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My tortoise's penis came out yesterday. It's red, swollen, and is minimally bleeding. I've attached a pic because I don't know what it's supposed to look like. The skin is darkening and doesn't look to be too dry yet. As you can see from the picture, the base of the penis is a bit raw looking and seems as if it might start peeling. Can I fix this with keeping it clean, hydrated, and by applying polysporin or should I go to the vet right away? It's been about 30 hours since I found him like this. Please help!

Make an appointment with a reptile qualified vet ASAP. In the meantime, keep the prolapsed tissue moistened with luke-warm water until you can get the tortoise to the vet.

If you have eye lube or KY jelly it may be a bit better than water. 30hours is too long, these things need to be addressed asap, the darkening of the tissue is it dying. The prolapse will most likely have to be amputated.

www.arav.com if you don't already have a vet.

Ian