This hatchling could hardly be considered cute.

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.

Mushmush is a hatchling that was frozen due to an unfortunate spell. Some of the dragons of the cave say that they look like a sentient piece of meat or an inside-out hatchling. Mushmush has had many close calls with hungry dragons who mistook Mushmush for food.