is this normal?

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MissMegan

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i have a young male chinchilla (not sure of age, approx. 6 months) that has two large swollen lumps near his penis and anus. they are not his testicles because i can see them as well. is this normal or should i be concerned? i checked for hair rings and didn't find any. he is acting normal, eating, drinking, running around. it did look like he was having a little trouble pooping, like they were getting stuck. is he constipated?
right now the lumps are deflated again.

1st picture- inflated
2nd picture- deflated

thanks,
Megan
 

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Looks like his testicles to me. They just haven't dropped all the way yet (fully distended into the sacks, which you can see at the bottom).
 
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