sing like wildflowers

My full and kooky life as a homeschooling mommy to 2 great kids, raising a child with HLHS (Hypolastic Left Heart Syndrome), coping with depression, following Jesus, and being much too camera happy.

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Welcome to my blog! My name is Esther and I’m so happy you are here. I’m an avid nature photographer and a daydreaming thinker. My posts revolve around photos of nature’s beauty, homeschooling adventures with my 2 kids, sporadic reflections on my child’s heart condition, Bible reading reflections, gardening feats, and other mish mash things. Hopefully you’ll leave encouraged, pensive, or smiling at the simple things of life. Thank you for stopping by and hope you’ll find some interesting posts to read!

Dart sheds for the 8th time since July

This scraping behavior against a textured object is a sign that he started the shedding process. It always starts with the head. Do you see the loose skin on his upper arm and his overall papery white skin? They appear saggy around his arms and by his ears.
In this picture, he pulled off the shed from his arm and is eating it. He eats it as he pulls it off with his mouth; it has nutrients that will help his new skin growth. Today’s shedding process took about thirty minutes, which seems to be the average time. Also, out in the wild, geckos eat all of their shed to avoid detection from predators.

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4 responses to “Dart sheds for the 8th time since July”

  1. DEVANG UPADHYAYA Avatar
    DEVANG UPADHYAYA

    How funny it is to shed skin and eat it 😅

  2. rajkkhoja Avatar
    rajkkhoja

    Beautiful you capture the Dart that he started the shedding process. He shedding process took about thirty minutes. He shed from his arm and is eating it. that will help his new skin growth. Amazing capture the both pic.
    So good you are for Dart!
    Thanks, Eshter!🙋

  3. Pepper Avatar
    Pepper

    I didn’t realize they shed so often. Thanks for educating me. 😊

  4. Linda Schaub Avatar
    Linda Schaub

    There’s a whole lot of sheddin’ going on with this youngster. This was the shed for the holidays I guess. 🙂

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