Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It can fit right in your palm.

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.

Shirtless is cute and cuddly. He loves to stand up on his hind legs and play Human with the other hatchlings. Adult dragons usually find this amusing, but if it goes on for more than a few hours is can become extremely annoying.