Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. Its eyes glow brightly at night, and it enjoys attacking insects and small animals.

And look! It has grown wings! It must be close to maturing.

Young dragons are relatively defenseless. They are born with relatively soft scales, which are shed and replaced with harder ones as the hatchling matures. Once a hatchling’s wings grow in, it typically marks the beginning of maturation. At this point they are often capable of hunting on their own and are usually left alone by their mother.

MiracleHatchling was abandoned by his original owner when he was a baby. Heartbroken, he crawled to the abandoned area and took his place, hoping to be taking in by some nice person with a friendly cave. He was adopted by his new owner and now is a happy, feisty dragon who likes to fly and eat and play around with other hatchlings.