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I have fallen in love with the german giant size on beardies, however my friend asked me the other day "what is the german giant" well I dont know, I know they are bigger in size and that is about all, does anyone know the origin, why are they so hard to find?
thanks

German giants were selectively bred to bring out size and vigor in bearded dragons more than color or pattern originally. Developed in Germany, hence the name. Since then other breeders have added that line into their own lines to add color and other features to the German giants.

That is pretty much the basics on the line. Others may be able to tell more details. Though I don't think too many breeders are still trying to maintain the original purpose of German giants, the breeding for large and vigorous offspring. Seen quite a few small 'German giant' crosses...though the more pure GG's are quite large still.
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PHLdyPayne

I for one love big lizards. I don't why some of the breeder couldn't add color without compromising the size like the Ron Tremper's super giant leopard geckos. I think the German giant is very cool. I'd love to find one on sale....

I would actually just love to find one, it seems impossible too, however your info helped alot. so now I can keep looking,