Hi all,
I bought a new dragon about 1 month ago at 3 weeks old, and I was told that he is "at least half barbata" (as his mother was P. Barbata).
He has since grown RAPIDLY - he's already nearly 50 g and not even 8 weeks old, eats more than any other baby dragon I've seen. He looks different (his spikes are spikier/aggregate differently, and he has different patterns/is dark with citrus highlights). He sheds differently - it's so weird, his shed is unlike any other bearded dragon I've come across - it pretty much crumbles off, and it feels different texturally. Finally, his mouth does have a subtle yellow tint that you would imagine a barbata or barbata hybrid could possibly have - it's like the intermediary between pink and yellow - if that makes sense. Finally, he sleeps differently - he tucks his legs under his belly in the weirdest way I've ever seen. I feel that he is different, as I have had many bearded dragons, but I wanted some insight as to whether or not anyone else with a barbata or barbata hybrid had ever experienced/observed these traits and behaviors or some similar.
I will also attach pictures of what he looks like. Please just let me know what you all think.
I bought a new dragon about 1 month ago at 3 weeks old, and I was told that he is "at least half barbata" (as his mother was P. Barbata).
He has since grown RAPIDLY - he's already nearly 50 g and not even 8 weeks old, eats more than any other baby dragon I've seen. He looks different (his spikes are spikier/aggregate differently, and he has different patterns/is dark with citrus highlights). He sheds differently - it's so weird, his shed is unlike any other bearded dragon I've come across - it pretty much crumbles off, and it feels different texturally. Finally, his mouth does have a subtle yellow tint that you would imagine a barbata or barbata hybrid could possibly have - it's like the intermediary between pink and yellow - if that makes sense. Finally, he sleeps differently - he tucks his legs under his belly in the weirdest way I've ever seen. I feel that he is different, as I have had many bearded dragons, but I wanted some insight as to whether or not anyone else with a barbata or barbata hybrid had ever experienced/observed these traits and behaviors or some similar.
I will also attach pictures of what he looks like. Please just let me know what you all think.