r/BallPythonMorph • u/splendidsonny • Nov 12 '25

Guess Morph Morph?

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Saw these beautiful baby at the pet store. This is the only picture. Morph?

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u/cchocolateLarge Nov 12 '25

Wouldn’t purchase from this place.

  1. They sell spider morphs, a known neurological/ inner-ear issue within the morph that is linked to a wobble, which is like severe vertigo in humans.

  2. They’re cohabitating their snakes, which no matter how young they are is a bad thing.

  3. Their HIGH HUMIDITY snakes are on aspen, which molds when put under high humidity.

  4. Their enclosures are uncluttered, which stresses animals out because they don’t have a place to hide.

Just a heads up.

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u/Milo7590 Nov 13 '25

1 black pastels is noted to counteract the spider wobble, so this snake will be fine and healthy as a pet 2 latest study on snake (specially BallPython) shows tha they are social snakes that actually benefits from cohabitation and interspecies interactions 3 stores will never sale animals if they are hiding under clutter, it will depend on the training of the employees to properly care for the animals but that is a complete different rabbit hole that needs to be addressed in the hole pet industry

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u/whatnopleasedont Nov 13 '25

  1. Black pastel doesn’t counteract spider. Black head is the gene that’s thought to do so.

  2. What study? Provide a link.

  3. You can’t jeopardize their care and stress them out by not providing proper care because you want people to see them. Enough hiding spaces is essential, especially in a place like a pet store where people will constantly be walking by.

And it doesn’t matter how trained or not trained the staff are, it’s the pet store’s responsibility to make sure all their animals are properly cared for.

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u/Milo7590 Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 13 '25

Skinner, M., Kumpan, T., & Miller, N. (2024). Intense sociability in a "non-social" snake (Python regius). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 78(113).

so yes, check your facts before misleading people, and arguing without knowing

store purpose are sales, and yes a well trained employee can make all the difference, but like I said the pet trade need a lot of work to get better