My Beardie's um "little Elvis" is shriveled.

[Ithyck]

Hello all,First time posting. (please forgive poor spelling)

Today i just picked up a 18 mounth old beardie named Rango from a nice old lady who loved him so but could no longer keep him. He has everything a young dragon could want for a tank and lamps and food and more! and seems in good health. however... when i got him home and picked him up to see how friendly he was (very) I saw what looked like pooh sticking out. Shriveled and black. so i thought it may be stuck. gently i started to pull it out only to find that its the tip of one of his two...umm.. lets call it his little Elvis.. what should i do?
Manythanks for all the advice to come!
-Ithyck-

 

[brittani299]

Hello That could be a prolapse. It could be a serious problem. I would message Drache613 (tracie) she is a monitor on here and knows a lot. She might know.

 

[kcarello]

A picture would be helpful. It could also be a seminal plug...which is normal.

 

[Claudiusx]

A picture would be helpful. It could also be a seminal plug...which is normal.

My first thoughts too. A prolapse wouldn't look like what you are describing.

-Brandon

 

[Ithyck]

Here is a pic.

 

[Ithyck]

When we first got him, he was on sand (which kept sticking to it) which we've removed and replaced with paper towels until we can get some bigger reptile carpet. We keep our other Beardie on reptile carpet because we've always heard that sand is bad for them. We've soaked him in sugar water and bandaged the area just in case of prolapse, but if it isn't a prolapse and there's something else we should be doing, we'd love to know what that something is!

 

[AHBD]

Well, you got a good clear picture and you can breathe a sigh of relief, it's not a prolapse but a seminal plug. You can dislodge it by soaking him in warm water, putting on some gloves and gently moving + twisting it a little. It should come off that way. Don't be surprised if he pops out one of his hemipenes when you do this, but it should retract on it's own.

 

[kcarello]

Yes, that would be seminal plug. It will come out on its own, or you can try to gently pull it out, either way.

 

[Ithyck]

YES!! thank you thank you thank you! all is well now! Thanks agean!

 

[Bailey91990]

Do all Beardys do that at some point?

 

[Speedy01]

I don't know but mine is seven and that has never happened.... kinda weird

 

[Claudiusx]

It can only happen to males, and no not all males will experience this.

-Brandon