Jaspersmama":1dvzjcng said:
Oh wow that was super informative !
I know mine has citrus from one parent. is he just citrus or with blue bars also?
Hello,
Sorry for the late response! Again, I am no expert. I have simply done extensive research. First off, let’s talk about colors and their respective descriptions. It seems to me that breeders may just make up a term like “crimson red” or “fire red” or even “citrus”. I think that these are just fancy made up terms to describe the base colors: red, yellow, orange, etc. So, if a dragon is labeled as being “citrus”, I believe that is just a way of saying the dragon is mostly yellow. “Super citrus” Is commonly used to describe a very vivid yellow. These things are randomly inherited from parent dragons, and siblings can look similar or different from one another. Now, from your description and the photos, I think you could call your dragon a citrus (or citrus mix). As for the blue bars, it’s hard to tell through the photos but I do think that is what the stripes on the sides of the back are ( blue bars are a grey color striping along both sides of the back). Now, are these colors specifically “special”? Yes and no. I think all dragons are special, but from a unique/rare type perspective, i would say that neither are crazy special or rare. Dragons are very frequently bred in the citrus color, and lots of dragons end up with blue bars (in my opinion, the bars a little special). Colored dragons are typically more sought after than standard cloored dragons, so having a citrus dragon can be an indicator that you got your dragon from a breeder who produces nice colored dragons. Normal, wild bearded dragons do not have these reds, oranges, yellows etc, in the wild (for the most part). So, these were intentionally bred to have these colors. Some are more sought after than others, but they are all Awesome. Now, one thing that is random and can make a dragon more “special”, or regarded different, is the pattern they have. Your dragon has a very nice pattern. I hope this helps