I went outside to check on my tortoise and she looked like she had pooped out some of her insides and it was hanging out. I took her inside, came back out to look at where she was laying for anything weird, then came back in and she seemed to have sucked it back inside. I have never seen anything like this before, it seems like something I should worry about. Anyone know what this could be?
I posted this in the general discussion too. I hope someone has some idea of what this could be.
It could possibly be your tortoise showing you he's a male and flashing his penis. Young males do this all the time.
Danny
hmm, you think? It was sorta an odd shape though, I almost wanna say it was like a hershey kiss shape. It was rather large too. about the size of a small plum. The tortoise is only about 6 to 7 inches wide or so.
Your tortoise is just a baby, but more than likely it is a male. Young males frequently put out their penis when they start to become sexually active. Here's a picture of an adult male desert tortoise:
Yvonne
Damn it! You just HAD to break out that picture again! Ick.
LOL! I LOVE that picture! I've been waiting to see it since this thread was started - thanks Yvonne!
LOL! I LOVE that picture! I've been waiting to see it since this thread was started - thanks Yvonne!
You don't see it all that much in desert tortoises...mostly in Sulcatas. And just a note for you sulcata owners out there who have young males: It usually doesn't look quite that engorged when they do their display. It usually just looks like a long pink bullet. It only becomes engorged inside the female to keep it from popping out.
Yvonne
Yea, I don't really think it looked like that, it was more sack like and darker in color, smoother. It also sorta dropped down and didn't really point back at all. Haven't seen it since but it really creeped out my family.
Like Yvonne said it's usually not that big when you see it. It also doesn't usually stick backwards. Usually it goes forward under the tortoise.
Danny