OMG! Red thing coming out of panther chameleon!!

[PeriTanz]

Tanzy will be 6 months old Tuesday. He eats around 18 plain phos-free calcium dusted crix daily twice a month multi vit twice a month ca w/D3 alternating weeks. Tube 5.0 UVB bulb and a basking bulb. basking temp~88 lower cage temp~78. Night temp~73. daily mistings and a dripper i see him drink! white urate and brown feces. until just now!

PROBLEM: something the color of blood was just coming out! It was blooby in description i guess. No idea what this is! Haven't searched it yet and i have to go to work. He hasn't had a fecal for parasites but i will get that done next week.

He is still running around. Ate today. Drank today. Sun'd Monday. Shed Tuesday. Pooped normal yesterday.

Anyone?

 

[PeriTanz]

He just ate a cricket and his colors look fine. he pulled the red thing back inside instead of excreting it. i am totally freaked out!

 

[Carlton]

He just ate a cricket and his colors look fine. he pulled the red thing back inside instead of excreting it. i am totally freaked out!

Sometimes males partially evert their hemipenes during defecation. Watch him to make sure he always DOES pull it back in! If it stays out, then there's a problem that will need a vet ASAP.

 

[kinyonga]

It could have been his hemipene. If anything red sticks out of a chameleon's vent and doesn't go back in within a short period of tme, its important to keep it moist with K-Y jelly and get it to the vet.

 

[chameleongirl2]

i think it might have been his hemipene

 

[purplesally]

What on earth is a hemipene????

Does a female have one too??

Be gentle I am a newbie.

 

[carol5208]

its the boys private part

 

[chelsie]

HAHAHAHA he was excited!

 

[kinyonga]

No....just showing off!

 

[PeriTanz]

Sometimes males partially evert their hemipenes during defecation. Watch him to make sure he always DOES pull it back in! If it stays out, then there's a problem that will need a vet ASAP.

It could have been his hemipene. If anything red sticks out of a chameleon's vent and doesn't go back in within a short period of tme, its important to keep it moist with K-Y jelly and get it to the vet.

Thanks guys this just struck me as very odd and Tanzy being my first chameleon. So you would both say its fine unless he does it again? and then still probably fine unless he doesn't pull it back in?

 

[carol5208]

yes, my chameleon does it from time to time. Not too often but I have seen him do it and It freaks me out cause if it does not go back in then you have a problem and as others have stated you need to get to a vet. Make sure you have some KY jelly on hand! Don't let it dry out!

 

[PeriTanz]

yes, my chameleon does it from time to time. Not too often but I have seen him do it and It freaks me out cause if it does not go back in then you have a problem and as others have stated you need to get to a vet. Make sure you have some KY jelly on hand! Don't let it dry out!

OKay i will get a little bottle just in case! Thanks so much for your help again carol5208! And thanks to everyone else who has replyd to my posts also!

 

[FloridaChameleonLiving]

No....just showing off!

Is this a thing?!? Just freaked me out ! Was only out for a couple seconds followed my some bright colors

 

[redhorse]

Was this really started in 2011? WOW! Still get a kick out of experiences like this.
I have never seen any other Species except the Panther do this, but have read about the frisky Male Veileds. AND my tortoise that I thought was female ---IS NOT!

 

[FloridaChameleonLiving]

Was this really started in 2011? WOW! Still get a kick out of experiences like this.
I have never seen any other Species except the Panther do this, but have read about the frisky Male Veileds. AND my tortoise that I thought was female ---IS NOT!

Man I was mind blown! Thought he was dieing or something. Immediately came to the forums and found this thread (old af) . I'm actually laughing out loud with the tortoise thing

 

[redhorse]

She - I mean He is now going on about 6 or so. Thought She/He was going to the bathroom then it was gone. I'm like "what the" and it took a few days to figure what it was.
We continue to learn.

 

[FloridaChameleonLiving]

She - I mean He is now going on about 6 or so. Thought She/He was going to the bathroom then it was gone. I'm like "what the" and it took a few days to figure what it was.
We continue to learn.

I'm just glad everything alright .. my heart dropped at first lol