CanadaTorter
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I have a yearling Egyptian tortoise who has recently begun to exhibit what I consider to be somewhat frightening behaviour. I will attach a photograph, but for lack of a better description, I worry that my animal may be prolapsing. This has only started in the last couple of weeks, with no measurable change in my husbandry. I am not concerned about constipation as my animal is still regularly passing both stool and urates (daily). The shape of the stool is still hard, uniform and shape, and maintains its consistency. The penis/prolapse only becomes visible during the initial moments of their daily warm soak, and is retracted without issue. Is this something that they do as they age, or should I be scheduling an appointment with my vet? I will be seeing the vet come September for their biannual checkup, but if I need to move it forward, I will of course do so. Thanks for any advice.