Gomez and Morticia

[dakski]

Quick update: both are doing great! Just wanted to give my 2 cents on my experience with these scaleless and the ethics behind them to date. Ive been reading everything I can find on them and came across a few claims on how scaleless can have different sensory issues or disabilities that make some people feel they shouldnt be intentionally bred but to be honest those claims seem to be from people that have probably never even seen one in real life. Mine have both had perfect sheds and quickly taken every meal offered. There has been zero hesitation in them grabbing their meals accurately or any other sign that their smell/taste/vision is affected. If anything, theyve been some of my most laid back colubrids and even though they do the typical tail rattle sometimes before being picked up, neither has bit or pooped on me compared to other little kings/milks/rats I've owned. Their locomotion is completely normal. They seem to have zero issue thermoregulating themselves and deciding to go from hot/cold hides or corners. Im not saying its impossible some have issues but my experience to date has been perfectly normal and shown me no more risk than any normal snake breeding potentially having a disability. I know it's an extremely limited test pool but I have yet to find documented cases of the concerns Ive seen people bash people with these snakes claim. If anyone has any links Id love to read anything else I can find on them good or bad

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I've also read different things on scaleless snakes. I own a Scaleless Corn and can speak from that experience.

First, many people say a scaleless morph would not survive well in nature. DUH! Most morphs would not survive in nature. Would a scaleless corn do that much worse than an Albino Ball Python? An Albino BP would stick out like a sore thumb! What about a purple corn snake? He'd blend in well too, right? I own all these animals and they do great in captivity, but would not do well in nature. I do not look at a scaleless snake any differently. It's a morph. It was not genetically engineered, but rather, selectively bred. That's different. Somewhere in nature, this could have happened, and that's okay with me.

I really like that scaleless corns at least, have belly scales and a row of scales around their mouth and nostrils. That allows easier movement and belly protection and keeps them from being hurt while eating (it is of course recommended to always feed F/T since they have no armor to protect their body from a live rodent).

Secondly, I see zero issues with Solana, my Scaleless Sunglow Motley (Red Factor) Corn. She's growing like a weed, sheds great (and man, those sheds are so cool - so smooth), eats like a pig, is used to being handled, etc. She's incredibly calm and docile and seems like a normal corn to me. However, she is very soft to the touch.

Look, the reality is, people like to bash and hate things they don't like, understand, or haven't experienced. For some reason, scaleless has gotten a worse view than other morphs in the reptile world. I don't get it. Frankly, I have been fascinated by it since day one. That's why my final snake for a long time was a scaleless.

It's another way to push boundaries in breeding and morphology.

I'll keep enjoying my healthy, happy, and beautiful, Solana. Hannahshissyfix, you keep enjoying Gomez and Morticia. Haters' gonna hate.