… This animal has both a red pupil and a red iris, which is much more indicative of a likely Albino
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The red pupil effect is pretty much the equivalent of eye-shine in cats. Typically, the “proper” pigmentation helps to absorb/defract the bounce back in such a way that you do not tend to see it but in animals with atypical eye pigmentation, it becomes more obvious. It can be combinations other than the leucistics as well, I can see the effect in my Freeway Enchi Pastel Pin and Butter Enchi OD Pastel YB as well
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Just as Jess said
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This is not correct. SuperLesser/Butter are more prone to the bug-eye phenotype. Microphthalmia, especially when it comes to BluEL complex, is most commonly associated with Pied combos. That said, I can picture a suitable mechanism by which an Albino BluEL combo could result in the phenotype as well
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I too would like to know if both eyes on this animal are the same.
Absent that information, most likely explanation is both parents where unknown hets for Albino. Followed by female is het Albino and this is a partho clutch. Followed by the animal is a BluEL Fire and the presence of the Fire gene had an unexpected impact
Sure that can happen as well, but given that eye problems do happen with butters and lessers moreso than others when correctly incubated.
It’s a long the same lines as just saying a super cinny was just incubated wrong for the kinking had this been a kink not an eye issue.
It is still important to know that this happens as well as the more know bug eye in super lessers/butters. And in some crosses carrying the lesser/butter gene
It can still be an incubation issue, partho or a paradox too.
The most reasonable and likely scenario is just having picked up undisclosed hets.
Op originally made it sound like both eyes had been red by saying ‘eyes’. If that’s not the case then paradox or incubation issue is more likely.
I have seen more than one case of super butter/lesser having eye issues outside of the bug eye.
Unless every single case is an incubation issue and coincidentally has only been seen in that particular combo? That would be very strange odds indeed…
Or I suppose they could have been pied lesser/butter supers. But again… Strange odds.
I’m in agreement with Travis the eye issues I have heard of or seen in super lesser/butter is always big eyes never heard of small eyes being prevalent in them. The morph issues list also only states bug eyes.
update… both eyes are small. incubation wasn’t an issue, constant humidity, & set on 89°. the other babies eyes are completely normal as well. the snake also hatched out of the healthiest look egg we had. the butter fire is also a paradox.
