Quote Originally Posted by enginee837 View Post
I would guess taking a cold blooded creature and depriving it of it'so main form of protection and insulation would mean everything we know about husbandry would go out the window. But I am not a scientist so that is just a guess on my part.
I also can't help but wonder the kind of sensory overload they may experience. If they still have the nerve endings without the scales, that must be like having your fingernails removed but all over your body.
Granted we will never be able to ask one but if they are failing to thrive there must be a reason.