Shedding and color change.

[will_him_is]

Hello everyone,

My beardies are shedding, I was wondering what to anticipate in terms of what happens after each shed to the colors and markings.

Do they generally get brighter, darker? More defined, muted? They are leathers and het hypos, if that helps. Ones partial trans I think cause its belly is so black/blue.

Git' R' for instance was tan and brownish and once somw shed came off his head, he looks yellow...

 

[smokejunky]

Depends on parents and genes , morph and color.anything is possible. Like my baby girl she's a little yellow now but as an adult I expect her to be snow white haha.so just depends

 

[will_him_is]

http://excaliburdragons.com/Excalibur_Dragons/Available_Dragons_2.html
Here is one set of parents

another
http://excaliburdragons.com/Excalibur_Dragons/Available_Dragons_1.html

Those two right now are more of a burnt orange , I was hoping for a dark red s they got older. Im just curious. I know they change quite a bit from hatchling to adult. I really like the markings and colors, hoping they intensify.

Thanks

 

[will_him_is]

 

[ilovebeardies]

I've read that as beardies age there colors darken but I'm not sure reptars colors get brighter with each shed shed had so far.

 

[will_him_is]

 

[will_him_is]

 

[will_him_is]

 

[smokejunky]

That's nice the pics are orange so that's how your baby will be but it might be light or dark only time will tell

 

[smokejunky]

The pics of yours u have a nice colored dunner.it will most likely be a light orange as an adult

 

[will_him_is]

 

[will_him_is]

thanks smokejunky. I appreciate the insight. I really cant wait until they shed a few times to see what they look like regardless of how they turn out.

 

[smokejunky]

I didn't notice that u posted like 6 pics haha. They all look like they will all be a lighter orange with adulthood

 

[diegothediggy]

Yeh my Boris has orange in him n he gets brighter every shed

 

[PatsyB]

Mine get lighter after each shed. Dexter was very dark as a baby and now she is all yellow. Luci was dark too and with each shed he's lighter with more pinky orange colors showing.

 

[Honchess]

Everybody's dragon has a pretty color pattern! My General is just brown with dark and light patterns. I'm doing everything I know as far as food and light are concerned.... Does the plain color mean he is sick?!! Am I doing something wrong?

Don't get me wrong. I'd love him ever if he was mud colored! But I worry I'm not taking care of him right. I've only had him about a month.

 

[PatsyB]

Don't worry Honchess, My Luci is kinda plain looking too. I call him my milk chocolate dragon because he's just this blend of browns. Sometimes when they shed they can change colors. Luci has maybe gotten a little lighter in places. It doesn't mean they are sick or we are doing something wrong, They are just different. Maybe they are the special ones and all these pretty colored ones are the odd ones because their are so many

 

[Honchess]

Don't worry Honchess, My Luci is kinda plain looking too. I call him my milk chocolate dragon because he's just this blend of browns. Sometimes when they shed they can change colors. Luci has maybe gotten a little lighter in places. It doesn't mean they are sick or we are doing something wrong, They are just different. Maybe they are the special ones and all these pretty colored ones are the odd ones because their are so many

Thank you so much for the reassurance. I never thought about it until I saw all these brightly colored ones. Then I started worrying I was doing something wrong.
I wouldn't trade him for anything, no matter what color he is!!

 

[PatsyB]

You're welcome. They are still growing so who knows what color they will end up. When we got Dexter she was very dark and now she is very light and yellow.

 

[Elemental Dragon Lord]

My Razor is a normal (brown and tan).
There are citrus (orange and yellow), fire (red), ice (white), patternless (one color), tiger, etc, etc, etc, etc. Just think of them as dogs, they look different but all in all they are the same.