Dragons are creatures with nearly unlimited life spans. They can survive for long periods of time, and no one has found a dragon that has died of old age. Adolescence is usually marked by the growth of a hatchling’s wings, although not all breeds of dragons grow wings and some breeds have other traits that indicate the beginning of maturation. Once they hit adolescence, hatchlings change quickly, maturing to their full forms in only 2 years.

Dragons don’t communicate with each other verbally, but they will growl to scare off predators and frighten prey. Young dragons will emit an extremely high-pitched squeal when they are frightened. To communicate, they use telepathy with each other and to speak to other creatures.

Day Tripper Shimmer is a quite clumsy dragon who will trip over thin air. Due to his size and the weight of his gold scales, many dragons avoid his path for fear that he will topple over on top of them and smash them. This is unfortunate because he really loves Pygmy dragons and will attempt to talk to them nearly every day. He isn't sure why he's so clumsy, but little does he know, he's missing a toe. He's just too busy falling to notice.