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.

Natli's Cook was initially accepted by the other dragons as Emergency Food Supply. To fit in and keep itself alive, Natli's Cook decided to become irreplaceable in Natli's cave. It achieved mastery in preparing tasty meat, so that nobody would think of making a quick snack out of it.