Ellis took this picture of Dart in a sploot position. When a gecko is comfortable and happy, they will relax or sleep in this position: both arms stretched back like a baby.
Another reason for splooting is for maximum heat retention. That could also have been the case since Dart is right next to the heat pad on the side of the glass tank.
11 responses to “Dart does the “sploot””
Squirrels at the Park do that too when they’re hot in order to cool off.
I had no idea! That must be their no-effort pose. Cute!
I saw it one time and posted it and people were commenting that they do it to keep cool, especially in the grass and that their dogs stretched out on the floor, especially in the Summer months, to have the cool floor (from the A/C) against their body.
Animals are curious and smart creatures!! These things are stuff you learn from other people and blogging hep with that. 🙂
Interesting.
His rock looks like a chocolate chip cookie 🍪!
Now that I take a second look… yes, it does look like a chocolate chip cookie.
Sometimes they just want to lay down flat
Yep, that’s true and what an accurate observation, Devang!
That’s a very endearing pose.
Your description of Dart’s pose is so sweet!! Thank you, Jo. ❤️