Scaleless Ball Pythons!

Mikoh4792 · 09-26-13, 08:41 PM

I don't know if this is old news but Brian at BHB just produced some scaleless balls!

**lady_bug87** · 09-26-13, 08:43 PM

It is old news. I believe that this isn't the first of its kind the other did not live long

Robin.M · 09-26-13, 08:54 PM

Disgusting.

Just because something can be done, doesn't mean it should be done. What's next? Breeding snakes to have no eyes?

Rob

Mikoh4792 · 09-26-13, 08:58 PM

Do scaleless snakes require more humidity? I'd imagine that they dehydrate pretty quick due to their skin being exposed.

**lady_bug87** · 09-26-13, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Pure Boa

Disgusting.

Just because something can be done, doesn't mean it should be done. What's next? Breeding snakes to have no eyes?

Rob

I don't like them either

KORBIN5895 · 09-26-13, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Pure Boa

Disgusting.

Just because something can be done, doesn't mean it should be done. What's next? Breeding snakes to have no eyes?

Rob

They're called Kahl albinos......

Robin.M · 09-26-13, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

They're called Kahl albinos......

What?

Rob

KORBIN5895 · 09-26-13, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Pure Boa

What?

Rob

I'm referring to the Kahl albino eye defect......

Robin.M · 09-26-13, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

I'm referring to the Kahl albino eye defect......

The only genetic eye defect I've heard of in boas was bulging in the beginnings of captive breeding of the Sharp Albinos.

I'll have to look into this Kahl thing.

Rob

SKYlord · 09-26-13, 10:02 PM

Actually Kahl albinos are very well known for a bulging eye that shrivels and becomes useless. Usually the right one too.

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Starbuck · 09-27-13, 04:56 AM

ive seen the same clips over and over again of the scaleless ball (he actually got 2 in this clutch) as he just cut the egg; what i really want to see is proof that it lived to even get out of the egg. Im holding back judgement until i see a live baby snake.

I hope if anything does happen to it BHB can get a really in depth necropsy/genetics report to see if there is a congenital something or other that caused the last one to die.

slowhite03 · 09-27-13, 11:27 AM

From what I read, the first one didn't have heat pits or whatever they're called. I think this is going to be bad for buisness if it doesn't survive. If I were Brian, I would of waited to see if it was a healthy scaleless and then show it off. If it dies, the backlash will come like it already has but 10x worse.

smy_749 · 09-27-13, 04:30 PM

The derma ball did not have heat pits, however it was feeding fine as far as I know. They don't NEED heat pits to find prey items...

Starbuck · 10-01-13, 06:27 PM

HERE is a question for anyone who has kept, interacted with any scaleless snakes:

Typical snakes have a scale covering the eye, the spectacle/eyecap. A scaleless snake would not have this, correct? So how do they protect their eye? Anyone have any thoughts? BHB just posted a 'teaser' photo of their new snake's eye, so it got me to thinking.