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Color and selective breeding varieties of the bearded dragon

As with more selective reptile breeding, bearded dragons are sometimes considered projects in themselves. What happens is that if there are some bearded dragons that have some unique traits, let’s say they are large, have really bright colors, or whatever the case may be, the end result is new bearded dragons with even stronger features than those listed. Let’s say you have a pair of bearded dragons that have yellow jaws. Then you decide to breed them, the end result would be a set of bearded dragons that have even more yellow around the jaws, then their offspring will have more yellow, and so on until you have a set that shows almost a full yellow. body. While this may seem like an easy task, it really should be left to a professional breeder. The reason you can’t just breed brother and sister is because every time you breed you run the risk of increasing genetic defects and deformities. There is a lot of risk involved and you need to really know what you are doing to be successful with this type of method. The rest of us can still benefit from those experts’ selective breeding projects in the form of amazing new varieties of bearded dragon.

Sandfire Bearded Dragons

Sandfire’s bearded dragons first appeared in the early 1990s. There one of the first genetically manipulated bearded dragons. They are selectively bred from other bearded dragons that are more orange and red in their natural coloration. The name sandfire comes from the sandfire dragon ranch where they were first produced by their owner Bob Mailloux. Sand fire dragons that are mostly crimson and fire red are called sand fire reds, and those that are deep yellow and mustard gold are called sand fire golds.

Gold dragons

Another color would be the golden dragon that started in the 1990s. These are bred from dragons that have red and gold undertones. These dragons can also share some genetics with sand fire dragons.

Lemon fire

These dragons are a kind of mix between the great red color of the sand fire dragons and the bright golden color of the golden dragons. The head and jaws are bright yellow and the flanks are a crimson color, they are really something to look at. Some may even say that they appear to be radioactive because they are so bright.

Red blood

These are also known as ruby ​​red. These are bred from dragons that have a lot of red in their coloration. These can appear as if they are drenched in blood.

Pale varieties

Not everyone seems to like these red, yellow and gold animals. But that’s okay, as there is a wide selection of different color varieties to choose from. There is the leucistic dragon. This dragon is almost completely white. These are not albinos but they look like a ghost. There are true albino dragons out there, and they also have some called snow dragons that are of a white coloration similar to that of the leucistic dragon.

German giants

German giants are bred from beards that are larger and have a stronger bone structure. This type of beard was imported to Germany in the 1980s and therefore adopted the name German Giants. To compare one of these to a standard size dragon, a German giant is around 50% heavier than normal dragons. Also, the German giant female can lay around 65 eggs and a standard bearded dragon female can have around 25-28 eggs. When you first decide which color variation to buy as your first dragon purchase, I recommend purchasing a regular one from your local pet store. The reason is so you can see if being a beard keeper is your cup of tea, if not selling one is a lot easier than buying a rarer color variation and trying to sell it. Furthermore, it is also much more expensive to buy one of these rare dragons.

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