Leuc Rat with strange pupils (not bug-eyed)
I posted this in a ratsnake forum at another site with no replies...but I was wondering if anyone has seen this before.
This guy was adopted from a clutch of eggs that was discovered a bit too late. He was only 2 of about 20 who actually hatched (the other eggs dried out).
Not that it bothers me, but he doesn't have a perfectly round pupil in the center of his eye like any other ratsnake I've seen.
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looks like a heat fluctuation issue.
no matter what..he is adorable!
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Whats a heat fluctuation issue...like when he was in the egg or now? I do love this lil guy more than anything and he's fairly laid back for a texas rat.
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mattah320
Whats a heat fluctuation issue...like when he was in the egg or now? I do love this lil guy more than anything and he's fairly laid back for a texas rat.
When he was in the egg. Perhaps a temp drop or spike caused the mutated pupils. He's a looker, non-the-less.
The only other possibility is genetics.
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Thanks guys! Was just curious, I've been searching around and couldn't find anything. He is definitely a great snake, love him!
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I'm glad you love your white beauty through his imperfections. I love my white girl, Popcorn, with all I got, even if she lays the nastiest smelling turds all over the terrarium!! She is very personable in that she calmly follows me with her eyes when I walk around the house, and when I take her out, she's a doll. I bought her at about 1 year old and it took her a few months to settle down, but now at 2 years old, she's priceles!