>>Have you, or anyone you know, had any with this pattern pop up and live though? That was the second part of the question. I've seen several creatures *this* aberrant... but all have been from dead-in-egg photos, as if the pattern is tied to health problems. The only other one similar that I saw that actually hatched... died after a few months, and never really grew. So I'm worried about that aspect of him/her.



I've seen some that were more aberrant and never known it to be tied to health issues. What jumped out at me most in yours was the proportions of the head/eyes. I can't say for sure, but it looks like something might be up with the scalation on the head as well. That (along with the pattern) makes me think some developmental anomaly is responsible, maybe due to a hiccup in incubation temperatures. Like the others said, as long as it's eating and digesting fine it should be ok.

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