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mossiestpiglet · 8 months

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[image id: a young ball python half curled up on top of a piece of cork bark, with more cork bark behind. End id.]

I thought Orville was just having a fun day of basking on his bark, but no actually he pooped in his warm hide and just was asking me to clean it.

(He’s a spider morph I was given for free, I don’t condone the breeding or sale of spider complex bps)

#snake #ball python #snake photo #spider ball python #he’s still under observation after eating some moss last week #but he’s been an active boy since and passed this waste no problem #so hopefully things are fine #gonna start feeding him on a plastic lid though for added safety #moss’s animals

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bread-of-death · 1 month

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He’s just a pretty little guy 🥺

#Pete the snake #snake #snakes #spider ball python #ball python #python #photography #he’s my little guy #absolute baby of a snake #he’s super photogenic too and idk how #literally gorgeous #and he’s not even all that vibrant for a spider ball!!#he’s just prebby #I think the 2nd & 4th pictures are my favorite #photo editing is so much fun #I get to make the pretty colors look even prettier :33 #I’m actually really proud of these<3 #some of the pictures I took with artistic intent #some of them I was just taking a picture of my buddy

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sciquatic · 1 year

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Reptile charms are officially up for grabs!!!

I have Ball Pythons, Corn Snakes, King Snakes, Tree Pythons, and Leopard Geckos all in a variety of morphs! Pre-Orders for all of these keychains will be open until Feb 15th 🥰 And, if you’re in NY.. come check me out at Rexpo this April!

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#herpetoculture #leopard geckos #ball python #corn snake #tree Python #kingsnakes #ball Python morphs #pied ball python #spider ball python #jungle

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ruthlesslistener · 10 months

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A mouse at work got euthanized today for neurological issues (head tilt, difficulty orienting herself/signs of dizziness, noticeably thin because she had difficulty eating) and I'm just out here thinking about spider ball pythons and the breeders who like to claim that it's 'not too bad'...my facility is under very strict regulations to ensure highest quality of life with veterinary care offered at all times to reduce suffering, so if an animal is euthanized for neurological issues like that then its because these problems that many snake breeders wave off are considered to impact quality of life bad enough to necessitate putting them down. And yet they're still breeding them freely because 'they look pretty'. Fucking yikes dude.

#spider ball python #obligatory yes these were mice and not snakes thing but: its still a vertebrate animal showing signs of dizzieness and disorientation #and struggling to act normally or feed itself #thats poor quality of life #and given that the wobble can get worse with age severity is a factor that means basically nothing #im sure this girl had it so mild that nobody noticed and then severe stress made it worse

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padded-daydreams · 1 year

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it's funny how you said that pugs are abominations because they kinda are. But what about chihuahuas?-🌟

Chihuahuas have less health problems and also probably shouldn’t exist, but pugs are much, much worse.

Pugs have been bred so that they are born unable to breathe properly. Their tails are deformed. Their eyes are prone to just falling out. They are ugly creatures who live their shortened lives in pain. Movies like Men In Black which featured a pug made them popular and more pugs have been bred (I don’t blame the movie, but any movie featuring an animal will have this effect, like Finding Nemo made kids want pet fish). When pugs are fitted with breathing tubes for surgery (which is common because they ar prone to organ failure), they don’t want them off. Unlike other dogs, who hate breathing tubes and find them painful, pugs are the opposite of desperate to rip them off. Its because they have a squashed face, and are unable to even get enough oxygen. There are programs to try and breed pugs back into a reasonable existence where they are more like actual dogs, instead of the inbred creatures they are. All of this is because the features of pugs were arbitrarily decided cute.

Pugs are not the only dogs which have been ruined through the selective breeding of humans, but they are one of the worst examples.

There are similar issues in other pets. Reptiles can be selectively bred to contain different colorations referred to as “morphs.” The hobby is huge, with countless breeders dedicating decades to achieving unique animals. Ever seen a photo of a solid black gecko? Or a snake with smiley faces? Those aren’t always photoshop. Sometimes, photos are uploaded with filters, but the most part, it is real. On websites like Morph Market, breeders can list reptiles for sale. If you sort by rare or expensive morphs, you can see these animals.

I’m most familiar with ball pythons. I have one as a pet and have done the most research on them over other pets. Ball pythons have hundreds, maybe even thousands of different morphs which have been selectively bred. Most of them are fine, great even. Countless beautiful snakes are out there with vibrant colors and patters. Unfortunately, certain morphs are linked to certain traits. For a harmless example, ‘banana’ morph (also known as ‘coral glow’) ball pythons tend to be male. Unfortunately, certain colorations which have been selectively bred over time are linked to various health defects and neurological issues.

The most common and well-known example is the ‘spider’ morph. The ‘spider’ morph is associated with a pretty spiderweb pattern, and one of the worst neurological issues. This problem (commonly referred to as a ‘wobble’) is linked to the gene that causes the pattern. Among other things, this results in a snake that cannot tell up from down. This results in the snake struggling to eat, and in some cases biting itself. Spiders are some of the most popular snakes with such defects due to their color. They sell, so they continue to be bred. Morphs containing ‘spider’ (as in, the when two snakes are cross bred to result in new morphs) are often names various ‘bug’ names (usually ‘bee’ is somewhere in there). Breeders will point to certain crosses or even individual snakes whose ‘head wobble’ is less severe, or even crosses the which seem almost fine as a reason why this morph should continue to be bred and sold. It should not and has even been banned from some reptile conventions. Some pretty patterns are not worth continuing to breed an animal which should not exist and is prone to moving backwards, upside down, and quite literally trying to eat itself. The snakes already exist, and I don’t see an issue in having a rescue as a pet, but breeders need to just stop bringing more into the world.

Spider ball pythons, pugs, even glow-in-the-dark goldfish. So many animals which should have never existed continue to exist due to selective breeding, capitalism and the barely-regulated supply and demand of pets. I’m not against selective breeding, but at some point there has to be a line.

This is not even getting into people who defend breeding spider ball pythons by comparing them to autistic people simply being allowed exist in this world and also to have children.

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itsadragonaesthetic · 4 months

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I'm not here to sway anyone's opinions or anything but "the spider gene is lethal if it's homozygous" isn't a good argument against spider ball pythons. Black coats in wolves are lethal in utero if they're homozygous. There are tons of genes in humans that are lethal if homozygous.

#idk if i should get into my opinions about it cuz someone might try to digitally strangle me #my posts #dragon speaks #spider ball python

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travelingwren · 1 year

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I made a little Hecken boop noodle :3 their name is Spinner and I love them!

#spider #spider ball python #spider ball python morph #cute snake #cute ball python #adorable ball python #boop noodle #snek #ball python #ball python in a teacup #reptiles in teacups #spider morph

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the-pink-devil · 1 year

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My beautiful Annabelle

#snake #spider ball python #beautiful baby girl #love of my life

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frznpizza · 2 years

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This is French Fry.

#ball python #pastel enchi #pastel #spider ball Python #snakes #snake #reptile

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fimbry · 1 year

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Lykoi the werewolf cat breed

So I’m not going to be arguing because I’ve seen enough from enough owners over the years to have reached this conclusion, and I’m not in well enough health to come back to this. But I’m seeing the lykoi breed get more attention around tumblr lately, and I’ve gotta speak up because the breed has a dirty little secret.

I joined the Lykoi Lovers group years ago because I loved this breed, they’re super cute! I love werewolves! However, over the years, as more people got these cats, and their cats aged up (3-5+yo is when skin issues become REALLY evident) the group turned into a horror show.

This mutation really reminds me of lemon frost in leopard geckos. In the geckos, it was the desirable appearance which CAUSED the cancerous tumors. It wasn’t something that could be bred out. Similarly, it is the werewolf appearance which causes the skin issues, cysts, pimples, bleeding in the cats. You can breed away from it... and end up with a normal looking cat with fewer skin issues. You cannot seem to keep the werewolf look AND have good skin.

More below, and it IS graphic so be warned. Pus, blood, sad cats under the cut.

Let’s start with "what to know before getting a Lykoi”

Okay, inevitably bumpy? What’s that mean exactly?

“The gene that is specific to Lykoi that creates the semi hairless and roaning look is thought to be responsible for less hair follicles and possibly smaller pores. This in turn could be responsible for the cyst/pimple issue. So, it's not going to be in Sphinx or any other breed, it's specific to Lykoi. Responsible breeders are currently working on breaking away from some of the older lines with bad skin and breed Lykoi that have no or less bumps. However what happens when you breed for more coat and better skin is that it seems to lessen the look of the Lykoi. Many of the heavier coated Lykoi without skin issues lack a mask or have a very slight one.“

^^^This is pretty damning as far as the future of the breed goes. Well bred ones will not look like werewolf cats.

Okay, but that’s just a couple cats, and just one cyst. That’s not so bad---

“They definitely bother me more than her.” You sure about that?? Look at her...

Okay but that’s just a FEW cats, how bad could it b--

Again, this issue typically appears after the cat is 3-5 years old, so people buy their little werewolf cats unwise to the fact it’ll live with painful skin problems for the majority of its life.

It is the very mutation which reduces follicle count and pore size which causes the werewolf appearance and the blackheads and cysts, so I think “breeding it out” is nothing but a pipe dream. The mutation itself is what causes the problems, as mentioned earlier just like lemon frost leopard geckos.

Anyway, this has been a PSA.

#animal ethics #lykoi #cat #psa #animal cruelty #torture breeding #so many harmful mutations where people think you can keep the appearance but not the negative parts... it often does not pan out #and given the evidence i don't think it will here #for decades people tried breeding the neuro out of spider ball pythons etc #instead we just ended up with a million neuro-affected spider ball pythons good job everyone

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cat-cosplay · 2 months

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mossiestpiglet · 5 months

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[ID: a ball python partially in a black hide, facing directly at camera, in a mostly naturalistic enclosure. End ID]

Guess who just made an absolute horrific mess of their water dish but is being so cute about it

#every now and then he has the MOST struggle with figuring out how to eat #so now I have to scrub his water bowl tonight instead of tomorrow #pet snake #ball python #moss’s pets #snakeblr #spider ball python #<- that’s where the eating trouble comes from

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great-and-small · 1 year

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i love you piebaldim i love you leucism i love you xanthochromism i love you polydactylism i love you melanism i love you chimeras i love you bilateral gynandromorohy i love you wild animals that survived being born different

#i love you meme #this is about wildlife NOT spider ball pythons or munchkin cats #animals #biology #genetic mutations #wildlife

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fellowshipofthenoodles · 1 year

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Why would you change my water and make sure my humidity is okay??????

[ID: Dizzy the white and brown ball python poking her head out of her hide]

#Dizzy #ball python #snake #reptiles #reptiblr #the noodles #note: dizzy is a rehome and we do not support breeding spider morphs!

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nohiketoosmall · 5 months

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#reptiblr #snakes #ball pythons #i genuinely cannot fathom why people think pugs are a good argument for breeding spider complex morphs #like no i actually dont think pugs and bulldogs and boston terriers should be bred if they cant breathe #and i dont think snakes who dont understand which way is up should be bred #because thats just messed up #genuinely ive seen so many people argue this as a gotcha #they just pretend like “oh i guess this is a DOUBLE STANDARD”#nope ive actually thought pugs were unethical way before i learned about snake morphs

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is-the-snake-video-cute · 6 months

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I'm writing a paper on the reasons to not support spider morphs. Can you link me to some good links for this as well as share anything you know too? tia!!

Check out my "spider wobble" tag, I have quite a few posts in there on how the spider wobble works and how it affects snakes!

I don't know what level of technicality you're looking for with your paper, but here's a recent article that presents strong evidence for the wobble being caused by inner ear malformations. It's important because it indicates the wobble is inherent to the morph and lets us know how it affects snakes (probably like constant vertigo).

#not a rating #spider wobble #snake morphs #ball pythons

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