Male leo has something stuck in his anal vent??

[Caitlin.ct]

I have a two year old male leo and he's been in perfect condition until recently I noticed something stuck in his anal vent and I have no idea what it is. I originally thought it was feces, but I soaked him for several minutes in some warm water and I tried rubbing it off and even pulling it with tweezers, but it seems to be stuck or wedged in. Some stuff did come off while I was pulling and it smelled like feces, but as you can see in the images there is clearly still something there. I am scared to try removing it again because I'm not sure whether it is just feces or possibly an organ (I read it could be the hemipenes). Since I attempted removing it he has pooped normally, but I just checked and the stuff is still wedged in his vent, so I am not sure what it is or what to do. If anyone knows what it could be or has experienced dealing with this issue before, please let me know!

 

[crazylizardlady]

Looks like it could be a sperm plug maybe? If its that a vet is your best bet. Good luck with him hopefully you can get it figured out.

 

[Caitlin.ct]

Yeah I read that could be it as well :/ I feel like there are so many possibilities, but I'll try to find out for sure. Thank you!

 

[acpart]

You don't need a vet. It's a sperm plug. Get some tweezers (or fingernails) and pull it out.

Aliza

 

[Caitlin.ct]

Yes, it was just a sperm plug!

 

[Caitlin.ct]

I'm extremely relieved to say I was able to finally remove it today. I just soaked him for several minutes then I tried using the tweezers but they freaked him out, so I tore up some pieces of toilet paper to grab it with my fingers and after multiple attempts I was finally able to wiggle it out! Thank you for your input!

 

[crazylizardlady]

Yay Im glad you were able to get it out Im sure your leo is super glad haha.