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    Green things, end of tail?

    my male ball hes about 10 weeks old, just noticed he has 2 little tiny green things sticking out of his tail on both sides, i cant get a picture at this moment :/
    im just woundering if anyone has saw this before?

    at first i just thought it was poop on him but there actually coming out of his tail
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    Green? And from where about are they coming out from? Can't do much without a picture.

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    Re: Green things, end of tail?

    I don't know about green, but it sounds like you're seeing the spurs on either side of his vent.
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    Re: Green things, end of tail?

    here are the best pictures i could get;



    are they normal? or.. ive looked up spurs they look like them but what are they for?

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    Re: Green things, end of tail?

    Quote Originally Posted by SRMD94 View Post
    here are the best pictures i could get;



    are they normal? or.. ive looked up spurs they look like them but what are they for?

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    Re: Green things, end of tail?

    Yup,

    Those are spurs - they are used in mating.


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    Re: Green things, end of tail?

    oh ive never saw them before lol do they only come out at certain times?
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    Re: Green things, end of tail?

    Quote Originally Posted by SRMD94 View Post
    oh ive never saw them before lol do they only come out at certain times?
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    No they are always there.

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    Re: Green things, end of tail?

    oh ok ive honestly never saw them there before
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    Re: Green things, end of tail?

    Quote Originally Posted by SRMD94 View Post
    oh ok ive honestly never saw them there before
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