The Blue-Eyed Leucistic Ball Python

[muddoc]

I was told a lesser x lesser breeding will produce the most stunning BEL you can get, but thats always going to be a debate.

Just a bit of simple symantics, but I think the word stunning is an opinion. I myself believe that the Super Mojave is more stunning than the Super Lesser. However, I will agree that the Super Lesser is the cleanest BEL.

You can say whatever you want, but a mojo x mojo makes leucistics. You can call them skidmarks if you want, but that doesn't change the fact that they are lucies.

Phantom x phantom and phantom x mojave do not make lucies. You can call them "dirty lucies" if you want, but by definition, if it has a pattern and xanthiphore and melanin, it cannot be a lucy. A patternless white snake, whether it has a "dirty" head or not, is leucistic.

Jake,
Just my opinion on the matter, but I thought I would interject my understanding of Leucism. If I understand the condition correctly, it is actually caused by a lack of, or turned off chromatophores. Chromatophores are the cells in the skin that are responsible for displaying pigment. If they are absent or turned off, then the skin does not hold pigment. That would mean that the pigments are present in the animal, but the skin does not hold them. Therefore, a Leucy would actually have xanthriphores, melanin, and any other pigments that may be acting in Ball Pythons.

Just my .02,