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    If she's a true albino with no melanin in her eyes, I'd personally go with your idea of using DHP rather than halogens - but that's a personal opinion and others may disagree!

    Scaleless, albino, or leucistic (hypomelanistic) morphs are more sensitive to UV and to visible light. They do benefit from UVB and a normal day/night light cycle, but their level of exposure should be lower. For these morphs, you will want to provide extra clutter and shade options, though you'll still want a gradient from basking light down to full shade. The rule of thumb for these morphs of any species is to drop them to one lower Ferguson Zone. Royal pythons are classified as 'occasional baskers' who use 'partial sun', which means Ferguson Zone 2 if you familiar with that classification. For a scaleless, albino, or leucistic Royal Python you would aim for Ferguson Zone 1 (crepuscular or shade dwellers) rather than Zone 2.
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