First holding session and better pictures for ID

Hi guys,

First holding session, Cinnamon was in her element, also now we have some clearer pictures any more help with IDing?

She has the black specs on her under belly which I’ve been told is a hint to her being normal/wild morph, but I feel like her top side is a bit too red for that. I’m no professional so could be wrong




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Pretty! Inky black CHECKS on the belly might indicate wild type, but I’d have to see the SPECKS to assess. She looks hypo of some sort on top.

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Hooray for handling! That’s good for everybody.

Yup. Lots of animals with morphs which have so-called “plain” bellies have speckles or freckles. (I remember one new owner who was desperately concerned that their new Stripe baby had mites because of the black specks on its belly. No bugs, just normal specks.) They may also have a lot of suffusion or “color bleed” onto the white belly. Actual belly checkers or lack thereof are what we look for in determining pattern.

Next time you have your baby out, try and get a shot over by the window in natural light. The light from her enclosure seems to have a lot of yellow/ orange tone.

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I’ll definitely try and get her underbelly picks when she’s next feeling social, thanks for the helps guys :+1:t2::+1:t2::+1:t2:

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Hopefully these help you ID my little one




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Such a pretty baby! Those widely spaced belly checkers are indicative of Masque. In the natural light, they look to be true black. I think I can also see a few black checkers on the edges of some of the dorsal markings, too. That means classic/ wild type coloring.

Cinnamon has quite a few connected saddles from her head, down her neck, onto her back. I think it’s cute when that happens. Belly checkers do rule out Motley. Whenever I have one like this, I jokingly refer to it as a “Notley.” :grin:

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I agree with the Masque ID. It also accounts for the slightly lighter coloring. Masque has a small hypo effect. :slight_smile:

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