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This may be a stupid question and I feel like I should already know the answer but anyway........do normal ball python bellies vary greatly from all white to patches of black/brown. Like how corns have a checkerboard pattern and ringneck snakes have a very particular pattern, is it different for balls. Thanks for playing.

ep
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Occupants not paying rent:
1.1. balls
1.1 corns
1 everglades rat
1 w. hognose
1 bearded dragon
2.1 cats

A ball pythons belly varies as much as the snakes themselves do.Out of every 5 ball pythons you see 3 look different some way or how.You see a lot of clear white bellies, some have black lines down the sides, some have speckled black white and brown, and some area mix. They are a naturally variable snake. Thats what makes them so fun, you can never get bored.

thanks. I was cleaning some cages and noticed that both of mine have very different bellies. Ive seen it before but never really NOTICED it until now. Just got me thinking. thanks again,

ep
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Occupants not paying rent:
1.1. balls
1.1 corns
1 everglades rat
1 w. hognose
1 bearded dragon
2.1 cats

Funny aint it - I had balls for 20 years before the appearance of a belly even became an issue to me.
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Tosha

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Yeah, it was kind of weird. Ive just always seen the clean white belly of my girl and when I looked at my male and saw the mess and yellow on his belly it got me wondering. I was trying not to make a "hey, is this a YB" type post as they are both just farm hatched balls. LOL

ep
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Occupants not paying rent:
1.1. balls
1.1 corns
1 everglades rat
1 w. hognose
1 bearded dragon
2.1 cats