Derma

I found some pics of the derma ball.... now, i guess its ok. But it looks alien. Where's the heat pits? why only a few patches of scales? Its so weird.. did it live very long? what is that thing?? :confused: :confused:
am i allowed to post the pics?

If you can, post the pics, or maybe the sites that you found them on. I was looking for it and I couldn't find it at all :P

it'll take me a sec to upload to photobucket

**edit added by dr del**

Just so there is no misunderstandings of picture rights the following was posted by Littleindiangirl further down the thread ;

"Here is the original site that i found the pics,http://www.star-reptiles.dk/forum/v...ht=sk%E6ll%F8se just so no one is confused, they are not mine."

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http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...lady/derma.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...ady/derma2.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...scaleation.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...caleation2.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...erma_belly.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...ady/5eeng5.jpg

He is a sexy little man! kinda like a baby rat! And does anyone else just really wanna touch his head?

That is crazy! A snake that can get blisters :D

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Originally Posted by Fearless

He is a sexy little man! kinda like a baby rat!

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HA! i just realized he fed it a hairless rat! lol
anyways, anyone know anything about it?

Those are some old pictures...

I know he posted pictures of it grown up, and I think breeding. He said he bred it, and then pretty much dropped of the face of the earth as far as I've heard. Don't think there ever was an update after that.

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Originally Posted by RedDevil

Those are some old pictures...

I know he posted pictures of it grown up, and I think breeding. He said he bred it, and then pretty much dropped of the face of the earth as far as I've heard. Don't think there ever was an update after that.

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Remember it being the big thing awhile back and now absolutely nothing. Sorry cant help out sure someone has heard of an update.

There is alot of info in the archives about it.

gah... nothin.....
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/40065Derma_body.jpg

interesting looking snake!

I dont think it would be a very good trait to breed out though. I wonder if it has trouble getting around seeing as it has no ventral scales...

Scales protect the snake so unless you really pamper a snake like that, it is bound to have problems...

Didn't notice any of the breeding pictures I remembered, but did find one of it when it was a bit bigger (in the link, not the picture posted).

http://forums.kingsnake.com/viewarch...67599&key=2005

Picture 2

Rumor has it that this snake passed away and since a lot of people have tried to get updates from the owner over the past year and he never replies, the rumor may be true.

Sorry but that snake just creeps me out. :(

Here is the original site that i found the pics,http://www.star-reptiles.dk/forum/vi...t=sk%E6ll%F8se just so no one is confused, they are not mine.

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...lady/derma.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...ady/derma2.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...scaleation.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...caleation2.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...erma_belly.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...ady/5eeng5.jpg

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That has the sweetest looking face, but the random scales remind me of tics, which kinda freak me out =/

thats one weird snake.

Im not freaked out or scared. I feel so sorry for it. Poor little guy. Probably a mutation experiment. People who do mutations to ball pythons should burn in hell. I feel so sorry for the mutated Bps out there, Like the cross between the borneo and ball python. disgusting.

The snake is like an Alien in the sense that it came, it was seen, it disappeared!!! :P

Flew off like a UFO..:alien:


No one has heard about it since...

Not to say that people haven't tried.

Oh well...

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Originally Posted by Fearless

He is a sexy little man! kinda like a baby rat! And does anyone else just really wanna touch his head?

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yes!!! it looks so soft! very pretty face! strange, obviously but not unattractive!lol. do they have any extra health concerns?

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

Here is the original site that i found the pics,http://www.star-reptiles.dk/forum/vi...t=sk%E6ll%F8se just so no one is confused, they are not mine.

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i clicked on that link and it was in some european language... not sure which one...

I wonder what it's head feels like. LOL! I wanna pet it. The missing heat pits kinda freak me out, as if someone showed clay in them or something. :confused:

I found the breeding photos but they are old and all I have is a link to the guys photo gallery on KS I dont know if I can post the link. some one let me know.

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Originally Posted by python.princess

i clicked on that link and it was in some european language... not sure which one...

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I wanna say it's Norwegian, or some Scandanavian nation. Either way, that must feel wierd when it's stroking itself within your fingers. Kinda like rubbing a kids face covered in zits.

Wow, that looks so strange...and I agree with Saucy, the missing heat pits freak me out! Cute little face, but...weird lookin'!

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Originally Posted by python.princess

i clicked on that link and it was in some european language... not sure which one...

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I know, it's Danish. Dk stands for Denmark. I know some Swedish, and those Scandinavian languages are very similar.

But back to the topic, that ball looks so cute! I'd want to know what that skin feels like.. Too bad if it didn't survive.

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Originally Posted by Grim91Z

I wanna say it's Norwegian, or some Scandanavian nation. Either way, that must feel wierd when it's stroking itself within your fingers. Kinda like rubbing a kids face covered in zits.

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ewwwww :puke:

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Originally Posted by crisstyle21

Im not freaked out or scared. I feel so sorry for it. Poor little guy. Probably a mutation experiment. People who do mutations to ball pythons should burn in hell. I feel so sorry for the mutated Bps out there, Like the cross between the borneo and ball python. disgusting.

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That is not a "mutated"(whatever that means) Ball Python. Justin imported that animal and it's siblings straight from Africa.

Just for some side info, there are other reptiles that have scaleless variations that have been found to be genetic.

gahhh! Somewhat made a derma ball x kitty hybrid!!!

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...34-beauty1.jpg

I think it has the right to live and thrive just like any other being...

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Originally Posted by Gooseman

gahhh! Somewhat made a derma ball x kitty hybrid!!!

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...34-beauty1.jpg

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omg!!! i'm gonna have nightmares over that one!!!

I think he has a cool head and I really love the belly!

:D

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Originally Posted by jeffnme

I think he has a cool head and I really love the belly!

:D

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Ixnay on the cool head, looks alienish but ditto that on the belly luv. :aww:

Never mind the snake, thats a cool looking cat...

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Originally Posted by Rapture

I think it has the right to live and thrive just like any other being...

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i couldn't agree more. :)

For me, and this is just a personal thing, it's one thing to breed for a certain look or color/pattern morph...that's basically just a different paint job on the same snake. It's quite another to breed for, what to me, is a genetic deformity. Missing heat pits, missing scales, no scutes *shudder*. It has a right to live, of course, but to try on purpose to replicate this....well I just can't see that as being a good thing.

thats the coolest lookin snake ive ever seen.
i want one : )