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Prolapse...very young male.HELP!!

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He is about 30 grams.what can I do to help him.He is a beautiful patty.I don't want anything to happen to him.I just went to check on him before going to bed and there he was...exposed.Please help!!
Robin
 
Are you sure that its a prolapse and he is not just...cleaning? I see my cresteds do this all the time, but when they see me they suck it back in. So if its still out, then you need to make an apoinment with a vet ASAP. Keep the encloser misted so that the hemipenis do not dry out and seperate him from any others. Try as hard as you can to get him to a vet tomarrow if possable.
Maybe some one on here can help you as to how to put it back in, but I can not. Sorry and best of luck!
 
Thanks Wes,
I plan on a vet visit in the am if he isn;t better.I did a search for other prolapse posts and found I can give him sugar water baths so that is what I am doing also says honey but I have none.I will get some in the am.I have no idea how this happened he is by himself and too young I thought for this.At least he is being good about the bath
Robin
 
I agree with Wes . .

Make sure to keep him in a sterile, separate enclosure,,, paper towels only. You can use a water-based lubricant to keep the prolapse from drying out, and like Wes said, keep the enclosure misted and humid.

Also, you're right, sugar baths are beneficial because they draw the fluid out that may be causing the tissue to swell,,, try and keep those baths on the cooler/luke side and be sure to rinse the tissue with clean water afterwards. The key here is to be as sterile as possible, since any contamination could be detrimental to your gecko's health. I had to deal with a prolapse once with an already very sick leo, and she pulled through just fine.

Good Luck and please keep us posted!
 
It looks like its almost all back in...I did some research here on the site looking through some older posts about prolapse and found that preparation H helps.So I put some on him arond 7:30 am this morning and now at 7:30 only 2 hours later it is looking sooo much better.Almost completely back in.My question is at this point what caused that i such a ypung leo he is only about 5 to 6 months old.Any ideas.He is not overweight nor is he with any females.I have kept him alone since I got him.I personally prefer to keep them alone until adulthood when they are ready to bred.Any ideas what caused this and could it be prevented.
Robin
 
Robin, it sounds like you have the situation under control. The sugar solution and the preperation H are the two best methods other than seeing a vet.

As for the cause, I would probally mark it up to..... hey ma look what I found. He just isn't sure how it works yet. There are many other possible causes but in the conditions that you describe, I think he just got a little over excited about his new discovery. Glad he is on the road to recovery. :)
 
I still plan on a vet visit.Just to be sure he is ok.He is one of my favorites .he has always been calm and easy to handle and so very sweet.Here is a pic of him from a few weeks ago.So you can see he still just a little guy.
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I love his color.he has great color and a great personality.
Robin
 
Glad to hear he's doing better! Thanks for posting the situation...it will help others in the future. Also, "jumbo" (as I like to call him...hoping it will "take") will be packed up later this morning to head north!
 
I have a feeling Jumbo may stick with him.i happen to like that name.and yes my whole reason for posting was,of course to get some help but also to help others.Thats what its all about...learning from others.I was so happy to see how fast that Preparation H worked.
Robin
 
Update

He is completely healed now and back on dry paper towels.he had me worried for a while there. He would look better then worse a little while later.i checked on him in the afternoon and he looked like it was going in again.then tonight when I looked at him and was getting ready for another Sugar water bath I picked him and he was all better.I am sooo happy.he had me sooo worried.
Robin
 
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