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these both have the same father but different mothers.

jeff hunter

nt

I have to say that I hope you don't plan on breeding these dragons to prove out short snouts in the future

i was going to name this post pug dragons but i didnt want to step on anyones toes if they had a project like this and called them something else.
yes i plan on proven these out and outcross them. haven sexed them so will have to wait and see.

jeff hunter

Are you kidding me man thats an abomination to all things bearded dragon. Color morphs and leather backs is one thing but making them look like they have turtle heads is just wrong man. People need to stop messing around with genetics so much and altering the appearance to these extremes. Might as well prove out a kinked tail gene too

i guess that means you wouldnt like the short snout no neck dwarf hypo trans leather project im working on.

jeff hunter

People bred animals with short snouts for hundreds of years, where do you think the Persian cats and snoutless dogs like pugs came from? And most of these animals have health issues because of it, from troubles breathing, discharge from eyes that can become infected if not regularly cleaned etc.

I don't find anything appealing in this trait developed in dragons...then again I don't find anything appealing in the translucents either. However people will breed the traits that appeal to them...what will hinder or stop producing such 'oddball' morphs is demand. If nobody or very few buy them, breeders will eventually move into other areas.

The dwarfs are interesting...but I have no desire to own a small dragon. I like bearded dragons to be big, at least 16" in total length as adults. But in general the population is on average no where as big as they are in the wild.
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PHLdyPayne

Flash

that's great. lol

Jeff hunter

Wow, poor dragon looks like it has severely swollen eyes...
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PHLdyPayne

No that's just the way some dragons are.