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Stuart · Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:07 pm Post subject: Clear belly

Just a question to all those royal experts out there..I have often come across people referring to their royals having "clear bellies"?..what is the significance of this?
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hogboy · Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:22 pm Post subject:

I have always found the yellow/clear belly thing a bit odd.
Heres a link to Ralphs site
http://www.ralphdavisreptiles.com/matrix/traits/yellowbelly.asp
In a nutshell, breed 2 'Yellow bellys' and get an 'Ivory', but its not quite that simple

Stuart · Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject:

Cheers Ian will post some shots of my females belly for you all to browse at tomorrow..certainly not yellow but very clear!
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mike h · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 778

How many of us have a royal which looks like it has a yellow tinge to its belly?

Is there something to this yellow belly thing? My female has definitely got a yellow belly. I was worried it was some kind of rot or somet? The belly is a lot clearer(Very little pattern) than the others. Is it worth trying to take some Pics of her belly and posting them?
When she has shed that is.
Its exciting, I will convince myself eventually.

Scott W · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:34 pm Post subject:

apparently 'yellow bellies' DON'T have yellow bellies...lol, it's all to do with side patterns. Don't quote me though.....as I'm just quoting someone else...lol
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RoyalCrazy · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 944

I think Clear bellies have some thing to do with "poss het pieds" but I don’t bother reading posts about them.

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RoyalCrazy · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 944

Another pic.

Scott W · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:43 pm Post subject:

certainly look different, thanks for posting.
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ballmorph · Key Member Joined: 18 Dec 2005 Posts: 239 Location: London

Yellow bellies have yellow bellies, hence the name...but there are imposters that have yellow bellies also, so the defining characteristic is the fused side to belly pattern.

Clear bellies on the other hand are royals that have a pure white belly with no marks not even flecking... True clear bellies IE the genetic ones are supposed to make and new morphs when mixed with some think like granites etc... But I've only been given partial hints as to what makes what, so am not going to stipulate too much as i wouldn't want to lead you astray purposefully... anyhow I've a couple of clear belly females in my colony just in case Wink