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ok when i got home i noticed that my chameleon had a piece of poop stuck to her butt. it was only the white part hanging from this little bubble thing stuck to her butt. whats wrong? would it be ok for me to wipe it off?
 
Oh my god.... it seems like a prolapse..... thats a bad news... Kay Kay... can u please include a picture of your chameleon? And then we can deduce what happen with her.... i actually have a female veiled that died... due to prolapse and she had her cloaca hanging outside her bosy...she died in 2 weeks!!!
 
she is a veiled chameleon. this is prolly gunna sound stupid but what is a prolapse? um the poop and the bubble thing were gone when i went and checked on her the day that i found it and she has been perfectly fine ever since. pohcy please tell me what happend to ur chameleon-simptoms and stuff- so i can keep a look out for those things on mine. o i really hope she is ok. o and i dont know if this makes a difference but she is about 4 months old.
 
This might help. Obviously it isn't a hemipenal prolapse but it will give you the idea of what might be going on. If it is a prolapse, having waited this long, your cham is probably in a lot of trouble and a vet visit is very important.

Chris
 
Hey Kay. I'm a late comer to this thread, and in layman's terms, a prolapse would be the sticking out of an internal organ, or parts thereof, that are otherwise kept inside. Chris' advice was sound, and you can also do a search in this site to find out more about prolapse in chameleons. Male chameleons sometimes proplapse one or both hemipenes. They look a bit like a tulip or rose, pinkish in color, and are pretty obvious. If I had a picture, I'd post it. In most cases, it will either retract on its own, or can be assisted to retract using various methods. Or, it can be amputated. Lots of information available there, and I would recommend getting a vet involved should it ever come to that with a male chameleon. The more serious type of prolapse would be an eversion of the intestine out through the cloacal opening. The inside-outed intestine will be very dark in color, bulbous, and usually quite obvious, usually exposing 1/2-3/4" of intestine. Amputation is not an option. It is far more prevelant in female chameleons, and is unfortunately almost always fatal. We lose 2-3% of our adult females to this, and have yet to save one. What you described with your cham sounds like left over residue from defecation, is common, and will likely be seen again. You will occasionally find it dangling in a bush where it detached from the chameleon in the course of a day's business. Hope all is well.

Jim Flaherty
The Chameleon Company, LLC
 
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