Is it normal for a panther chameleon bleed while mating

[OptimusPrime]

My panther chameleon mounted a female for the first time. Out of the blue it looked like his unit was off to the side. All of a sudden blood started dripping and seamen was on the back of her leg. He dropped quite a lot of blood but when he pulled back in it stopped bleeding. Also his eyes sunk in. I brought him back home but it's as he's still looking for her

 

[Zephalia]

Are you sure the blood was from him and not her? How was his health before you put them together?

 

[Camsofcali]

Mating is very stressful on both males and females. Give him a few weeks to recoup and most likely everything will be fine. If he looks like he is going down hill the best bet is to take him to a qualified herp vet. Good luck and hope everything all good with him.

 

[Olimpia]

I've never seen it in chameleons but I did have this happen with some leopard geckos years ago. I put them in together to breed and came back 10 minutes later to a bin speckled with blood everywhere. I couldn't find any injuries and they both looked fine but I was at the vet's with them the next morning. We checked the mouths, the vents, toes, eyes, etc., and nothing.

I emailed a few large breeders and I did get a couple replies back saying that they'd seen the same thing from at least one or two virgin males. It was never a problem or a health issue, nor did it ever happen again to the same male after that first time.

So I don't know, it may have been a little nick on a hemipene, or a ruptured blood vessel, etc. But keep an eye on him. If he goes on like nothing then great, but go to the vet if he keeps looking stressed/still has sunken eyes.