One of the bad sides of breeding...

This first time breeder male Snow Mot had a bit of a problem with one of his Hemi's. I guess he couldn't get it back in after being paired with the Ghost Mot girl, and now he has a trip to the vet to have it amputated. This is not what a healthy hemi looks like.

I just wanted to show everyone what could go wrong with a male when breeding.

It looks unpleasant, but it isn't the worse thing that could happen breeding wise. You could lose a female to egg-binding (I lost a female leo gecko last year) or you could end up with a horribly deformed baby (there were some horrible pics posted on this site). At least he still has one hemi-phene

My female corn had a rectal prolapse that looked nastier than your male's hemi and the vet got it back inside her body and she's now fine and gravid and greedy.

I didn't say it was the worst thing that could happen while breeding. I know all of the problems that can arise. This is actually the first thing that's happened to me to a breeder, and I wanted to share the information and pictures.

While he could survive and live to breed next year, the possibility of infection (and death) resulting from the amputation is also as equally possible.

I'm sorry to see that. A lot of people usually think of females when something goes wrong with breeding, so this is educational. I hope he fully recovers and can still breed for you in the future.

That does look painful I hope he survives well for you and goes on to sire many fine offspring for you.

Poor guy...He'll still be able to use the other? I'm so sorry. I hope, if things don't work out for him, he can go be a beloved pet for someone else.

Nanci