I think the Scaleless are really cool looking. Whether to invest in them or not isn't a concern of mine, I can't afford them at any rate!

As long as they are healthy and eat and breed without issue, I would consider it just another morph. You can say "deformity" but other people still call ANY morph a deformity, like an albino. Some even claim albinos are blind and shouldn't be bred, just because they're an albino. So in ten years, I would expect to see the same attitudes for the scaleless.

If the scaleless do not thrive, then the morph will probably die back and people won't buy them. Right now I think a LOT of people are wary with even the rumor of this morph being nonviable. After the desert gene Females being incapable of producing, everyone will be on the lookout for what the next disaster is.