viper gecko weird thing

[hofud]

Hi,

I put my female into my males tank to mate them because they met half year ago and now the male when opened his bulge and showed his hemipenis there was something bigger around the hemipenis more flash like thing with a little blood color. He just ate that stuff and then moved penis back. What could it be? I have never seen such thing. Anyone saw thing like that?

Thanks for any answer

 

[*ZERO*]

its a sperm plug, its full of protein so when they are prepping for the breeding season they push it out an eat it

 

[hofud]

Now I learnt something new. Thank you