Cheese Dragons are not actually alive. They are enchanted items of food that act almost identically to dragons. They have no need to eat, but they must “live” in humid environments or they will dry out and harden.

Gautama Gouda, otherwise known as "Your Cheesiness", "The Delicious One", and "Is That Dragon Made Out Of Cheese", is the supreme religious official and by far the wisest dragon in Watari's cave. Greatly respected by all, he is frequently sought out for his words of wisdom. It was he who taught Watari's dragons the Four Noble Draconian Truths: All things must come to an end, eating people is never truly satisfying, a dragon can never really claim treasure as "theirs", and it is possible for a dragon to reach nirvana through rigorous meditation. He is often seen meditating by a stream or in a clearing in the forest.