Esyhl Resident

I found a lovely drake with DOS of both Peppermint Horn from one parent, and Peppermint Claw from the other. Wish me luck that it's hidden! I'd really like to finally land on this trait (especially horn).

My Datentuds have laid another baby, and it was a 5x Dat with Smolder Ruby. Pretty girl. I have a future couple of 5x male with char and 5x female with ruby. I love these two, and hope they make people happy in the future. I'm still working on getting a zaetus eye on them because I personally love that eye.

What combinations are people working on that they love?

Today I found a lovely couple of adult DATs that I paired up. Immediately they birthed a perfect baby with all markings I wanted and pigments. How wonderful! Since it was a boy, I decided to name him Rikue after a doggo I had growing up. When he hatches and grows I'll post pictures! But for now he's an eggo.

The Lovely Lady Talia has hit adulthood. Pretty Girl!

I took my lovely adoptee Spooks out for a ride and dig today. This ol' man is gonna be 100 in just about a week, but I think I'm not planning to breed him anymore between now and then. I'm looking forward to gifting him an eternal feather

Just built my first targeted pod. Ultimately, I wish to build a Fruzayl Skin/Pigment(horns and ornament) on Spike Horns or Fin Horns, with Stone Ornament. Then the Ripple Sky Marking. Dad is in the back, all Mom's in rotation are in the front.

Aiming for a white or blue eye. Dad has white, two of the moms have blue. Some of them have supportive backgrounds, some I have to go by the non-hidden traits to start. I'll be able to build one of my dream dragons from this lot, and maybe even start to work on what may one day be a strong line. Who knows. But here's the messy start. Wish me luck! (I also have a new momma that I love her colors... the one on the far right. Aurora is the black one and already one of my favorites).

One more post. Meet my baby girl Talia. She isn't being bred, just living her best life with me in my Mermaid Nest.

When she reaches maturity she will have Zaetus Spikes (deep purple). She inherited most of her traits from her father's visible traits, and the sky ripples are from her mom Aurora (one of my favorites) as well as her eyes. Her claws were a bit more of a surprise. Such a pretty girl.

Today is a big day. It's EGG DAY. I'm expecting 3 more eggs today (I only have small groups, this is my biggest day of the week). I woke up to one already

The egg I'm most anxious about is from a new mom and dad ginger. They may not pass anything, but it would be exciting if they did

May all your dragon eggs be beautiful

One of the first girls I adopted when I learned about the dragons... this is "Ripple". I don't know her background or if she's from a reputable breeder. I just know that she is the reason I fell in love with the Ripple on the Zaetus. There isn't anything crazy special about her compared to what breeders are building as designers, but she was the first combination I loved. I later met the dragon I named Aura that perfected the combo for me. Still, Ripple is important to my dragon journey.

Welcome to the weekend! May your Dragon Lays be Bountiful Cuties

I went to my first class today (class 3 - Dragon Breeding). Even though I've had dragons laying eggs this past week and had a general idea of what can happen breeding, the class really opened my eyes to the possibilities... and for me at least, the importance as a breeder of starting from starters, or a very trusted line... but you can never fully guarantee the line. Knowing that there is a set of the Visible Traits, and one set of Hidden Traits... and that only those go in to the mix of the offspring, really cleared things up. It's still a very involved effort though to get that nice fairly clean line going where you feel confidence in the traits being passed. I have a new high appreciation for the breeders who have taken the time, money, and mental focus to help achieve some reliable lines.

Thank you for today's class!

Have you ever gotten crazy excited that you found what you were hunting for for your price range, and then you go to buy it while cammed at the wrong angle and you accidentally bought the wrong dragon? No? Just Me? Ah well. At least it was a pretty gal. If I can't turn her around, luckily I'm still glad to have her. Maybe it was just meant to be. (PS I still did get the one I was after).

The breeding game begins. Before I was buying Dragons for pets and breeding them out just because (until they were ancient). Now, I'm taking on the challenge of trying to breed out LE traits to help preserve them on the grid (and maybe build a beauty for next x-mas season, but we'll see). Oooooh Boy. Wish me luck.

If you happen to see this post, would you mind taking a moment to reply?

I'd love to hear what people's favorite combinations are. Personal combinations that they found beautiful, eye catching, or unable to ignore (keep it positive!).

I've found a black dragon with sky blue ripples and light blue eyes. She was impossible to resist after seeing her a couple of times. I named her Aurora.
I've also found that I love the Purple with a dark Blue Ripple. I have a couple of them I couldn't ignore, though I haven't found one with the pink/purple eye yet. I think that would be a favorite.

And then sometimes you find the combinations you never expected, like the dragon I named Scald. Water Cyan color with the Peach Fire Markings. I could NOT take my eyes off her, even though I never dreamed I would go for those colors.

Aren't the possibilities beautiful?

(Please forgive me for not using their official color/type names, I'm still new to the dragons, and am appreciating the colors/patterns more than the deep specifics).

Today I saw a stunning combo in a designer line that a breeder worked hard for. Black dragon with matching claws. Yellow eyes, Horn, and Ornament pigment. It was so lovely but I had to let it go this time. Maybe I'll find them again next pay day. I love discovering new eye catching combos.

Apparently I have a new favorite pass time of sim hopping and admiring all of the combinations that breeders have achieved with their Dragons. And then I end up coming home with a new Dragon every time. Oops.