Yup, he's a male...

MeganRose

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So, after working a 12 hr shift and having my car die 2 minutes from home, i go to give my turtles some love and attention and see the only one out is my male ornate Tortuga who is hanging out in the water dish. But, I definitely got the shock of my life since I've never seen this before. My first thought was a some kind of prolapse, but after doing research, it seems like its penis fanning. Has anyone experienced this before?
 

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yeah, lovely doesn't even begin to describe it. I've always always have had female pets (dogs, cats, birds, turtles, etc) up until I got Tortuga and now I see why I prefer having females, lol.
 

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Has anyone experienced this before?
Have a search through TFO and you will see people recovering from shock quite regularly! :D

There's no doubt when a male reveals himself - a once seen, never forgotten experience!

Occasionally, the penis fails to retract properly. It's not common, but if that happens see a vet.
 

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Hahah! Too funny!
Their .... "instrument" looks unlike anything I've seen before (and I've... seen a lot!) guess not being inside reptile world has kept me in my blissful ignorance all those years. There was a post here on TFO somewhere about this with pics of the monitor lizard's "instruments". Omg! Those looked like some weapons or torture tools or scifi outer space thing
 

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