Grass Gekko

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Grass Gekko
	150
Walking Speed	1
Running Speed	10
Special Ability	Drops when startled.
Drops	×0-2
Spawns from	(Desert)
	"grassgekko"

“It's an extra leafy lizard.”

–Wilson

“Ew.”

–Willow

“Lizard looks flimsy.”

–Wolfgang

“This is a creature ruled by fear.”

–Wendy

“MUCH MORE FUN THAN PICKING GRASS”

–WX-78

“I've never encountered this species before. Seems harmless.”

–Wickerbottom

“Where's the log lizard?”

–Woodie

“I'm sure its tail grows back.”

–Maxwell

“What flaxen scales.”

–Wigfrid

“Hey! You dropped something!”

–Webber

“It doesn't seem dangerous.”

–Warly

“Looking good. Like hair”

–Wormwood

“Is that lizard made of grass?”

–Winona

“Hello dear friend! No need to drop your tail.”

–Wortox

“Should sneak up on it, florp.”

–Wurt

“That patch of grass is alive!”

–Walter

“Jumpy little things, aren't they? That's probably wise.”

–Wanda

Grass Gekkos are passive Mobs in Don't Starve Together. They are found in Desert/Rockyland Biomes and act as an alternative source of Cut Grass. When killed, Gekkos drop 0-2 Cut Grass and 1 Leafy Meat. Grass Gekkos have a chance of spawning from planted Grass Tufts, destroying the tuft in the process. They spawn in groups, all at the same time.

Grass Gekkos can spawn from replanted Grass Tufts, but not from natural ones. After planting a Grass Tuft a morph delay will start, this will last from 20 to 30 days. While a Grass Tuft is in morph delay it cannot spawn any Grass Gekkos. Picking or digging up any Grass Tufts has a 1% chance to attempt morphing on nearby Grass Tufts, except in winter. Morphing has several conditions: it has to be replanted, it has to be grown, it has to be out of morph delay and there must be less than 6 Gekkos in a 5 tile radius. If all the conditions succeed then the Grass Tuft turns into a Grass Gekko, if any condition fails the Grass Tuft restarts its morph delay (except if it is already in morph delay).

Behavior

Grass Gekkos spend their time slowly wandering around and sleeping in the sun. When approached, the Gekkos will jump up in alarm and dash away, leaving their "tail". This tail is actually a piece of Cut Grass. The Gekko will regrow the tail two full days after dropping it. Pigs, Bunnymen, and Chester startle Grass Gekkos as the player would.

Tips

• In the early game, simply passing by and scaring a group of Grass Gekkos can net the player a lot of cut grass without needing to pick it from Grass Tufts.
• Players can create a Grass Gekko farms using walls or fences with a double gate system to safely and easily contain Gekkos that spawned in their grass farms to secure another reliable source of grass. Unlike rabbits, Gekkos can't be captured via traps and transported to the farm, the player has to lead them into one.
• The most reliable way of killing unwanted Gekkos is to wait for them to fall asleep and secure a single hit with a weapon and stunlock them.
• Grass Gekkos produce Cut Grass even in Winter.

Trivia

Diseased Grass Gekko.

• Grass Gekkos are considered to be part of A New Reign, even though they were introduced before the official start of the beta branch.
• Grass Gekkos used to be able to get Disease and would die within two days after getting contaminated. In A New Reign, however, this feature has been removed.
• Many real life lizards shed their tail when attacked by a predator because of the sudden contraction of caudal muscles. This peculiar motion of the muscles lets the tail move by itself while shaking for a brief span of time, and distract the predators. The lizard then slowly regrows it.
• When Grass Gekkos are sleeping, they rest with their legs pointed behind them, just like real life lizards do when relaxed.
• The way the Grass Gekkos lose their grass tail may be inspired by a famous italian byword, avere la coda di paglia (to possess a tail made out of grass). This dictum literally means to be scared about being found guilty, and escape in the event this happens.

Bugs

• If a player corners a Gekko and attacks it, it will sometimes run over the world border onto the Ocean.

Gallery

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  A sleeping Gekko.

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  Grass Gekkos.

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  Close up view of Grass Gekkos.

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  A diseased Grass Gekko in a herd, before the feature was removed.

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  A Grass Gekko farm.