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I have three red ear sliders and I have noticed that atleast two of them sometimes seem to be "pooping" out a large black thing that looks almost like a mushroom. The turtle will push it out and then it will get sucked back in. At first I thought perhaps it was a prolapse, but I think that they are usually pink or white. What else could this be?? The picture that I have linked to shows the black thing at one of it's smaller stages...I have seen it get twice the size of this.
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That is your turtles penis
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A mans got to do what a mans got to do. A woman has to do what he can't.

Mom to:

1 little boy born 7/19/04
2 male RES, born 1999
1 ribbon snake, age unknown
3 FBT, ages unknown
1 female bearded dragon, born 5/2002
1 male lab mix, born 5/24/03
1 female calico cat, born 6/7/04

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Are you sure? The biggest out of the three is doing it too and I always thought that was a girl...

Yeah, no doubt about it. Size is not an indication of gender until they are full grown.
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A mans got to do what a mans got to do. A woman has to do what he can't.

Mom to:

1 little boy born 7/19/04
2 male RES, born 1999
1 ribbon snake, age unknown
3 FBT, ages unknown
1 female bearded dragon, born 5/2002
1 male lab mix, born 5/24/03
1 female calico cat, born 6/7/04

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sig file edited 1/29/05 [phw]

...sigh...

Thank you so much! You have no idea how worried I was about that!

That's his weener. Totaly normal what he's up to. He's a guy, guys well ya know...feel them hormones sometimes. hehe
turtles have them and unlike snakes and lizards, only 1