Differences in care for a leatherback

[MostBeast]

Hello Everyone,
My last little girl passed away a few months ago due to liver complications. I feel ready for another, but this time I'm going to rescue from craigslist rather than getting a baby from a petshop. I found a 9-month-old dragon in need of a home, but he's a leatherback. I've heard they have a few different care requirements. Does anyone have any experience here?

Thank you

 

[AHBD]

Hi there, I've raised many of them from the egg. There is no difference in their care at all. Only silkbacks , which have no scales but only soft skin, require slightly lower temps. and need to have aloe or other suitable lotion applied to their skin sometimes.

 

[JessPets]

Hello! I have a leatherback, and no special or extra care is needed. As mentioned by AHBD, only 'silkies' (leatherback x leatherback) need a different care level.

 

[MostBeast]

Thank you everyone! What's the difference between a leather and a normal dragon then? Just smaller scales?

 

[AHBD]

Yes, smaller scales. Here's one of my juvenile leathers and then one of my normal scaled dragons.

https://www.beardeddragon.org/media/30016/full

https://www.beardeddragon.org/media/30042/full

You can see that the second dragon has rougher scales and longer side spikes.