Read it and Breed it! Ever see one before?

[GlueStick]

Okay, I know that there can be a million different colors and such in bearded dragons but, ever see the different textures/mutations? I though this guy looked like something that came out of a Star Wars movie.

Let me introduce to you the Silkback Bearded Dragon!! They are born without scales.

And here is another interesting breed.
Leatherback Bearded Dragons!!

 

[JohnMcD]

'Silkback' somehow looks painful haha

 

[MattCook]

As cool as it looks I hate it. Reptiles have scales for reasons...

 

[MarianaL87]

Very cute...the first sort of looks like a burn victim.

 

[citrusdragon]

The only real cool thing about the silkies is they breed mostly leatherbacks for offspring. I hear the females are almost not bred because the male bites the back of the head and almost peels the WHOLE head off...

There's a female on Kingsnake that has gone from 1800.00 to 750.00 last checked.

I think the scales look cooler.

Jeff

 

[GlueStick]

I'm not a big fan of the silkbacks either and I kind of think of it as unfair to the lizard in heat/mating situations.
Plus, I kind of enjoy the textured, rough feeling of the scales ^^

Scales are cute =D

 

[fresnowitte]

I think that the poor silkbacks look naked.

I like scales on my puppies!
The scalier the better! :mrgreen:

 

[wingeddrgn]

This is probably a silly question, but can someone explain the difference between the leather back and regular bearded dragons?? Maybe if someone can post a picture of both..

 

[fresnowitte]

This is probably a silly question, but can someone explain the difference between the leather back and regular bearded dragons?? Maybe if someone can post a picture of both..

Silkbacks have no spikes/scales.
Leatherbacks have less spikes/scales than a normal beardie and much smaller spikes/scales.
If you look closely at the second pic it is of a leatherback notice the small scales?
Regular beardies have larger scales.

 

[LittleRob]

Yeah something just looks wrong bout the Silky lit those hairless cats. Leatherback=less scales on there back to none.

 

[GlueStick]

I think that the poor silkbacks look naked.

Haha, like all of the other hairless things breed today (hairless rats, cats, etc)
Like I said before, that silkie up above looks like something that stepped out of a star wars movie. :lol:

 

[lacy_black]

I still think they're pretty in their own way. They're a designer breed same as certain dogs and cats and rats and anything else people mess with for certain traits.

 

[Grixxly15]

I don't like the idea behind silk backs at all. It just aint natural.

 

[frog]

How do even get those things like that? weird...

 

[beardie parents]

We've never liked the look of those silkbacks. I, personally, would be afraid to pick it up. It doesn't look like he could stand much uvb either.