I agree with Heather. Case in point. I own the most beautiful (IMO) cinnamon male I have ever seen . He has a complete back stripe. He also has some strange split and overlapping belly scales in a few places. This guy pipped his own egg and tried to come out too soon from a small, jagged opening. He tore his belly in a few places. It healed up but left the battle wounds. I paid just as much for him as I would have had he been cosmetically perfect. Knowing that a stripe is often passed on to offspring, he is a beautiful and valuble breeder. If I were to sell him I would disclose his belly scale deformities but in this case I dont think it should affect price and value.
I think if a breeder wants to sell the most attractive babies then they should take the extra precaution in feeding and husbandry to prevent injuries. Most scars unless caused by scale rot or burning, will go away after so many sheds anyway.
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