Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It is so full of energy that you have a hard time keeping up with it.

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.

CelsiusWhipTail is a Whiptail Dragon hatchling who loves the heat. He dreads Winter, because he gets so very cold. But give him a beautiful Summer day where the Sun is shining and just a few clouds are up in the blue sky, with a cool, light breeze, and he is full of joy.