Qualities that make a good lesser

Planning on getting a lesser to add to our collection and eventually breed. I know it ultimately comes down to personal opinion, but I'm wondering what types of things people look for when choosing the 'best' lesser...and possibly pictures great looking lessers that people have? Thanks in advance :)

PS. I looked around on the forums a bit but I'll admit I'm not too good with the search function sometimes, so if this has been asked before I apologize.

Contrast is the big thing for me...then there's clean pattern, no eyes in the alien heads is good, and reduced pattern is always a big plus for me.

It's all in what you like. Some people like a lesser that is very creamy and faded while others like one with high contrast that has brighter yellows and darker pattern. The color is up to you.

The pattern is best with higher white sides, lots of flames, connecting alien heads are awesome, the less spots the better, and those hooks and eyelets add character. Many have the letter "r" in their pattern somewhere. That's what I mean by hooks.

From what I like so far, is the high white sides, really faded colors and reduced pattern.
I really like the ones with pretty much hearts running all the way down their sides with big gaps between them. With almost no dots.

This is my buddies lesser male that I breed, pretty much my ideal lesser...
http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/IMG_9532.jpg

And this is one of his offspring from a bumblebee female...Pastel lesser female
http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/PICT9910.jpg

Just buy the first one that comes along! FASTEST PURCHASES. LOL.


I'm the bf of the poster. Inside joke. Lol.

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Just buy the first one that comes along! FASTEST PURCHASES. LOL.


I'm the bf of the poster. Inside joke. Lol.

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lol...very funny..

PS those are beautiful snakes!! Definitely what I'll be looking for :)

i go both ways on the color, i like the colorless ones that are more tanish than yellow, but i also like ones with good yellows, either way though, it must have good flames, blushing on the back, no bands, and no spots in the alien heads

This is my male/female pair. The picture was taken almost a year ago, but they're not too much darker now. I like them both equally and can't decide which is better. The male on the left is pretty bright and highly contrasted, while the female has a cleaner pattern and is more "buttery".


http://rockymountainballs.com/highsl...e/IMG_1189.JPG


And this is the male next to my male butter:

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...1/img_1336.jpg

As others have said, what makes a "good" example is often personal preference and what traits you personally think are attractive. I'm also of the "high contrast, light colored, reduced pattern, as few alien heads as possible" opinion.

If you like the lessers, you should also take a look at butters. Some will argue that they're the same morph. I'm of the opinion that they are slightly different in color and didn't realize that I prefer butters until I saw them both in person. I found this girl a couple weeks ago. She's MY ideal butter, but you can probably find similar looking lessers if that's what you like better.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...s/SAM_0558.jpg

http://www.blueappleherps.com/page1/page20/page20.html

Some top quality butters IMO. If i was in the market for a male, i would definitely e-mail him right away and try to get one of those!

The pastel lesser female on that page as well as the regular pastel (A+ pastels) are some of the best looking pastels i've seen also :bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:

I like butters/lessers that are dark up top, then get really light towards the belly! that way you see the contrast!

I also prefer a more organized pattern whether it's eye-less alien heads like the butters on the website above, or its cool banding where the "alien heads" actually connect to the top spots.

Like i said, i prefer the organized or more uniform pattern. I wouldn't want a lesser/butter that had a mix of banding and spotless alien heads.. i would rather have 1 or the other :D:gj:

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http://www.blueappleherps.com/page1/page20/page20.html

Some top quality butters IMO. If i was in the market for a male, i would definitely e-mail him right away and try to get one of those!

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Those butters do look hot!

My first lesser, I wanted a black back lesser. Took a few years, but I finally got him:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...n/IMG_6062.jpg

This is my lesser female:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...e/IMG_6231.jpg

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Originally Posted by rabernet

My first lesser, I wanted a black back lesser. Took a few years, but I finally got him:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...n/IMG_6062.jpg

This is my lesser female:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...e/IMG_6231.jpg

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Man that top lesser or gorgeous that's what I'm pretty much looking for in a lesser.


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