This hatchling appears to be... dead?

Perhaps not. It seems to be active during the night.

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.

Valtornery is a very wild and rowdy hatchling and can't sit still for more then a few minutes at a time. He loves his vampiric mother Vanrey, who watches him as he plays. He loves to romp with other hatchlings, his favorite playmates are the speedy ones. His favorite game is chase though he will play most games. His favorite playmate of all is Voltrey as she is a vampire just like him.