What does reduced pattern mean in bps?

[moespeaking]

I see the term reduced a lot describing ball pythons I was wondering what this is all about.

[crisstyle21]

Reduced pattern is a more cleaner Ball python. A reduced pattern doesnt have what I call, so many "ALIEN" eyes. A bunch of the circles you see on many Ball pythons are not sometimes seen on reduced. The brown golden bands are completly filled covering a full percentage of that area. I dont know If I painted a good picture and description of what is a reduced pattern bp. Hope that helps.

[moespeaking]

im picking up what your putting down. thanks a lot.

[Kizerk]

crisstyle21, you're right about the alien eyes, i never really noticed it until now. i always just assumed that my girl had extra cute eyes.

reduced pattern just looks cleaner, less splotches, and they're a little bit more expensive than 'normal' balls

[rabernet]

Here are some of my reduced patterns. Lack of dark spot (alien eyes) in the side patterns)

[jknudson]

Reduced/bandeds

Female01-http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...on/bpf3806.jpg
Female02-http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...on/bpf3106.jpg

Not reduced pattern:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...G/102_2813.jpg

Hope the visual helps

[moespeaking]

thanks for all your info and pics, my girl is definitely not reduced.

[Kara]

Jason, those reduced females are really nice!!!!

K~

[moespeaking]

actually my girl is half and half. Her front half has the black spots and the back half is reduced.

[Phanpy]

Yeah, pretty much no spots in the brownish areas id the definition of a reduced bp.



THis is my reduced bp. Notice the lack of spots?
I really like the cleaner look of reduced.