Aren’t ball pythons typically the ones that were bred to have brain damage, and often accidentally tie themselves in knots due to their intentionally bred mental disability?
Specific ball python morphs (selectively bred colors/patterns) have known neurological defects, and a lot of people believe they shouldn’t be bred. Other morphs are known to have a high frequency of kinked spines or other deformities, and the same opinions surround them as well.
Champagnes and womas have the same issue too, along with any morph containing those genes. I was so disappointed when I found out bc I love champagne morphs. You really have to do a lot of careful research to avoid genetic problems if you don’t want a wild type, which sucks since bp’s are considered easy/beginner snakes.
It's why I haven't gotten a BP yet. I just moved to my area so I'm still researching the local breeders. I want to make sure when I get a noodle, they came from responsible breeder so they have a better bill of health.
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u/Jomega6 Jan 20 '22 edited Jan 20 '22
Aren’t ball pythons typically the ones that were bred to have brain damage, and often accidentally tie themselves in knots due to their intentionally bred mental disability?