just a really really short tail. That would be awesome!

[Kazska]

Argh! Thanx for that lol!

Freaked me out a bit now, I'm gonna be extra gentle with mine for a while (not that I'm usually rough) :S

Don't forget that they keep their fat reserves in their tails so make sure he gets a bit of grub in him

xxxXXX

[L19L91L]

Urgh, that was kinda nasty. Those picture are of a good quality though if it counts for anything ha ha. I know I don't want my little one to do that.

[sheenaschlytter]

wow he droped the whole thing one oh mine did that wil the tail tip and it is kinda nasty but at least they grow back to let you know when they start to grow back they stay kinda red and nasty while they grow out and it takes a long time a few months to change color

[fickle]

WOW that sucks now it is gonna lose it pretty tail thats a shame

[L19L91L]

heh When you look at it, it almost reminds me of a piece of ham. Very interesting looking though that's for sure. you can like see the muscle or whatever.

[Kelentari]

Ham, eh? My first thought was grapefruit.

All kidding aside, I do wish the little fellow well. I hope everything heals alright for him, Cindy.

[Graham_s]

looks like some sort of prawn...

[lifeshighways]

awww poor lil guy... DANG those grasshoppers!

Thanks for sharing that, I was wondering what it would look like.. now i know!