I would venture to guess that this gecko not only has everted hemipenes but part of his digestive tract (forget the name for this, help me gexers!) also likely came out. That could explain the blood. Soak him in sugarwater for now and put some KY or equivalent on there until you can get him to the vet.
In my experiences eversion of hemipenes and digestive tract coming out is related to dehydration. The gecko strains to defectate and out comes all these goodies that should stay in. You may be looking at sources of dehydration if this is the cause. Does he have a parasite load? Is he getting enough water in his set-up?
Let us know how the vet visit went.
Julie B.
oyarsa wrote:
I came home from work this evening and I found rivulets of blood on the basking rock for my spider geckos. Here is a link to the pic.It was accompanied by a healthy male gecko and a very large blob of feces (little urates). I melted the feces in a glass ash tray and it was mostly pure sand.I've soaked him in a sugar solution in the sink and he looked decent. After cleaning his cloacal area it turns out there are 2 slightly protuding red blobs. I assume these are hemipenes.If it wasn't for the blood I wouldn't worry too much but is this a common thing? I know everted hemipenes happens but with so much blood? Anyway, I'll head to the vet tomorrow.Thanks,Mike
