Egon went from bright orange to dark brown- curious question

[tl3314]

Okay.. so silly me has a question and I can't find it anywhere on the site.--- so tolerate a stupid question from me:

Egon was shedding- he took off that outer dead layer and was a pretty orange color- now within the past 2 days he is a dark brown color where the dead skin came off. Is it normal for this? What causes this?
I was just curious

 

[Aleena]

Huh... my babies usually lighten and brighten when they shed, like they're shedding off the old and bringing out the polished new. Maybe your dragon's adult color is going to be slightly different??? Just a guess.

 

[tl3314]

is it possible for him to get burned?

 

[Aleena]

It's possible, but not very likely if you have the light on the outside of the enclosure. Where is it located?

 

[tl3314]

Well he isn't black and he is changing back and forth frI'm orange to brown so must be a mood thing.

 

[Aleena]

and/or a heat thing.

 

[ThDude]

if im right)if im not im sure germ will correct me) dragons change colors to take in more heat/light or less heat/light. if they want to take in more then thay would turn a darker color(like when you whear a black shirt it makes you hotter) and a more lite color when they are cooling off.

at least this is what i think it changes colors for. what is the temp in its basking spot?

 

[Aleena]

if im right)if im not im sure germ will correct me) dragons change colors to take in more heat/light or less heat/light. if they want to take in more then thay would turn a darker color(like when you whear a black shirt it makes you hotter) and a more lite color when they are cooling off.

at least this is what i think it changes colors for. what is the temp in its basking spot?

That's quite accurate! Only, it can be affected by stress as well, I believe, so she had a good assumption to begin with.

 

[Em Lynch]

Where did he shed? was it directly on his back? or in an area that is less likely to be exposed to heat/light?

 

[Germ]

Curious as to the reasoning behind the above question ...

 

[Em Lynch]

It was an honest question Germ there's no need to question my reasoning

 

[Germ]

So was mine, no reason not to answer or take offense to it .

 

[Em Lynch]

It was regarding over-exposure and possible burning that was all