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what is the best type of bearded dragon to breed?

a big healthy one!! lol, im not sure I know what your asking.... do you mean whats a good morph? or what?

yah, i looking for the best type of morph to breed

Any color morph to a German Giant Line. I have a Sandfire x Citrus German Giant and she's so pretty! I'd like another crazy colored German Giant BD but I haven't been able to find any... Makes me sad...

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Originally Posted by maverickgtr

Any color morph to a German Giant Line. I have a Sandfire x Citrus German Giant and she's so pretty! I'd like another crazy colored German Giant BD but I haven't been able to find any... Makes me sad...

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ive never seen a german giant

They're the exact same but they get to be about half a foot to a foot longer and proportionately larger. I'll try and get some updated pics of Isis soon so you can see a beardie from a German Giant line. She has the color of the Sandfire in her beard, but the rest of her is completely citrus. She's probably going to shed soon though so I don't know how well her colors will show if I get the pics before then.

i used to breed leathers. fun decent money. but the demand has dropped. breeding beardies is a pain lol. I did it for a couple years it was fun but little dragons need alot of care. MO, vibrant colors and extreme side bars thats what the people want. insane reds and if its a citrus or a yellow or even sand fire. make sure u get some genetic side bars. I used to deal with sandfire ranch and theres an awesome breeder in oregon thats allways on fauna. forget there name but THEY HAVE SOME DRAGONS FOR YA LOL!

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Originally Posted by maverickgtr

They're the exact same but they get to be about half a foot to a foot longer and proportionately larger. I'll try and get some updated pics of Isis soon so you can see a beardie from a German Giant line. She has the color of the Sandfire in her beard, but the rest of her is completely citrus. She's probably going to shed soon though so I don't know how well her colors will show if I get the pics before then.

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oh ok, how old is it?

Isis is a year and a half.

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Originally Posted by maverickgtr

Isis is a year and a half.

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nice! how long are they supposed to live?
i know regular bearded dragons live to 13-10 yrs

Life expectancy is about the same as regular beardies. The only difference between the German Giants and a normals is the giants were selectively bred to be bigger.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/DSC01163.jpg

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I tried measuring her today and got about 20 inches from nose to tail, but she kept trying to become a "U" :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Jerbear4592

ive never seen a german giant

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German giants were a larger sized dragon that breeders used to make their bloodlines healthier and hardier. Now a days they have been mixed into almost all lines of morphs, so its rare to see a 100% pure giant. I have breeder dragons that I purchased that weren't sold to me as German giants but I am 99% sure are giants. I have 1 female hypo that is over 20 inches and ranges between 750-850 grams. I have a couple other just as big... lol

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Originally Posted by cstruthers

a big healthy one!! lol, im not sure I know what your asking.... do you mean whats a good morph? or what?

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I agree a healthy one for sure... :gj: As far as colors or genetics that's up to you. There are a bunch of different colors and morphs out there, Hypo's, Trans, Leathers, German giants, and even patternless. just be aware that they can lay a lot of eggs and will eat 1000's of feeder's... :gj:

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I have 1 female hypo that is over 20 inches and ranges between 750-850 grams. I have a couple other just as big... lol

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I read somewhere today while looking up some morphs that either hypos or leucistic [sp?] beardies are huge! Bigger than pure German Giants. I'll be going to the reptile shop where we got Isis and her dad [could be the mom, but I'm fairly sure it was the dad...] was a pure german giant citrus from what I understand. I'll see if I can get some pics or something. I'm quite intrigued now that you say a 100% giant is rare...

i 2nd the rarity of 100% pure. giants are all over the place now. no offense of course.
my last baby leather i took a couple phone pics befor i deliverd them.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...00808-1816.jpg
Sandfire I think he was a giant as well i bought him from sandfire ranch though, he was big 19 in aroun 700 grams lil over.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...00210-1537.jpg
CONAN the male was a lover thats why i held onto him for so long A real OG LOL
DONT MEAN TO HIJACK THREAD

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giants are all over the place now. no offense of course.

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I didn't take any offense. I don't mind that it's not rare to have a giant, I just like my beardies big. Lol it must be because I'm Texan. :D Though the idea of a 100% giant being rare makes me want to ask more questions to the beardie breeder that works at the reptile shop where we got Isis to see if he is in fact 100% giant or just part giant... From what I understood talking to him when we were still thinking about buying a beardie he was 100% giant.

i like beardies big 2. lil guys are just no fun LOL

Lol who doesn't like big dragons...

You might be able to find some 100% German Giants but more than likely it would be from a bigger breeder or someone who has had them for a long time. A lot of the ones around today might be marketed as pure Giants but unless they keep excellent records of lineage its tough to prove.

As the majority of my dragons are large and I do believe that some do have Giant in them I don't sell them as that because I can't prove the lineage, but if you see them you would understand. Especially when you have 8 month old juv's that reach 450 grams easy lol...