Chris Gilbert sent this to me in an email regarding this subject:

I had a male like that in my CR litter, kinked tail caused it. Info from Mike Weitzman was to try sugar water/paste. I've read for GTPs to use brown sugar.

While that prevented swelling in my guy, it did not retract, and the tips did dry.

I did not give up on him though and tied off both hemipenes with dental floss. Knowing that with the kink he should NEVER be bred, there was nothing to lose here. He shed before the amputation was complete and has eaten 3 meals and defecated 3 times since then.
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Jonathan Brady
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• Help!..Newborn with hemipenal prolapse.. - JJsBoas, Tue Jun 17 19:00:33 2008
• RE: Help!..Newborn with hemipenal prolapse.. - EricIvins, Tue Jun 17 19:56:54 2008
• I've heard of using sugar too... - Jonathan_Brady, Tue Jun 17 20:08:19 2008
• also... - Jonathan_Brady, Wed Jun 18 21:22:21 2008
• Thanks for your input, Eric. n/p - JJsBoas, Tue Jun 17 20:08:27 2008
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• Sugar Paste Works! - JaredHorenstein, Wed Jun 18 11:01:28 2008
• RE: Sugar Paste Works! - workingstiff, Thu Jun 19 21:21:24 2008