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Is there an unproven line of yellow bellies ? yellow bellies that produce more yellow bellies but not Ivorys.Where did the first yellow bellies come from ? I thought they were from the wild .Thanks Terry

there are yellow bellies brought from Africa every month........

really.........

none of these are proven......

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JYReptiles

Scales-N-Tails Reptiles ltd........Pa

So the yellow bellies from africa produce nothing ?

Most of the yellow bellies haven't had time to prove yet. However all balls including the proven yellow belly lines originate in Africa.

Thanks that was the response I was looking for.Ben Siegal put two import snakes together and got ivorys and more will prove out this year.I would think a het ivory in the wild would produce more hets and that is where the captive hatched hets or yellow bellies are comming from.I bought a male yellow belly that was hatched with an ivory,he is a visual het and I dont see why import or captive hatched yellow bellies from africa wont prove out.I will figure this out as soon as I can breed an ivory to a normal and see the babies.Terry

Certainly I'd pay more for one from a proven line with less doubt. But even then I've seen a couple borderline ones from a proven line where I thought they might be yellow bellies but wasn't really sure (most where really classic ones with no doubt).

I think the questions was meant to be phrased has there been a yellowbelly that has not proved out to be a Het Ivory. That answer is simple...any verifiable Yellowbelly that has had the oppurtunity to be proved has been proven...there are many that have not been proven yet but will be in the next couple of years. A yellowbelly is a yellbelly is a yellowbelly...once you can "see" the characteristics and understand them you will not be fooled.
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Michael Enriquez

But of course if it didn't prove then it wasn't a yellow belly.

Maybe a more specific question would be has anything been sold as a yellow belly that didn't prove. I don't know. I'm also interested if any of the animals sold as imported ghosts don't prove. Maybe the risk is pretty low on both of those but I wouldn't expect quite 100% of either to work out.