6 inches from head to tail.
3-6 months old.
HELP THX
9-29-16
picture http://prntscr.com/co08oi
Is my bearded dragon really Pagona Vitticeps????
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6 inches from head to tail.
3-6 months old.
HELP THX
9-29-16
picture http://prntscr.com/co08oi
HI Brandeis, your baby is adorable 
it is a Pagona Vitticeps (Latin Genus and species) primarily because those are the only ones Petsmart carries. It looks like you did get what THEY refer to as a fancy dragon because of his markings which are lovely by the way, but it doesn't change his base Genus and species. There are about 8 other species of bearded dragons but most of them u can't buy thru any legal pet trade.
Petsmart employees tell ppl the company line of 3to 6 month old dragons, after a phone call to their headquarters last month, I found out the top of the chain just plain lies. Thank u for saving a beautiful dragon from Petsmart!!!!!
it is a Pagona Vitticeps (Latin Genus and species) primarily because those are the only ones Petsmart carries. It looks like you did get what THEY refer to as a fancy dragon because of his markings which are lovely by the way, but it doesn't change his base Genus and species. There are about 8 other species of bearded dragons but most of them u can't buy thru any legal pet trade. Petsmart employees tell ppl the company line of 3to 6 month old dragons, after a phone call to their headquarters last month, I found out the top of the chain just plain lies. Thank u for saving a beautiful dragon from Petsmart!!!!!
Occasionally you can find an oddball barbata. Not sure how they end up in the US without having bloodlines diluted with vittaceps. I have only seen two in the last 30 years. Sadly the last one I saw was horribly sick and died.
Rankins are out there but they are kind of hard to obtain and prices are usually a bit expensive. I have 5 of them and trying to grow them up for breeding. They are getting close to being sexually mature.
But yes you do have a pretty P. Vittaceps.
(Edit oops, forgot to mention I did force brumate them all even though they may be too young...I think a brumation period is healthy for all of them so I even brumated the smaller ones. I do it with all my reptiles)
Rankins are out there but they are kind of hard to obtain and prices are usually a bit expensive. I have 5 of them and trying to grow them up for breeding. They are getting close to being sexually mature.
But yes you do have a pretty P. Vittaceps.
(Edit oops, forgot to mention I did force brumate them all even though they may be too young...I think a brumation period is healthy for all of them so I even brumated the smaller ones. I do it with all my reptiles)
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