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Hatchling Issue (Hemipene Prolapse?)
Hello! If any of you remember, earlier this year one of my females laid eggs before I had an incubator set up. Well, I got three hatchlings out of it. One is a beautiful pastel enchi (unsure if regular enchi or super at this point) who I am fairly certain is female, a pastel pinstripe trick (to my best guess) who I believe is also female, and a super pastel enchi pinstripe male (I have not attempted to sex him, but you'll know why soon). My morph guessing isn't fantastic yet, but that's what I'm seeing. Now, the two presumed females are healthy and beautiful, one weighing 52 grams and the other weighing 53 grams.
The male is a bit of a runt at 40 grams, and he seems to have a problem with his hemipenes. When I first picked him up, I noticed that his hemipenes appeared to be sticking out through the vent. Yes, both of them, though one more than the other. I'm not sure if that's what I'm looking at, exactly, but there are two red things poking out of his vent that seem swollen for a hatchling. He came out of the egg this morning, and the things are still out. He's on damp paper towels with his clutchmates, and I've sprayed the things sticking out of his vent twice to keep them from drying out. They aren't red like they were this morning, but more of a pink color, and he doesn't seem to mind me poking at them. They don't seem quite as swollen either, and he pulled them in partially for a bit, but then they returned to all the way out. He doesn't seem affected at all right now. However, I'd really like to fix this issue before it gets worse, especially seeing as he's so tiny. So what should I do? I'm having trouble uploading images, but I'll continue to try until I get it.
EDIT: I got images to work! This is a picture from when I first removed him from the eggbox.

All help and suggestions are appreciated! I read something earlier suggesting using sugar to reduce the swelling? If anyone has any ideas or thinks this is something other than a hemipene prolapse, please say so! I just want to do right by the little guy.
Last edited by Penultimate; 09-16-2017 at 01:28 AM.
Reason: Added Image
0.1 Onyx Pastel
0.1 Bumblebee Het Red Axanthic
0.1 Cinnamon Fire
0.1 Mahogany
0.1 Mojave Bumblebee
0.1 Super Pastel Pinstripe
0.1 Super Pastel Spinner
0.1 Sherbert Fly
0.1 Calico
0.1 Mojave
1.0 SuperFly
1.0 Enchi Lesser Spider (possible pastel)
1.0 Pastel Vanilla
1.0 GHI Het Red Axanthic
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Albino Corn Snake ("temporarily" caring for him)
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