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Lainiesbugg · 01-08-2016, 09:36 AM

I'm in the process of buying another male. The thing is he has an odd looking penis. Is it bad for a male to have that? Will it cause problems for breeding?

Xogabii · 01-08-2016, 10:12 AM

What does it look like?

twobytwopets · 01-08-2016, 11:52 AM

This is one of those answers come in questions type of things.

Specifically, what is odd? His sheath or his penis?
Why is it does it look abnormal? 3 things happen in nature to cause something to be abnormal in animals. Illness, injury and genetic defect. Why is he different from the norm?
Will it cause issues for breeding? That depends on the other two questions I asked.
Could it cause issues for him, any female he would be breed to and his offspring?

Does he have a good pedigree? Is he from WHS free lines? Is everything else 100% perfect, if he is a baby you don't know that.
Depending on the extent of his oddity, my first though is his quality of life. That penis and sheath have much more important jobs than procreation.

Lainiesbugg · 01-09-2016, 10:56 PM

This is what it looks like. I have never seen this before.

Lainiesbugg · 01-09-2016, 10:58 PM

Better picture he didn't appreciate being held like this

twobytwopets · 01-10-2016, 01:59 AM

Uhmmmmm.... No clue. IT appears to be missing any external parts.
Angles in the photos are giving me a totally different question.. Are you sure your looking at a male? It appears in the second photo that there is a slit just underneath why that is. Now granted I'm only looking at a photo, nothing in person.

Breeding may not be possible for this animal... More importantly why would you want to breed an animal that clearly has anatomical problems?
Before doing anything I would have an experienced vet or a team of vets do a full workup. Find out exactly why is wrong, what the cause is, how it will affect this animal through its life. I'd also want to see examples of where they are forming their opinion.

**nikki** · 01-10-2016, 04:07 PM

You never want to breed an animal that has any defects at all. By breeding an animal with a defect all you're doing is passing on the possibility of that defect appearing in the offspring. Only healthy, defect free animals should be bred. Breeding should be done to try to improve the species and breed out defects.

Lainiesbugg · 01-14-2016, 03:00 PM

Ok thank you I do believe that it is a male. And I will just keep him away from my breeding females. Thank you for the help.

01-08-2016, 09:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
Lainiesbugg Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Kansas Posts: 6	Male breeding I'm in the process of buying another male. The thing is he has an odd looking penis. Is it bad for a male to have that? Will it cause problems for breeding?

01-08-2016, 11:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
twobytwopets Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 2,553	This is one of those answers come in questions type of things. Specifically, what is odd? His sheath or his penis? Why is it does it look abnormal? 3 things happen in nature to cause something to be abnormal in animals. Illness, injury and genetic defect. Why is he different from the norm? Will it cause issues for breeding? That depends on the other two questions I asked. Could it cause issues for him, any female he would be breed to and his offspring? Does he have a good pedigree? Is he from WHS free lines? Is everything else 100% perfect, if he is a baby you don't know that. Depending on the extent of his oddity, my first though is his quality of life. That penis and sheath have much more important jobs than procreation. nikki and Lilysmommy like this.

01-10-2016, 01:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
twobytwopets Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 2,553	Uhmmmmm.... No clue. IT appears to be missing any external parts. Angles in the photos are giving me a totally different question.. Are you sure your looking at a male? It appears in the second photo that there is a slit just underneath why that is. Now granted I'm only looking at a photo, nothing in person. Breeding may not be possible for this animal... More importantly why would you want to breed an animal that clearly has anatomical problems? Before doing anything I would have an experienced vet or a team of vets do a full workup. Find out exactly why is wrong, what the cause is, how it will affect this animal through its life. I'd also want to see examples of where they are forming their opinion. Charlotte.the.hedgehog likes this.

01-10-2016, 04:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
nikki Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Manning, Alberta, Canada Posts: 8,486	You never want to breed an animal that has any defects at all. By breeding an animal with a defect all you're doing is passing on the possibility of that defect appearing in the offspring. Only healthy, defect free animals should be bred. Breeding should be done to try to improve the species and breed out defects. twobytwopets, FinnickHog and Charlotte.the.hedgehog like this. __________________ Retired breeder and active HWS rescue station http://www.quillsnthings.webs.com

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Xogabii Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 48	What does it look like?

01-14-2016, 03:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lainiesbugg Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Kansas Posts: 6	Ok thank you I do believe that it is a male. And I will just keep him away from my breeding females. Thank you for the help.

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