Hello Lyle,
The Teratoscincus scincus I have from Turkmenistan have, on several occasions,
thrown their tails across their cage without anything touching them.
They just start shaking and zing... off it goes. I have to qualify
this by mentioning that this only happens in individuals with regrown
tails to begin with. I've never seen it in the T. scincus from
Pakistan.
Monday, February 19, 2001, 6:14:01 PM, you wrote:
>>Can they do it spontaneously or does it require some sort of physical
>>stimulous, or does it vary by species?
LP> I have never seen a gceko drop their tail by any means other than physical
LP> pressure on the tail. It can happen by getting caught in the cage, bites,
LP> rough handling, ect....
LP> The sensitivity of the tail can vary greatly species to species. I had
LP> people tell me that Rhacodactylus can easily drop theirs, but I have not
LP> ever lost a tail on any of mine.
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Best regards,
Tony mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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