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  • 12-15-2009, 01:04 AM
    mattah320
    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.

    http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/a...hite_snake.jpg

    http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/a...hitesnake2.jpg
  • 12-16-2009, 09:13 PM
    mattah320
    Re: Leuc Rat with strange pupils (not bug-eyed)
  • 12-17-2009, 09:23 PM
    Warocker's Wife
    Re: Leuc Rat with strange pupils (not bug-eyed)
    looks like a heat fluctuation issue.

    no matter what..he is adorable!
  • 12-18-2009, 09:03 AM
    mattah320
    Re: Leuc Rat with strange pupils (not bug-eyed)
    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.
  • 12-18-2009, 02:41 PM
    SixSnakes
    Re: Leuc Rat with strange pupils (not bug-eyed)
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by mattah320 View Post
    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.
  • 12-19-2009, 01:34 AM
    mattah320
    Re: Leuc Rat with strange pupils (not bug-eyed)
    Thanks guys! Was just curious, I've been searching around and couldn't find anything. He is definitely a great snake, love him!
  • 01-21-2010, 02:29 AM
    CA cowgirl
    Re: Leuc Rat with strange pupils (not bug-eyed)
    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!
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