tail fell off, no reason

[xxkaylaamariee]

this morning i noticed that my leo Bella was about to shed, so i had my mom soak her in some water for a few minutes while i was at work because last time some skin had been stuck on her toes after shedding. my mom said that when she went to soak her in the water, her tail was gone. she is not in with any other leos. last week i noticed that the end of her tail was very dry and shriveled and looked like it was almost disappearing, but i had read on here to check for infection (there was none that i could see), and if there was no infection the end of the tail would most likely dry up and fall off.. but now her whole tail is gone, and it looks quite raw (is there anything i can do to make it heal better? and how long does it take for a new tail to grow?) also, the tail is nowhere in the cage.. are leos known to eat their tails?
does anyone know why this might have happened? temps are right in the tank and she has all of her hides, etc. her cage is set up as suggested on this site. she had previously been sick with parasites and stopped eating but now she is eating and gaining weight..
any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Saphira]

oh poor sweetie. Are you sure you mom didn't hold her by her tail??

 

[Tanga]

I had a gecko a few years back that injured the tip of her tail, it didn't immediately fall off, but a week later after she shed the whole thing dropped. This is probably what happened to yours. Don't bother to put any kind of ointment on her tail - just keep the enclosure clean and she will begin to regenerate her tail.

 

[lisa s]

I'm so sorry to hear .. I actually for the first timer ever had one of my leo's drop her tail without ANY reason at all .. so it happens :-(

 

[sleepyjones]

Would a gecko ever drop it's tail because it was too fat?

Im not necessarily suggesting it in this case, It just occurred to me and I was wondering if it would happen?