So I recently bought a beautiful little female trans dragon. Total sweetie, and I love her already.
There is one question/concern I have though. There's a little red bump protruding from her hatch, and I have no idea what it is. Can't seem to find much info addressing this condition online either. Do any of you guys have any experience with this/can tell me more?
I got her from another pet owner who told me that she originally bought her from a breeder who said she had bred once before. However, I know this specific breeder, and the guy is a dishonest scumbag, so I take any info he provides with a large grain of salt. He already lied about this particular dragon to the woman I got her from (told her she was a hypo when she clearly isn't). Regardless, there's a chance she may have bred.
So anyways, does anyone have any ideas regarding what this issue is? Here are some pics.
That is possibly a prolapse. I suggest keeping it as clean as possible using water and maybe a little betadine. Sometimes offering a cool water bath mixed with sugar will help swelling go down and allow them to retract the tissue. You can try to gently guide it back in but don't be forceful with it. You don't want to damage the tissue. A vet visit is probably in order to address this. In the meantime I would also offer lots of water by dripping on her nose to lick up. Keeping her hydrated should be helpful. I would also avoid offering hard foods that are difficult to pass for a while.
First thing I also though was that it's really a male. If it is a male it would just make things a little easier as far a diagnosing. It could be a hemipene or even a sperm plug. If it's a female it could be a bit more dangerous being a prolapse. Have you tried the cool water and sugar bath? Has it changed at all?
That's really interesting. I didn't feel the hemipenee along the inner sides of his/her tail base. My male also tried to mount him/her when I accidentally left the two of them uncaged in the same room. This was the source of my "certainty". When I noticed what they were doing, it was clear that he/she was submitting to him. I've also had this dragon out with my adult female and the two sat pleasantly and quietly with each other. Now I'm just confused as hell lol.
Males will often mount subordinate males and those males can also seem uninterested in breeding at times. Can you post a clear pic of the vent area with the tail arched up high ?
Males will often mount subordinate males and those males can also seem uninterested in breeding at times. Can you post a clear pic of the vent area with the tail arched up high ?
She laid a clutch of 25 infertile eggs (I inspected each egg thoroughly), and the prolapse seems to have fully retracted. Needless to say, she's definitely female lol.