Annapolis Bearded Dragon

In the next 3 years I will be looking to hone the colors of my lines through selective breeding to bring wicked colored hypos that are 100% het Trans.

My biggest project will be to work on developing a super dark or even black translucent. Pictured above and below is an Pogona Barbata or Eastern Bearded Dragon.  The Easterns are known for their dark pigment, and elongated bodies. This is the original bloodline that gave the "German Giants" their size and bone structure, these guys are big! With size up to 27" in the wild, they have a very long tail when compared to the Central Bearded Dragon. 

The biggest challenge I face is finding parents with the right genetics to produce extremely dark colored offspring. And then introducing the Translucent gene into their offspring to eventually produce a super dark translucent, or even my goal the "Super Black Trans". I'm looking for dark pigmentation like the pictures above and below, and eventually being able to add black eyes to the mix will make for a very impressive morph. 

Again the challenge I face is that 95% of the United States Bearded Dragon stock has been breed for color and reducing the pigment shown in their skin to bring out those vibrant colors. This is the total opposite of what I'm trying to due. Luckily I have a few dragons with the right genetics and I'm hopefully picking up a another pair in the near future that should help me get one step closer to this achievement. I wouldn't be surprised if this takes me a minimum of 3-5 years to complete. I love a challenge, and provided my real job and my "Wife" don't kill me first I think I have a pretty good chance at making this happen! Time, patience, and the right genetics is needed... At the moment I have all three, so as long as time is on my side I should have an interesting next couple of years! Wish me luck!

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