swollen butt?

[stinax182]

i noticed today my 3 year old male veiled chams' butt looks swollen

i cannot say when he's pooped last but i can definitely say he eats and drinks regularly. and his poop has always been healthy.

does it look bad and is there anything i can do?

 

[SaintJimmy]

Maybe it's a swollen hemipenes. I would honestly get him to the vet, it looks pretty big.

 

[NHenn]

I agree, I would get him to the vet if you haven't already.

 

[Trace]

I'd likely say that is a build up of sperm deposits.

Here is a small blurb about them from the Chameleon Care Resources:

Sexually mature male chameleons form an exudate of sperm in the hemipenes. This is normally expelled during defecation – sometimes the male will evert one or both of his hemipenes to free the matter – and looks like white rubbery sticky string. This is normal and needs no intervention. In cases where these aren't expelled normally sperm or seminal plugs then occur and these look like a small lump of dried feces at the corner(s) of the vent. If these are not removed they continue to build up and may cause some discomfort. Soaking the chameleon in a warm bath will help soften the material and may help the chameleon to push them out on their own. Hardened or enlarged plugs should be seen by a veterinarian for removal as damage to sensitive tissue can occur.

 

[Psychobunny]

It looks like he may have a dry semen plug stuck inside him and it became inflamed and irritated, which may lead to infection if it's not removed.

I would say its time to take him to a vet.