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I saw this on the faunaclassifieds. Can you believe this! Too bad I don't have 30K to throw down. What does not having scales do to the snake? Is it bad for it? Can it get sick easier?

Just wanted to know what people thought. Sorry if this is old news, first for me. Does this thing still shed with no scales?

-Ben

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I am sooooooooooooooooooo tired of hearing about this freakin' ball!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good for whoever has it, I hope they DON'T decide to breed it.

Jason

it would be a waste not to breed it! i would breed it with a honeybee or a lucy, or even better a blood or short tail
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my addiction:
2 ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 amelenistic corn snake (maizy

LOL Hate ta disapoint ya Gore, but I doubt you'll get a Ball/Blood cross any time soon.

Quig

A few people have already crossed Blood to Ball.

oooops, My apologies.

Quig

Quig - already been done it's called the Super Ball by Roussis Reptiles.
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Tosha

"One of these days i am going to wake up..look around...and realize my place looks more like "Ace Venturas"s than my own." Coldthumb

7.33.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
1.0.0 Angolan Python (Skywalker)
0.0.1 Green Tree Python
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Dessert Tortoise (Pope John Paul "JP"
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.2 frogs rescued from pool skimmer
0.0.1 lizard rescued from vicious feline

Dang, they've been playin' with them for four or five years now. Is a good lookin' snake

Quig

i still dont understand it! is derma genetic? is it from skin didease or egg pressure? what does it feel like and what does the belly look like?
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my addiction:
2 ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 amelenistic corn snake (maizy

No one is really sure if it's genetic - the guy who owns it claims he has the mother and she is also Derma but he has never produced any pictures so it's all speculation at this point - he'll breed it next year and well find out if it's genetic or an accident - seems like scaless snakes from other species tend to be genetic - so we'll see. As far as a belly shot there are some posted on this board do a forum search for "Derma" and you'll see them and find out all everyone else really knows about it.
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Tosha

"One of these days i am going to wake up..look around...and realize my place looks more like "Ace Venturas"s than my own." Coldthumb

7.33.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
1.0.0 Angolan Python (Skywalker)
0.0.1 Green Tree Python
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Dessert Tortoise (Pope John Paul "JP"
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.2 frogs rescued from pool skimmer
0.0.1 lizard rescued from vicious feline

You should read the ad again - the derma ball is not for sale - it is the siblings (Hets?) that he is selling. Do a forum search for Derma Ball and you'll get everyones opinion on this thing.
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Tosha

"One of these days i am going to wake up..look around...and realize my place looks more like "Ace Venturas"s than my own." Coldthumb

7.33.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
1.0.0 Angolan Python (Skywalker)
0.0.1 Green Tree Python
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Dessert Tortoise (Pope John Paul "JP"
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.2 frogs rescued from pool skimmer
0.0.1 lizard rescued from vicious feline

np
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Bryan, Atlanta GA

1-0-0 Ball Python - Apep
0-1-0 Mountain Horned Dragon - Ki
1-1-0 Rats... no wait... ROTTEN Little Cats - Ra, Bastet
0-1-0 Little Angelic Kitten - Isis
1-0-0 Horse... whoops... BIG Golden Retriever - Jake
0-1-0 Wife
2-0-0 Kids

i wonder if dermas have a hard time shedding?
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my addiction:
2 ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 amelenistic corn snake (maizy