Hormonal or in need of a vet visit?

[tenwatervoles]

Hi there -- I'm new to this forum so apologies if I'm doing this wrong. My male crestie (approx. 5 years old) has exposed his hemipenes the last two times I've handled him. My first thought was some kind of serious prolapse, but both times he has put them away relatively quickly. Both times were accompanied by a poop, and the first time both hemipenes excreted white liquid. There was a very small amount of blood when he put them away. He's my only reptile, so there's no one else for him to be hormonal towards, and the other 'symptoms' I've written down are that his tongue is oddly paler than usual -- closer to greyish yellowish than pink -- he has been largely uninterested in food, and he has been a little less wriggly, allowing me to take photos of the area rather than squirming away, for example. It has taken 4 years to get him to a level at which I can handle him, so it is entirely possible this is a part of his yearly routine that I just haven't been privvy to before, and I'll be very relieved if I'm only worrying over him essentially getting a little randy, but I would really appreciate advice on whether this is normal or requires a vet visit. I've attached a photo -- apologies for the awkward angle but he was only held like this for a few moments and I promise I'm not squeezing him.

 

[acpart]

In my opinion, as long as the hemipenis goes back in, there's no danger that it's a prolapse (hemipenis coming out and can't get it back in). One of my crested geckos is often seen not the side of his cage with it slightly sticking out. I rarely see some of my crested geckos eat but they're all thriving and the oldest one will be 18 in June. I think everything is OK, but others may disagree.

Aliza

 

[harleighva]

Hi there -- I'm new to this forum so apologies if I'm doing this wrong. My male crestie (approx. 5 years old) has exposed his hemipenes the last two times I've handled him. My first thought was some kind of serious prolapse, but both times he has put them away relatively quickly. Both times were accompanied by a poop, and the first time both hemipenes excreted white liquid. There was a very small amount of blood when he put them away. He's my only reptile, so there's no one else for him to be hormonal towards, and the other 'symptoms' I've written down are that his tongue is oddly paler than usual -- closer to greyish yellowish than pink -- he has been largely uninterested in food, and he has been a little less wriggly, allowing me to take photos of the area rather than squirming away, for example. It has taken 4 years to get him to a level at which I can handle him, so it is entirely possible this is a part of his yearly routine that I just haven't been privvy to before, and I'll be very relieved if I'm only worrying over him essentially getting a little randy, but I would really appreciate advice on whether this is normal or requires a vet visit. I've attached a photo -- apologies for the awkward angle but he was only held like this for a few moments and I promise I'm not squeezing him.








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