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How can i tell if my beardie is a sandfire?

I am not a breeder so take my opinion as such. It seems to me that you can call your dragon anything you want.

Sandfires were the, or one of the, first named morphs. They were dragons bred at the Sandfire Dragon Ranch. That was a long time ago. I'd bet the majority of all dragons in the US have some sandfire genes in them.

Sandfires are a red/orange coloration that is found in the wild. For the most part, Sandfire bearded dragon range selectively bred these dragons to produce truly excellent looking dragons. Since then, many different morphs have had sandfire bred into them and other dragons may have been selectively bred for their natural red/orange coloration, to produce various different lines of orange, yellow, or red dragons.

The only real way to know if your dragon is a sandfire is to find out its origins. Basically, contact who you bought the dragon from and ask who the bought the parents from and so on. If this isn't possible (ie dragon was given to you, bought at a pet store, or from somebody who bred dragons once or twice or just wanted to find a new home for their dragon) then it is pretty much impossible if your dragon came from Sandfire lines as produced by Sandfire Dragon ranch.

Unfortunately most dragon morphs are so intermingled it isn't easy to pick out specific morphs in any individual dragon without knowing its history.

However, posting a picture of your dragon will certainly make it easier to help guess what morph your dragon is.
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