OMG! I hatched a two-headed dragon!
Well, the title pretty much says it all. I hatched my first live, apparently healthy, two-headed dragon. He (or they) are a bit sleepy, but not too bad at all considering. I noticed that one of my babies was having trouble getting out of the egg. He kept straining and wiggling his head around, so I decided to help him. And out popped another head! This baby was produced by my red/gold sandfire x peach hypo female, Akira. She produced a few two-heads for me last year, but they died in the egg. She also produced a high number of twins. I bred her to a different male this year to see if it was possibly genetic or just a fluke, and I am seeing twinning again - and now a live two-head. Her genetics are intriguing to me...it seems that the gene for twins is perhaps co-dominant (I'm not sure if this would be correct...I am no genetics expert) since she produces some twins no matter who she is bred to. I am extremely anxious to see if her offspring will carry the "twin" gene, if it does indeed exist. Well, enough blabbing, here are some pictures...
Jamie
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