Shedding Doubt

So Smudge, shy as she is, usually hides away when she is shedding (unlike Flick, who apparently is an exhibitionist and likes to sit in the middle of the vivarium, in full view, and devour his dead skin without a care!). This week, however, she was wandering around all over her viv, skin getting whiter and whiter, just like a king of pop, until it started falling off her in bits. 

These bits

Like I said, this is a little unusual for our pretty gecko, so we were a little concerned. 

yes its a tail. not a duck tale or a tall tale, but a leopard gecko tail. skin.

However after a day of wandering around looking like she was wearing a white loose-fitting lizard skin dressing gown, she appeared the next morning with just a few pieces of shed left on her head and toes. 

Perhaps this is the way she will be shedding from now on, and this change of behavior signifies her maturity. 

All I know is the papery rustling sound she made while walking around the viv was very unnerving, like a tiny Mummy was wandering around in the dark.