Sulcata Question...

[Sweetness_bug]

Hi Everyone;

I have a question for you. I have a 10 year old sulcata that i adoped from a very sweet lady. I have had him now about 3 years and is very active and helathy...I was in his room the other day and out of nowhere he lifted his shell up and out came this long purple thing ( i panicked and looked it up and assume this is his penis) However it does have a claw like thing on the end. He has been doping this more frequenlty about 2 times a week. Where up until recently he has never done this. He is eating fine, Moving fine very active, Nothing abnormal but this. I just want to make sure that this is normal. The purple thing does go back in after he whips it out. Please let me know what you think. Should i take him to a vet?

 

[Jacqui]

Sounds normal to me. No vet needed as long as he can retract it back in all the time.

 

[Sweetness_bug]

this is my Baby lol...I have been so worried at first (your gonna laugh) i thought it was his intestines until i pulled it up on line and found out what it was. thank you for your post and your help. Its appreciated.

Sounds normal to me. No vet needed as long as he can retract it back in all the time.

 

[Tom]

Yep, your young man has reached maturity. In time he'll probably stop playing with it so much.

 

[Sweetness_bug]

LOL...I hope so scared the Bejezus out of me lol...His is horrifically well endowed

Yep, your young man has reached maturity. In time he'll probably stop playing with it so much.

 

[Az tortoise compound]

The first time I ever saw that, I was a kid. I thought an alien was ripping his way out of our tortoise. It reminds me of that movie "Alien" or "Total Recall". I ran screaming to my mom. She was laughing hysterically!

 

[moswen]

Yep, your young man has reached maturity. In time he'll probably stop playing with it so much.

HAHAHA!!!

well, enjoy your next few months sweetness!!

 

[Tom]

The first time I ever saw that, I was a kid. I thought an alien was ripping his way out of our tortoise. It reminds me of that movie "Alien" or "Total Recall". I ran screaming to my mom. She was laughing hysterically!

My first time seeing that was my box turtle when I was 7 or 8 years old. We bought him as a male and our vet told us he was a she. So when she "pooped her guts out" I was horrified. We ran to the closest vet who informed us that she was, in fact, a he and that he'd had an erection, but it was all better now. My poor mother heard some questions in the car on the way home from THAT vet visit!

 

[Sweetness_bug]

Yeah my mom who deosnt even own a tortoise was lauging hystarically at me as well. LOL..Thanks for sharing at least i know i am not the only person out there who thought this lol

The first time I ever saw that, I was a kid. I thought an alien was ripping his way out of our tortoise. It reminds me of that movie "Alien" or "Total Recall". I ran screaming to my mom. She was laughing hysterically!

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The story is great! I love this site..everyone is so helpful and nice...anywhere else would have thought i was crazy lol

The first time I ever saw that, I was a kid. I thought an alien was ripping his way out of our tortoise. It reminds me of that movie "Alien" or "Total Recall". I ran screaming to my mom. She was laughing hysterically!

My first time seeing that was my box turtle when I was 7 or 8 years old. We bought him as a male and our vet told us he was a she. So when she "pooped her guts out" I was horrified. We ran to the closest vet who informed us that she was, in fact, a he and that he'd had an erection, but it was all better now. My poor mother heard some questions in the car on the way home from THAT vet visit!

 

[DeanS]

The first time I ever saw that, I was a kid. I thought an alien was ripping his way out of our tortoise. It reminds me of that movie "Alien" or "Total Recall". I ran screaming to my mom. She was laughing hysterically!

ROTFLMMFAO! Aladar and Mortimer (now with my cousin) flashed the same day within minutes of each other. The next time I saw this was about 3 hours later and they were flahing each other...I swear, it looked like 2 crabs squaring off...FUNNIEST THING I EVER SAW!

 

[Sweetness_bug]

'To Funny! At least i know hes normal flashing and all Here he is..being modest lol

The first time I ever saw that, I was a kid. I thought an alien was ripping his way out of our tortoise. It reminds me of that movie "Alien" or "Total Recall". I ran screaming to my mom. She was laughing hysterically!

ROTFLMMFAO! Aladar and Mortimer (now with my cousin) flashed the same day within minutes of each other. The next time I saw this was about 3 hours later and they were flahing each other...I swear, it looked like 2 crabs squaring off...FUNNIEST THING I EVER SAW!

 

[Bry:)]

my herman did this at bath time!
i thought he was pooping a kidney!

 

[Sweetness_bug]

Love it...Its a weird thing lol

my herman did this at bath time!
i thought he was pooping a kidney!

 

[DeanS]

All right! For those of you who want a picture...here's one I shot of Mort early in the summer...

 

[Sweetness_bug]

is that his fully out? Cause chewys is almost the whole length of his shell?

All right! For those of you who want a picture...here's one I shot of Mort early in the summer...

 

[DeanS]

NO! I caught it as it was on its way back in...nice!

 

[Sweetness_bug]

I love this site...You are hilariouse!!! Thank you so much a feel so much better and now know that im not crazy lol..at least when it comes to chewys thing lol

NO! I caught it as it was on its way back in...nice!

 

[Az tortoise compound]

Damn Dean, I am sorry I checked back in on this thread. Great timing though. I have never seen it happen and thought to myself "Where's my camera?" ROFLMAO!!!
Sweetness, I'm glad your mind is at ease. It's quite the experience.

 

[Sweetness_bug]

thank you! yes it is the experience...Im just glad hes normal LOL

Damn Dean, I am sorry I checked back in on this thread. Great timing though. I have never seen it happen and thought to myself "Where's my camera?" ROFLMAO!!!
Sweetness, I'm glad your mind is at ease. It's quite the experience.