HELP! Prolapse!

jpw0006

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Chameleon Info:
•Your Chameleon – Male Nosy Be about 8 months old
•Handling – I don’t usually handle him but usually once a month. Lately, he’s been trying to get out of his cage more so it’s been once a day for the last 4 days or so.
•Feeding – I usually feed him 10-12 small-medium sized crickets. I dust with calcium 5 days a week and reptivite with D3 twice a month. I gutload the crickets with Cricket Quench (with calcium), Orange cubes, lettuce and oatmeal. once or twice a month I will feed him waxworms.
•Supplements – see above.
•Watering – I mist him two – three times/day for 30-50 seconds at a time or until he stops drinking.
•Fecal Description – dark brown with a solid white urate(in most cases)
•History – Lately he’s been very active(much more than usual), he has been walking on the cage much more and is very interested in getting out of his cage.

Cage Info:
•Cage Type – 16x16x24 aluminum screen cage
•Lighting – reptisun 5.0 compact bulb (I know it’s not recommended but I’ve never had a problem), 50 watt basking spot lamp. I run the lights daily from 7am-8pm.
•Temperature – cage temp is udually 75-80 during the day and around 85-88 in his basking spot. The ground temp is usually about 70-73.
•Humidity – 40-60%
•Plants – No live plants.
•Placement – cage is located in the corner of my bedroom. No AC vents nearby but I keep the fan going to keep the air constantly circulating.
•Location – Mobile, Alabama

Current Problem –
My chameleon Sulley looks like he had some sort of anal prolapse and I don't know what to do. It went back in on it's own but I am very concerned. He just used the bathroom (on my carpet, no less) and it was very healthy (usual dark brown with solid white urate).
 
here are pics from right after his prolapse
 

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Sounds like he was "everting" rather than prolapsing the hemipenes. Given his age and roaming behavior, I'd say it's just a sign of him maturing. Males will often evert them during or around a defecation and it's completely normal. The problem is if and when it does not go back in on its own, so just keep an eye on it in case it happens again.
 
Oh OK THANKS! I was freaking out over here. I really appreciate it. I've never seen it happen before and I still have a lot of learning to do.
 
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