Hi, I purchased a baby Bearded Dragon last Saturday. I know she is a Normal scale Hypo but that's as much as I know. I know her color will change as she grows. Can you tell what color she would be considered?
Her color is really just what it is. If she looks orange then shes orange
Some people and breeders like to call their dragons citrus if they have yellow and orange tones. Color is not really a morph or "mutation" so you really can describe your dragons color any way you see fit
When they are that young they usually do tend to change quite a bit as they get older. The best bet would be to see what the parents look like.
All that being said, she is absolutely stunning
Thank you. Sometimes she looks more peachy instead of orange in color. She came from petsmart so I'll never know what her parents looked like. As long as she's healthy that's all that matters. She has a few black spots around one of her eyes. I'm not sure if that's from crickets biting her or the other babies they had in the tank with her. I'm keeping a close eye on it though.
Well shes very pretty for a petsmart baby
Weve seen some amazing looking dragons come from petsmart, it just depends on who the local breeder for the area is.
Hope we all get to see her grow up here!
Let us know if the eye issue develops into anything. I'm sure it will be fine though.
Hi, I purchased a baby Bearded Dragon last Saturday. I know she is a Normal scale Hypo but that's as much as I know. I know her color will change as she grows. Can you tell what color she would be considered?
Wow, what a little beauty! I’m no expert, so I’d defer to Brandon... if she looks orange, she’s orange. Whatever color she is, she sure is pretty though!
As a fellow purchaser of a “big box store” dragon, I feel for you in wanting to know a color. I’ve had my Figment two weeks now and still can’t decide what color he is, but I think he may be getting ready for a back shed, and then I’ll have a better idea.
Enjoy your pretty little lady- post lots of pictures!
Gotta say, most--nearly all--of the baby/juvenile BDs we've seen at 2 reptile shows now--have been some shade of citrus/orange. Must be the "in" color this season... :lol:
I keep telling the breeders that all I want is a regular old BD--no morphs, no fancy-schmancy colors/markings (though I'll admit some have been striking). They look at me like I have a tree growing out of my head, and nod, "Uh-huh."
here is Hiccup when we first got him - he was black and grey
here is the color of Hiccup now- this was in March
nothing like the color when I brought him home
I was told he was a orange citrus tiger after the breader told me he was a Red Leatherback --- Really?
Karrie
Thanks everyone. I love how spunky she is. She's currently getting ready to shed her body, legs, and head. It's like opening a box of chocolates on Valentine's day. You haven't a clue what they'll be. ?
True, and while the parents had some role in determining color, genes can skip generations, and mutations have to start someplace. We've also seen babies of a variety of colors from the same clutches.
IMO, healthy is still the #1 criterion.