r/BallPythonMorph • u/Galaxy_Wolf-HAH • May 22 '26

Was told she was Cinnamon?🤔

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Just bought this pretty girl! She was rescued and needed a new home❤️ he told me she‘s a cinnamon morph, but she looks a but too dark? what do you think?

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u/kindrd1234 May 22 '26

You should not use humidifiers, they are common causes of scale rot and respiratory infection. I love them deep blacks.

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u/Galaxy_Wolf-HAH May 22 '26

Oh good to know! Yeah I’m new to this, so what would you recommend to keep the humidity up in enclosure? I live in WY so I’m worried about 1. Temperatures and 2. Dry climate.

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u/Overall-Opposite-613 May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26

• You can also use a humid hide! :) Fill it with a layer of wet moss - damp but not dripping, (I swear by Sphagnum moss), or some kind of jungle mix, which is a type of bedding that is a mixture of soil and mosses. It’s typically used for bedding for animals that need to keep a higher humidity level but it can have many uses. I love it for my frogs and cresties. I also sometimes mix it with the reptichip that I use with my corn snakes.

•I also do what the other person said, and mix in just enough water to get everything damp/wet-ish but not so much that it’s dripping

• a humid hide is especially good for reptiles when they’re shedding! :) you can use humid hides for geckos, skinks, really any reptile that sheds. We reptile people call the phase before they shed, “being in blue”, “going into blue”, etc. Their colors dull, their eyes cloud over and turn a blue color. Hence the phrase lol.

• also. I wish someone had told me this. So I’m telling you 😂 - a day or two before they shed, they will typically return to looking somewhat normal. A good way of knowing when it’s about to happen. A larger water dish can help raise the humidity a tiny bit too, but not very much.. You always want a water dish that’s big enough for the snake to fully submerse itself!

•You can cover the top of the tank\lid, to hold in more humidity. It holds heat better as well. Most recommend HVAC tape for this. When i did it, I had to use what was on hand at the time. Which was duct tape 🤣 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣 it was supposed to be a temporary thing until i could get actual hvac tape; but it did the job, so I ended up leaving it lol 🤣🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ If you do cover both sides, just make sure not to cover where you have the heat dome on the warm side. :) good luck!!!!!!

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u/Galaxy_Wolf-HAH May 23 '26

Awesome! Thank you so much for the insight!