Prolapse Emergency

Prolapse is the most time-sensitive crisis in gecko keeping. Tissue normally inside the body is hanging outside the body. Once exposed to air, the tissue dries and begins to die. Treatment is straightforward at the vet if the keeper gets there fast. Treatment becomes amputation or worse if the keeper waits.

The Prolapse Emergency playbook is written to be read in parallel with calling the vet, not before. The first instruction is "Do not finish reading this playbook before calling the vet." From there, the playbook walks the immediate-action protocol that keeps the tissue alive during transport.

What the document does:

It identifies the four prolapse types (cloacal or intestinal, hemipenal, oviductal, rectal) and frames all four as VET NOW. It walks the immediate-action sequence in exact order. Call the vet. Move to a clean container. Keep tissue moist with cool sterile saline on gauze. Prep heated carrier for transport. Bring relevant logs. The "do not" list is intentionally blunt because home remedies kill prolapsed tissue.

What is included:

• Four prolapse types named and identified
• Immediate-action sequence with six steps in exact order
• Sterile saline gauze protocol (contact lens solution, or sugar-water as fallback)
• What absolutely not to do (no pushing tissue back, no topical ointments, no aggressive cleaning, no drying out, no delaying the vet visit)
• What the vet will likely do (sedation, cleaning, manual reduction, purse-string suture, antibiotics)
• Recovery section with stool tracking (soft stool 48 hours is normal, beyond 48 hours calls vet)
• Prevention section addressing the underlying causes (impaction, dystocia, breeding stress)

Format and how it works:

Word version (.docx) for editing and a PDF version for printing. The playbook is dense and intentionally short so the keeper can scan it in under 60 seconds while the vet is on the phone.

Why this version is different:

Most prolapse references describe the condition without giving the keeper the moisture-preservation protocol that keeps tissue viable during transport. The Prolapse Emergency playbook centers that protocol because dried tissue dies within minutes of exposure, and the home-side variable that decides outcome is whether the keeper kept the tissue moist on the way to the vet.

Who this is for:

For gecko keepers facing an active prolapse emergency and for breeders who want every buyer to know the moisture protocol before the first crisis. Pairs with the Vet Now Checklist (which the keeper opens immediately) and the Symptom Triage Flowchart (which routes prolapse to vet-now without ambiguity).

Get the playbook on its own, or open the bundle for the full kit at volume pricing.