Heyo. Been waiting for a while to pickup a BEL, just got everything delivered recently, and the viv is now in a pretty stable setup.
Always known I wanted a BEL complex ball/royal python, but only when I started looking at the exact differences between the combinations in the complex did I realize that not all combinations are equal.
Trying to find concrete and concise info on this is a bit tricky, lots of info is old, and most videos seem to leave stuff out that other videos mention. So, is there any good single and up to date info resource out there for BEL complex ball pythons that includes info about issues of each morph, such as the known issues regarding bug eyes, wobbles, or some morphs becoming a dirty white/yellow over time?
Last thing I want to do is purchase some morph that is known to have neurological issues without realizing until itâs too late.
@solarserpents suggestion for morphipedia is a great start
You can also check in this thread here:
Itâs kept pretty up to date with new info when it drops.
As far as the BEL complex goes thoughâŚ
The complex is a pretty clean one as long as you arenât breeding BEL Pieds, BEL albinos or Super Butter/Lessers.
BEL Pieds and albinos can have small eyes
Super Lesser/Butter can have bug eyes
If you are looking for a very white snake with as little yellow as possible and without the risk of eye issues you would want to look into a Mojave lesser/butter, Super Bamboo or a Super Russo. Combos of lesser/butter and bamboo or Russo should be clean too iirc
Other combinations can have varying degrees of yellow or grey markings. Like the âCrystalâ which is Mojave/Special which is a pretty yellow snake with blue eyes. Even super Mojave will have a grey head but white body.
A little hint with Morphpedia: once youâre on the page, select âBall Pythonsâ then click the filter on the right side adjacent to âAlphabeticalâ and there you will see the different complexes
The BEL combo that stays the brightest white is unfortunately Super Lesser which also tend to have macrophtalmia. All of the other combos will pick up a yellow tint over time. Black Eyed Leucistics remain bright white without yellowing out, other than any other yellow pattern spots they may have.
As mentioned by @ballornothing, Super Lesser or Super Butter are the whitest of the Blue Eyed Leucistics (BELs), but they can also come with âbug eyesâ. Sometimes one eye is bug eyed and the other is normal. As far as we know, the bug eyes donât affect the health or wellbeing of the BP, itâs just some of us humans that might be turned off by it.
