u/Scylla812

Image 1 — Is my Ackie prolapsing going to the bathroom?
Image 2 — Is my Ackie prolapsing going to the bathroom?

Is my Ackie prolapsing going to the bathroom?

Photo of Mr. Peanut relaxing and his enclosure
Sorry for the more gross topic, not sure if this is normal or not.

I'm not sure what sex my ackie is, but we refer to him as a he, incase this may be an egg laying thing.
I dont have a photo of it, but today after he had gone to the bathroom, he walked around and very quickly had a pink mass come out of his vent. He only did this once, and retracted it very quickly, and his vent seems normal. Not swollen or red. He did, after that, go to the bathroom again, but only let out some liquid.

I dont normally see him go to the bathroom. However, almost half a year ago I thought I saw something similar, but I didnt get a good look. Today I saw that clearly something came out of his vent.

Also wondering if Peanut is actually male if it could be his genitals. Is this normal bathroom behavior for Ackie monitors? Or is this an immediate vet visit?

Maybe he is impacted? He seems to be eating normally and going to the bathroom regularly. He is very energetic and sociable, and besides this visual instance, I've noticed no signs of him being off.

Husbandry info
5x2.5x3 enclosure, with 12in of substrate
172 basking on a Retes stack, 95 Warm, 72-82 cold.
Hides in all areas

Diet of Dubias, Super Worms, and crickets

Thank you for your time.

u/Scylla812 — 1 day ago

Just gave him fresh water a day or two ago. He can be messy and kick some dirt in here but these are all very cylindrical and similar in size. Are they a poop or an egg of some kind? We have spring tails and isopods in his substrate. We feed him crickets, dubious, and red runners.

u/Scylla812 — 4 months ago