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All geckos shed their skin at fairly regular intervals, with different species differing in timing and method. When shedding begins, geckos accelerate the process by detaching the loose skin from their body and eating it.
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecko#Shedding_or_molting
That white gecko ate a whole brown gecko!
I am disturbed
Aw, looks like he’s wearing a hooded onesie and ready for bed.
Oh wow that’s amazing!! Bit yuck they eat the loose skin but still amazing!!
I remember reading that if the shedding is its entirety shows that the animal is in a great health condition ?
Contrary to the fact that if it’s in pieces it usually shows illness and stress during shedding.
Geckos are so cute!
Geckos are freaking adorable
Sekiro final boss fight
Now I want a lil gecko friend
Worm thing from Beetlejuice?
This photo is so overused
Why does the gecko eat the skin?
Are there nutrients in it that are precious to the animal in that time?
Are they getting rid of location evidence to predators?
WTF is up with that persons finger…talons? Are they a vampire? A werewolf just beginning their transformation? Did they just finish using the Palantir to commune with the Dark Lord Sauron?!
Is cute and creepy at the same time.
They will never notice me, I sneaky
That is so cute! Reminds me of my geck, Reina!
My gecko shed his skin last night so his stickiness was restored, so now he thinks he’s Spiderman and keeps climbing on the ceiling and flinging himself at walls
imagine that you saw a small child wearing a human onesie
Is there a sub for /r/ewwducational?
Imagine being that one kid that gets sunburnt real bad and just eats the dry, flakey, and big layers of human pork rinds just to ‘accelerate the healing process’….
It looks the other way around , the skin is eating the gecko
Can someone link that gecko that shed its socks then ate them?
Looks like a Pokemon
this is terrifying
As someone with dermatillomania I wish I could do this.