Too young to pass sperm plug?

[CLP]

I have a male veiled cham that I just saw poop and what passed first was a fairly large runny beige thing, then the urates, then the poop. I assume what came out was a sperm plug , but he's only about 4 months old. Is that too young? Is it something else I should maybe be concerned about?

 

[carol5208]

is it still in the cage where you can take a picture of it? I wouldn't really say they are "runny" my chams usually have the sperm plug come out after the poop.

 

[Olimpia]

He's younger than when we usually hear about sperm plugs but that doesn't mean it's an issue. Males can be very young when they start breeding (I have heard of a male about 4-5 months old breeding with females) so perhaps your boy is one of those, a little ahead of the curb. At any rate, it's nothing to worry about.

A photo might help us determine if it is in fact a sperm plug, though.

 

[Elizadolots]

It sure sounds like sperm. Just like with most animals, there's a fairly good range of maturity. We've seen stories of females 5 months old bearing eggs and, as Olimpia says, 4 month old males breeding so it's certainly the most likely answer.