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Is there a reason one of my dragons has less spikes.

bluebluecow

Bearded Dragon Egg
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Hi
I have 2 beardies, probably both normal. Shop kept all babies in a big, and I mean big pen. Prob 7ft x 7ft. (I think it's why my older girl, was 40wks when we got her has one foot missing, several toes and a good bit of her tail).
Now my big girl is very spiky, big spikes on head and on her sides .
My little girl about 10mths old now, has very few spikes. She isn't a leather back but has small head spikes and small side spikes. She is also smaller.
Big girl is typical yellows and browns, little girl is very orangey and red in real life. She isn't hypo as has black claws.
Pic of little girl, big girl is having a sort of brumation ( sleeps a bit but will move in her hide, some days will eat some days won't, every few days will come out warm her self and run round her viv)
 

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Sadie

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Hi
I have 2 beardies, probably both normal. Shop kept all babies in a big, and I mean big pen. Prob 7ft x 7ft. (I think it's why my older girl, was 40wks when we got her has one foot missing, several toes and a good bit of her tail).
Now my big girl is very spiky, big spikes on head and on her sides .
My little girl about 10mths old now, has very few spikes. She isn't a leather back but has small head spikes and small side spikes. She is also smaller.
Big girl is typical yellows and browns, little girl is very orangey and red in real life. She isn't hypo as has black claws.
Pic of little girl, big girl is having a sort of brumation ( sleeps a bit but will move in her hide, some days will eat some days won't, every few days will come out warm her self and run round her viv)
I can have some one take a look at both of them - can you get some better pics of them please- your not keeping the dragons together in the same tank are you?
 

xp29

Hatchling Dragon
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That one is definitely normal.
The other may be a Dunner. Dunners have a haphazard scale pattern and are typically more spikey. Look at the belly and chin scales. Normals have a uniform pattern, Dunners scales point every which way. Also the stripes on the tail should be broken or even be spots if your other girl is a Dunner.
 

bluebluecow

Bearded Dragon Egg
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Both in separate vivs and never allowed out together , as I think big girl would eat little one. More pics have put if it's Gemma or trey on the pics . Thanks for the help.
 

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xp29

Hatchling Dragon
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Ok, they are both normal scale, gemma may be a blue bar (if her side panels turn blue when she is warm) otherwise looks like you have 2 normals, that happen to be very pretty
 

bluebluecow

Bearded Dragon Egg
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Ok, they are both normal scale, gemma may be a blue bar (if her side panels turn blue when she is warm) otherwise looks like you have 2 normals, that happen to be very pretty
Thank you. Must admit I got a new baby yesterday, well she choose me lol. Was in the reptile shop and she was at the back , soon as she saw me she ran to the front and would follow where I went. Got a cuddle and she happily sat on my hand. Love the fact that with our local reptile shop if you don't buy a viv from them they ask for a picture of your set up
So sapphira came home yesterday, eating like a champ and wanting to come out.
She is a red hypo
 

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