As with most selective reptile breeding, bearded dragons are sometimes considered projects in their own right. What happens is that if there are some bearded dragons that have some unique traits, let’s say they are big, they have really bright colors, or in any case, the end result is new bearded dragons with even stronger traits than listed. So let’s say you have a pair of bearded dragons that have yellow jaws around them. Then you decide to breed them, the end result would be a set of bearded dragons that have even more yellow around their jaws, then their hatchlings would have more yellow, and so on until you had a set that would show almost 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 reproduce brother and sister is because each time you reproduce you risk 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 the selective breeding projects of those experts in the form of impressive new varieties of bearded dragon.
sandfire bearded dragons
Sandfire bearded dragons first appeared in the early 1990s. There is one of the first genetically engineered bearded dragons. They are selectively bred from other bearded dragons that have more orange and red in their natural coloration. The name sandfire comes from the sandfire dragon ranch where they were first produced by owner Bob Mailloux. Sandfire Dragons that are mostly crimson and fiery red are called Sandfire Reds, and those that are deep yellow and mustard gold are called Sandfire Golds.
golden dragons
Another color would be the golden dragon which started in the 1990’s. These are bred from dragons that have red and gold tones. These dragons may also share some genetics with sand fire dragons.
lemon-fire
These dragons are sort of a mix between the large red color of the sand fire dragons and the bright gold color of the golden dragons. The head and jaws are bright yellow and the flanks are a crimson color, they are truly 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 may 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 that exist, and there are also some that are called snow dragons that are a similar white coloration to the leucistic dragon.
german giants
German Giants are bred from whiskers that are larger in size and have a stronger bone structure. These types of beards were imported into Germany in the 1980s and thus 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 female German Giant can lay around 65 eggs and a standard female Bearded Dragon can have around 25-28 eggs. When first deciding which color variation to buy for your first dragon purchase, I recommend buying a regular one purchased from your local pet store. The reason is so you can see if being a beard keeper is your cup of tea, if not then selling one is a lot easier than it would be to buy a rarer color variation and try to sell it. In addition, it is also much more expensive to buy one of these rare dragons.
