#ball python morphs

[nohiketoosmall]

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This snake morph guide is just meant to explain some basics of morphs. I would caution anyone in buying a pet that takes a high level of care just because it's pretty, and frankly any breeder that continues to breed morphs with physiological and neurological defects should be put out of business. I did my best as I find this interesting and believe there's a lot of misinformation out there due to people trying to literally sell things to their audience.

I included some links if you would like additional reading. They range from a study on captive care management, studies I could find relevant to the severe issue morphs, and some general on snake color and scales.

[sister-lucifer]

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[sneksnack]

Ball Python morphs 🎨🐍

[big-boy-noodle]

Cage cleaning day pictures. She's such a sweet girl

Teeth, young adult female black-eyed leusistic ball python, rescue March 2021

[morroodle]

I went to a reptile expo yesterday and had an amazing time and took about 150 photos but tumblr is stupid and only lets me share 10 of them on one post so I'll just give some of my favorites

I got to hold a baby beardie! They're soooo tiny and so cute <333 seeing the other adult beardies made me realize that my girl Tanzi was TINY. She was just a little lady compared to the others! Also I may or may not have cried a lot a little when I pet a beardie again for the first time.

There were so many cool and pretty and unique animals I am so sad I can't share more of them. I love all the ball python morphs and now im more determined than ever to get my own little fella. I think I'll go with a pastel morph if I can, they're so pretty to me. Also reminder please do not support the spider morph it causes neurological defects in the snakes and that is not good it is unethical.

I think if I had to pick a winner for the most unique animal I found it would be this scaleless (aka silky) bearded dragon

This man is naked! They stole his spikes! His name was Chicken Wing and he used to have a friend but his friend chomped his tail like an asshole and so was banished. I got to pet him and oh man they feel so weird and so cool. Very soft!

[omg-snakes]

Is yellow blushing on the side of the belly a common thing with normal ball pythons? I have one normal and one yellowbelly sunset, and my yellowbelly definitely has checkering on his belly for sure, but my normal doesn’t. Her blushing is so strong though, and I haven’t seen that on any other normals. I’m out of town so I currently don’t have a picture that isn’t of her face or her bioactive, but it’s a soft yellow, almost a golden color, and it blushes from the side of her stomach to about 1/3 the way up her side. Otherwise she looks like a regular normal. Could she have other genetic her influences that are only showing up now? For reference, she’ll be turning 6 this August.

Hello friend!

That's an excellent question and I'm sorry to say I don't know the answer. I'm afraid I have not studied ball python genetics and I'm not well versed on their morphs. I'm sorry that I can't be more help!

@i-m-snek breeds ball pythons. They might have a better idea, or know someone who does?

I hope you find the answer you're looking for!

[i-m-snek]

Hey there, @omg-snakes answered my ask and let me know you breed ball pythons, and I have a question that they said you might know the answer to. I copy/pasted the ask:

Is yellow blushing on the side of the belly a common thing with normal ball pythons? I have one normal and one yellowbelly sunset, and my yellowbelly definitely has checkering on his belly for sure, but my normal doesn’t. Her blushing is so strong though, and I haven’t seen that on any other normals. I’m out of town so I currently don’t have a picture that isn’t of her face or her bioactive, but it’s a soft yellow, almost a golden color, and it blushes from the side of her stomach to about 1/3 the way up her side. Otherwise she looks like a regular normal. Could she have other genetic her influences that are only showing up now? For reference, she’ll be turning 6 this August.

Wild types have a ton of variation, so its possible shes still a wild type :) ive seen a lot of them with gold blushing up the sides like that. If you like you can submit a photo of her and i can let you know for sure :)

[sparkledragons]

saw this Gorgeous ball python at petco today. don't have space for another and wouldn't buy from petco anyways. but im counting at Least 4 unique morphs on this dude.

anyone with more experience have an idea what this guys got going on? im guessing pastel and pinstripe at Minimum

and because of petco he was only $250

[pagesofscales]

For leopard geckos, many white and yellows have balance issues as well, though this is mostly from inbreeding. They can be just fine if you get them from a responsible breeder.

Are there any other problem morphs with snakes besides spider ball pythons? I'm thinking about whether or not to get a snake but I'm not sure if there are any other problem morphs I should beware of. Thank you!

Fortunately (for an unfortunate thing) ball pythons are by FAR the biggest contender when it comes to problem morphs. With other snake species, really the worst you have to worry about are things like bug eyes with palmetto cornsnakes (which is purely a cosmetic defect in the first place, although you still shouldn't breed a snake with bug eyes).

List under the cut!

Ball pythons:

Pearl: normally a lethal gene, dies within first year

Desert: fertility issues in females

Caramel albino: prone to kinked spines and fertility issues

Super cinnamon and super black pastel: duckbill, rare kinking

Super lesser platinum and super butter: bug eyes

Champagne, woma, hidden-gene woma, super sable, powerball, and any other morph with spider as a base (look for morphs including "bee" in the name): wobble

Reticulated pythons:

Goldenchild: fatal super, unusually small size, prone to skeletal deformities, potential wobble

Jaguar: wobble

Super motley: wobble

Carpet pythons:

Jaguar and any combination including it: comparable to spider in ball pythons

Super zebra: kinked tail

Boa constrictors:

Super motley: fatal, although regular motley is fine

Super jungle: fertility issues

Onyx and leopard: digestive issues

Roswell laddertail: high death rate at birth

Scoria: wobble, like spider ball pythons, but it's so rare and expensive you're unlikely to end up with one by accident

Leopard geckos:

Enigma: severe difficulties with fine motor control

Lemon frost: gene is associated with triggering skin tumor growth in up to 80% of geckos

Crested geckos:

Lily white: super form is fatal, regular morph is fine

All reptiles:

Scaleless morphs: causes difficulty with shedding, increases chance of injury, reduces mobility in snakes

[big-boy-noodle]

Shy boy. He did really good being out! He spent most of the time in a hide I set on the floor but he didn't freak out at all

Cecil, adult male champagne ball python, rescue April 2018

[rosepetalexotics]

So pretty!

Hello!

[the-mighty-python]

Some of u were saying she gives calico cat with her colours and tbh she's like that personality wise too

[dragonsflame117]

Lucius just shed his skin and had a meal. He has lost some weight with the extra space for increased activity and more spread out feedings.

He is looking happy and as adorable and sweet as ever!

[slinkies-and-dragons]

It's snake weighing day this morning! Keep reading to see all the babies!

A little context on these cuties.

They were found abandoned in an apartment, and we're pretty confident they were a breeding setup. Because they're adopted, we don't know all of their morphs, so if you recognize any please let us know!

First up is Cali.

Yes. She is a spider morph. If you're unfamiliar with them, they are (as far as we're concerned) an unethical morph because they are prone (by which I mean I have never heard of one without) to a nervous system condition known as wobbles. This can present in varying degrees of severity, and is often very stressful for the animal. If you want to get a ball python, and the breeder you're looking at offers spider morphs, please do not support them.

That being said, we're monitoring her closely to see how severe her wobble is, as she has already shown that she has one. She is a beautiful snake and if her quality of life isn't too bad, we'll be keeping her around, but if she's unable to live well we have already made the decision to not let her suffer.

At this time, she is not showing severe symptoms, and I'm hoping she will be able to spend many years with us.

She weighed in at 1242g and is roughly 47 inches long.

Next is Ato! She weighed in at 778g and is roughly 33 inches long. She's our shortest!

After her, we have Hym! Our only new male, he weighs 1498g and is roughly 48 inches long. A big guy!

After Hym is Terp! She weighed in at 1126g and is about 40 inches long. Terp has a bump on her snoot that the vet believes is akin to a callus, but we're going to keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't grow.

Pom is next! She's our littlest, but not shortest!, weighing in at 621g and measuring around 40 inches.

And last but not least is Nia! Our biggest new addition, she weighs a nice 1530g and is around 48 inches in length! She had the biggest poo I've ever seen this morning and was scooty because of it, so she was a little hard to measure and she may or may not be longer than 48.

Nia has a stubby little tail, and we're hoping she's just ~like that~, but we're gonna make sure we keep an eye out for potential stuck shed issues because of it.

We're pretty confident Nia is a high melanin morph, but we could be wrong!

So them's the girls (and Hym)!!

We'd love to hear your thoughts on their morphs! We're going to do some research ourselves too, but I think it'd be fun to see what others think :)

[rosepetalexotics]

I did know but thank you for the reminder. Such a handsome boy!

Hello did you know that Banoffee is Very Cute?

[ID: Banoffee the yellow and brown ball python with dark brown speckles curled up and resting his head on his own tail]

[is-the-snake-video-cute]

Is it only spider morphs with blotchy headstamps? Or can other ball python morphs have that too?

Blotchy-looking headstamps are very common in pretty much all pattern-disrupting morphs, I'm afraid. They're common in spiders and spider complex morphs, but they also show up in perfectly benign morphs that affect the snake's pattern, like in the pastel clown in the picture below.

Not a reliable indicator a snake is a spider morph, I'm afraid!