Probably A Weird Question But I Can't Find Anything On It...

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So Cleveland who is maybe like 8 months old now every once in a while has something poke out of his butt. it almost looks like some sort of skin? It is round and big and he pushes it out through his butt and then it goes back in. I thought maybe it was his grease gland or something marking his territory because it usually happens when he is purring or trying to intimidate teddy. But I can't even find his grease gland, i know it's supposed to be where a tail would be if he had one, but I can't find it on him. Anyways, does anyone know what this is/is it normal? Sorry for the icky question.
 
PiggieOwner said:
I'm trying to find a nice picture for you - but , basically, the grease gland is where a tail would be if guinea pigs had tails.

As Gizi has said , you will get some answers form experienced guinea pig owners soon.

Do you think it may be a sperm rod ?

I have put a link for you to look at about these.

http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/sperm-rod.94652/#post-1342923
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No, it's not that. it's round and stretches out his little butt. It's not just the outside of it either, it's a completely filled in circle. He always seems either really happy or trying to be really intimidating when he does it so I don't think it hurts him, although it looks like itd be painful to me. Thanks for the suggestion though, I haven't seen that so far!
 
It is all part of a dominance display and is totally normal. My barney does it quite frequently when he is rumblestrutting at his brother! I think it is called flowering but don't quote me on that bit.
 
If it is like barney then it comes from inside the anal sacks and it looks like a rosette/flower. Difficult to get a photo as it is only visible for a tiny amount of time. It is a bit like he is turning his bum inside out while rumblestrutting
 
AbiS said:
If it is like barney then it comes from inside the anal sacks and it looks like a rosette/flower. Difficult to get a photo as it is only visible for a tiny amount of time. It is a bit like he is turning his bum inside out while rumblestrutting
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Yes, that's what it is like. I tried to get a picture yesterday but it happens so fast it was hard to, I'll try again later today.
 
I haven't because I was pretty sure that it is a normal thing. Now I'm not as sure but will do a bit more investigating first!
 
It sounds like it's normal. Some of my boys do it when they're rumbling at each other. One boy, Fozzy, I thought he'd turn himself inside out the size he'd make him bottom!

If you're unsure, take him to a vet like other suggested. A guinea pig specialised one is best. I've met a vet that thought one of my boys had a infection as his bottom was "swollen". I had to explain he was a boy pig!

Try to have a look when you're cleaning his bottom next, or get him out to have a look anyway to see if it is a lump. I check my boys bottoms regularly (such fun!) to make sure nothing is stuck up there.
 
Thanks everyone! I'm pretty sure, especially after reading that form, that it's normal. I cleaned out his bottom yesterday and he was clean and fine so I agree it is just a dominance thing. thanks for you're help!
 
Does it look like a cauliflower willy?
 
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