Leopard Gecko Tail Regeneration Time Lapse "Slideshow"

THE COMMENTS ARE BY APPROVAL ONLY! This is a video I made after my leopard gecko dropped her tail. The slide show reveals the regeneration process the tail goes thru before fully recovering. Tail dropping is a defense mechanism called autotomy. They are designed to do this, with special connective tissue in the tail that creates a “weak spot“ where the tail breaks off readily. They will drop their tail if threatened, scared or if their tail is grabbed. If a gecko drops their tail the blood vessels to the tail will constrict and very little blood loss occurs. The dropped tail will wiggle and twitch on the ground after. This tail loss distracts the predator, allowing the gecko to get away while the predator is left holding just a tail. This was my first time experiencing a gecko dropping it’s tail and regenerating. I recorded the regeneration to share with people in the Facebook group “Show Off Your Reptiles“ and also because the regrowth was pretty neat. I own 8 geckos p