Common Pygmy

Common Pygmies,, formerly called "Pygmy Dragons", were released on July 15, 2009, alongside Albino, Cheese and Ochredrake dragons. Since their introduction to the cave, they have been updated to display gender dimorphism. Like all pygmies, their eggs cannot be bitten by Vampire Dragons and they can only breed with other pygmies or Pumpkin Dragons.

When sorted by Breed, Common Pygmies used to be listed as "Pygmy"; as of August 14, 2016, they no longer sort above all other pygmy-type dragons and sort by their Encyclopedia name.

Egg
"This egg is so tiny you almost didn't see it."

Hatchling
"Aww... It's a cute baby dragon. It can fit right in your palm."

Mature Hatchling
"Aww... It's a cute baby dragon. It can fit right into your palm. And look! It's grown wings! It must be close to maturing."

Adult
"Common Pygmies are sweet in temperament and palate. They spend a fair amount of time foraging for and scavenging food but have a particular fondness for sweet tasting treats, such as honey. When pickings are slim, they can hunt songbirds and small mammals. Common Pygmies stay in large groups, migrating alongside their food supply. Although capable of the same basic vocal sounds of most other dragons, Common Pygmies prefer to communicate through body language. It is perhaps no surprise, then, that Common Pygmy hatchlings are rather affectionate."

Sprite Artist(s)

 * Vicats (All)

Sprites No Longer In-Use
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Trivia

 * There was once a Stone egg in existence that was born of a mating between a pygmy and another type of dragon. It was sired by a wild female Common Pygmy and a wild male Stone Dragon on May 16, 2011. The dragon has since been removed from the cave, having been considered a glitch.
 * During an episode of Cave Cast, Vicats revealed that Common Pygmies have perfectly circular scales. They resemble "old-school bubble stickers" with no points to them at all. While they're still layered, they lie directly on top of the skin rather than traditionally growing out of the skin, and they can fall off very easily.
 * Before the August 20, 2017 site update that changed the Common Pygmy's name and description, its description read:
 * "Pygmy dragons are the smallest breed of true dragons, being the size of a small cat. They are often found around concentrated populations of dragons, relying on their larger brethren to ward away potential predators, and to leave generous scraps. As such, the majority of a Pygmy's diet is scavenged, though they do hunt songbirds and small mammals when the pickings are slim. Due to their tiny size, pygmies do not breed with other varieties of dragons, but select mates within their breed."

Additional information

 * Regarding pygmy sizes: