Urgent Care :: What do I do when something is coming out of his rectom?

[Sue Sanchez]

A few minutes ago my turtle just started freaking out in his tank and when I looked at him there was something purple-ish hanging out under his tail. It looked like some kind of internal body part but I do not know what it was and now he seems fine and the thing that was hanging out is gone. Should I be concerned? Should I take him to a vet? I really love this turtle and I want to make sure he is ok

[roseK]

i think... thats a turtle penis...

[megcornell]

Your turtle was most likely "fanning" and what you saw was his penis.
Did it look like this:
http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewt ... ight=penis

It's completely normal so long as he can retract- which it sounds like he did from your post.

[Sue Sanchez]

Thank you very much for your help. I appreciate it, obviously this was the first time that I saw this. So should I look into getting him a girl? or will he be ok by himself?

[emma]

He will be OK by himself. They will probably fight if you get another one.

[SpotsMama]

I think emmanelson96 meant to say they will "fight" instead of "right".

She is correct in that. Sometimes two turtles get along in an enclosure but too often they start fighting and have to be separated. Then they require two separate setups - tanks, filters, lights, etc - which gets expensive and takes a lot of space.

A single turtle gets along just fine. It means he'll get more of your undivided attention!