morph- question

[illuminis]

How can you tell if and what kind of morph you have if you cant see the parents?
I rescued mine from a chain store on 9/7/15 assuming it was about 2 months old then. The store called it "fancy bearded dragon". So I've had it about 2 months (a little over 9 inches) and all I can tell is that it's hypo...i think. Its nails are clear but other than that I have no clue. Is it possible to tell if its leatherback or not? its going into its second shed right now. Its first was just head and tail, this time the legs and body are fading in color.

 

[AHBD]

Hi there....it's definitely possible [ and easy ] to tell if it's a leather once you know what they look like. Post a few pics using this info :
https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/

 

[illuminis]

getting ready to shed, grumpy as heck.

 

[AHBD]

Not a leatherback [ see the bumpy rather than smooth scales ] but he's a very pretty + healthy looking dragon. Here's a picture of one of my babies from several years ago that's a leatherback. You can see the smoothness of the scales.
https://www.beardeddragon.org/media/29849/full

 

[illuminis]

shortly after she came home.
Now, she is a little fatty..lol. still cant get her interested in greens but she's lovin her crickets and phoenix's. She's even has the color of the wax worm container down so if i pull that out she thinks she's getting "candy" and will what looks like dancing.

 

[illuminis]

Ok, so since her latest shed she is starting to get dark "tiger stripes" on her back. I know without knowing the parents I'll never know the exact morph. The only thing I know for sure is hypo because her nails are clear but anyone have any other thoughts?

so annoyed with pics

 

[Katiema10]

So, I think a lot of people confuse color for morph, so ill clear it up for you if that's the case. She is a visible hypo. That's her morph. As she grows, she will continue to be just a hypo. Her color phase will change, but her morph will remain the same. The only thing that her parents would have that you won't ever know would be her hets. So, say her dad was a trans and she didn't get it, she would carry it as het trans. Meaning she could possibly make hypo trans babies. But her color phases will continue to change, which is one of the fun parts of watching beardies grow.