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pdragon1
at Sat Jan 7 14:30:48 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by pdragon1 ]
Hi, as the transluscents grow, their skin gets much thicker, so you don't see inside of them as much. Because they lack white, their belly tends to be a blue color. Because they are so variable, some hatch super transluscent(where you can see their organs functioning, hemipenes are visible through the tail), to a normal looking dragon with solid blue eyes. As they grow, some not so transluscents can become more transluscent(lose white). It's kinda like breeding hypopastels, where the babies gain more white as they get older(but reversed). Some transluscents end up with this raining look on their bellies, where it is half white, half transluscent. When you compare your transluscent adult to a normal dragon, it definately looks out of the ordinary. I just think that it is really difficult to have an adult that is as trans as a baby because their skin is so thick. Espically on their bellies where they are constantly rubbing it on things, like rocks, branches, or sand. It is hard to make the back super trans because dragons have that sort of black protective film that is under the skin(I think this is to protect the organs?). The face, to me is an indicator of how trans it is. The trans that have the pink lips, and the top of the head where the eyes are is blue(like leopard geckos). Sorry if I sound like I am rambling, I just have so much data on these guys. Hope this answers your question. Josh
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RE: very nice dragons! question for you... - pdragon1, Sat Jan 7 14:30:48 2006