Bulging eyes

[CGONZO12]

New to the forum.

Hey everyone, I just bought a Super Lesser from a person who had to get rid of his snake due to an addition to his family. I saw the snake before I give him the money and was amazed by color of the snake. Upon further inspection when I got home, I noticed the bulging eyes and wondered if this is some type of genetic defect or is the snake sick?
Does anyone out there have a Super Lesser with big ole eyes like my new Python?? .. Pics to come when I get off of work.

Gonzo

[piedlover79]

Bulging eyes are a common defect of Super Lessers. Shouldn't be anything to worry about as long as they look nice and clear.

[CGONZO12]

Oh yeah the eyes are nice and clear... thanks for the quick response !!

[piedlover79]

Not a prob! Congrats on your new addition!

[CGONZO12]

Have you bred your snakes? I bought mine so that I can get into breeding.
I have a female Spider and a male Enchi, bother babies

[piedlover79]

I have. Just had a clutch http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...d-x-pixel-pied

[Warren_Booth]

The bigger question here is whether or not you would breed a snake with a visible deformity, regardless of how common that deformity was with that lineage. Personally, I would not, and as a buyer I would not want to buy a snake that came from such an animal. Therefore, if you decide to breed and sell from it, you should be 100% transparent as to the physical condition of that animal.

Good luck with it.

Warren

[CGONZO12]

Hey Warren,

I don't plan on breeding him simply because of the defect.. It wouldn't be fair

[Ax01]

Whitey Bulger is very cute in a cartoonish kinda way. glad u can give him a home.

[EmberBall]

If Lesser x Lesser gives you Lucies with big eyes, and you breed one of the Lucies to a Pastel, all the babies should be just fine, right? Or is this particular snake just different than all the other Lesser Lucies?

Dave