Neat Observation

[beardielover17]

While I was bathing Frank today I noticed it was as if somebody sprayed him with red/orange paint. He's got tons of red and orange tints on his body. His belly and top of his head has the most red. He never had coloring like that when he was younger and I noticed some red (barely noticeable) about a year ago but with every shed it seems like it's coming out more and more. I thought it was pretty neat. I have a couple pictures but he started to get cold and get dark so you can't really see

 

[Craiger]

That's cool. Is it normal for frills to turn red?

 

[beardielover17]

For Aussies I've noticed they get redder with age from lookin at my friend's. New Guinea supposedly has a red phase too but it's not very common but everyone says it shows up on the frill only and not the body. *shrugs* At first I thought Frank had red ants on him but I looked closer and it's just his scales have more color now.

 

[crypticdragons]

do you think he may be a hybrid and you didn't know it? Or was he WC

 

[beardielover17]

Some of the pictures finished uploading. They aren't the best though. The mark on Frank's head is a scar from when he jumped and hit the light when I was adjusting his basking spot last year.

 

[beardielover17]

do you think he may be a hybrid and you didn't know it? Or was he WC

Frank was CBB and labeled as a pure NG. I refused to get a WC after what I went through with my 1st one I tried saving. For the price I paid for him I wouldn't disagree Frank was a NG either. Hybrids are almost as much as a pure Aussie ($500+) and usually are much larger than NG and Frank is average size for a NG. I'm puzzled with this one.

 

[crypticdragons]

do you think he may be a hybrid and you didn't know it? Or was he WC

Frank was CBB and labeled as a pure NG. I refused to get a WC after what I went through with my 1st one I tried saving. For the price I paid for him I wouldn't disagree Frank was a NG either. Hybrids are almost as much as a pure Aussie ($500+) and usually are much larger than NG and Frank is average size for a NG. I'm puzzled with this one.

well every animal is different but he could also be a quarter. It could be possible that the breeder had a hybrid and either didn't know it or didn't advertise it (due to the distaste that there seems to be for hybrids in the frillie hobby) and bred it to a NG thus you get a dragon that is mostly NG but may develop some traits of its aussie heritage.

 

[beardielover17]

Anything is definitely a possibility in this case. I'll see if I can get pictures of the red NG so I can show you guys

 

[crypticdragons]

Anything is definitely a possibility in this case. I'll see if I can get pictures of the red NG so I can show you guys

What do your guys on the frillie forum have to say about it?

 

[beardielover17]

In the process of posting that actually. So no answer yet but I'm willing to bet most of them have no clue either lol

 

[beardielover17]

My friend Chad's pure Aussie

coldbloodcages Brendan's Red NG

Mike (member of my site) Hybrids

 

[Debbe]

Very pretty boy!!

 

[beardielover17]

Thanks!

 

[staylor]

Wow. he has a lot on his head. Keep us posted on this please

 

[beardielover17]

Will do!

 

[crystal9534]

are frilleds like beardies? calm and loving? chad's looks like it is

 

[beardielover17]

In terms of care they are nothing like beardies but in terms of personality they can be aggressive or very timid or very sweet and affectionate like my Frank is.