Is this a prolapsed rectum or hermipene?

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Here are some pics of Snakey's sore vent. He/she? is only 9 months old and we took him out on Sunday, he was exploring and pooped a watery poop, like a bird poop, and I noticed he had this gland protruding from him vent. I have seen it before on him, so I thought it was normal, as I really don't catch him pooping. Well, we went to feed him tonight and he still had this gland and it didn't look good. It's been 3 nights so far since I saw it. So I took the advise from this forum and put his tail in a sugar bath for about 30 minutes and then put the sugar paste on him. The middle part was pretty black and that came off after the soaking. It looks like a prolapsed rectum, but then I was confused and thought it might be a prolapsed hermipene. I don't know if he's a boy.

I will take him to the vet in the morning, so does anyone know what this is?

Thank you,

Kim

I don't think the pics loaded. It keeps asking me for a URL, but my pics are just on my computer. Don't know how to get them to load up on this forum. :mad:

You have to upload your pics to a photo hosting site such as photobucket.com

thanks. tried using shutterfly that I have an account with. it won't work. getting frustrated! :(

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Ball Pythons
0.3 Normals (Coilette, Athena and Mary Jane)
1.0 Pastel (De Sol)
1.0 Spider (Zeus)
1.0 Mojave (Prometheus)

Boa Constrictors
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Stella)
0.1 BCI (Kiyoko)
0.1 Dumerils Boa (Gloria)

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thanks. tried using shutterfly that I have an account with. it won't work. getting frustrated! :(

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I'm not sure exactly how shutterfly works, but usually once you get your pics uploaded to the hosting site all you have to do is copy the IMG code and then just paste it directly in the post.

Make sure that what ever site you use that the URL has the file extension on the end.

Example: imagename.jpg imagename.png imagename.gif etc.

If it doesn't say that, right click the picture and open the image in a new page/tab!!


Ball Pythons
0.3 Normals (Coilette, Athena and Mary Jane)
1.0 Pastel (De Sol)
1.0 Spider (Zeus)
1.0 Mojave (Prometheus)

Boa Constrictors
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Stella)
0.1 BCI (Kiyoko)
0.1 Dumerils Boa (Gloria)

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Thanks!!! Used Imgur.com. Brilliant!
Whew. Just checked on Snakey. It is a bit smaller but still looks red and sore. Planning on going to vet in morning. He has wet dish towels and his humidity chamber in his secondary enclosure. Put sugar paste on again. Like I said, I have seen this probably two other times on him after he pooped, but it was always a runny poop and then it went away, so I thought it was a normal thing snakes do during pooping, being a new snake owner. Now I feel bad, and want to get him fixed up right away.

kim

I'd put my money on prolapsed anal SOMETHING, seeing as it looks like it is swelling downwards TOWARDS the tail instead of up...hemipenes are below the vent.

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I would take him to an exotic vet tbh. By all means that should NOT happen.

Owwwww that looks really sore... Vet for sure