Problem with the Vent

[Silklady]

Has any one ever had a lizard where there genetals would kinda come out, and then the vent would look kind of not so pretty... kinda swollen, and insideoutish.... if pictures would help identify the problem, let me know and I will get some. I heard this is somewhat of a common problem with some lizards....

I just got an adult savannah monitor and it has this problem. I hope to help it out!! Please help!

Thanks!

[ohh_kristina]

I know with snakes it's good to get a sugar paste on it and such..but I'm not sure about lizards. It's probably the same, though. I would get it to a vet.

[asphyxia]

As you "Just got It"
It may just be marking its territory, is the cloaca or hemipene staying out?

Regards
Brian

[enso]

Here's some info on prolapses. Dealing with Iguana's couldn't find an article on monitior's. Vet time asap.

http://www.anapsid.org/prolapse.html

[snakegal12345]

nope but i only have a couple lizards

[JeffT]

I've heard that it can be extremely painful for the animal and somewhat dangerous. You should try and get the animal to a vet if it doesnt go back inside within 24 hours or less. Sorry I couldnt be much help.

Jeff Terborg

[eyespy]

Don't wait 24 hours, if the blood supply gets choked off because of swelling and compression a life-threatening infection can set in after just 2 hours.

[V.hb]

its just its hemipenis. Savannahs and many other monitors do this when they defecate, and even do it to "scent" as stated above. it's nothing to worry about, gross yes problem no.

It's not painful, nor dangerous. Its very common with varanids. These aren't iguanas.

[JeffT]

guess im thinking of something else then..

[V.hb]

Nah, you're on the right track just wrong species. Savannahs do this alot, so do quite a few other varanids :)

[JeffT]

Yeah i was thinking of leopards.

[eyespy]

We see a few dozen savannahs every year at Penn that need surgical repair or removal of prolapsed hemipenes. If they aren't retracted within 2 hours bad stuff can happen. Sure, they aren't as fragile as igs or anoles, but loss of bloodflow still does happen and that is a life-threatening condition.

[V.hb]

properly kept savannahs dont run into this problem. And if they do its extremely rare.... Out of all the savs ive owned and worked with ive never seen this happen. Only thing ive seen is an infection to the vent, never a prolapsed hemipenes.