[QUOTE=Armiyana;2775817]From what I have read online, and things I have sort of pieced together myself...
Scaleless in ball pythons is definitely not worth the trouble. If one is bred then yes, it should only be sold to someone understanding the issues at hand:
1: unlike scaleless corns/rats, ball pythons don't seem to have belly scales. This means even just locomotion is difficult for them.
2: heat pits can be undeveloped. This means more problematic feeders because they can't properly sense where the enticing food is.
3: lots of issues with the skin such as easy injury and shedding issues. I almost wonder if they develop that papery easy to tear open skin you see in extremely malnourished snakes and if so that is a major concern for large open wounds and bacterial infections.... The chance for bacterial and fungal infection is also increased by lack of protection the scales provide
4: something I noticed in an egg cutting video.... I think Scaleless may even mean NO EGG TOOTH. Without that special scale, they won't even be able to pip on their own. Leading to egg death unless properly 'cut' in the egg. In the video, the breeder had to cut the membrane around the snake as well as the egg while the other eggs had already pipped]...
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I didn't even consider the no egg tooth problem! That would be an issue.
No cage is too large - nature is the best template - a snoot can't be booped too much
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