Common Pygmy

Pygmy Dragons were released on the 15th of July 2009 alongside Albino, Cheese and Ochredrake dragons. Since their introduction to the cave, they have displayed gender dimorphism. They are common and can only breed with other Pygmies or Pumpkin Dragons. Currently, Pygmy dragons have no breed specific action.

This Stone egg is the only egg in existence that was born of a mating between a Pygmy and another type of dragon. It was sired by a wild female Pygmy and a wild male Stone Dragon on May 16, 2011. It gains no views or clicks and most certainly will never hatch. The Stone's link currently reads, "You can't seem to find the dragon you're looking for."

When sorted by Breed, Pygmy Dragons are listed as "pygmy", before all other pygmy-type dragons.

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
"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."

Sprite Artist

 * Vicats (All)

Additional information

 * Pygmy dragons 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.

On the Original Pygmy Size Clarification topic Vicats posted a little bit of additional information about her Pygmies:

"Vicats"

- ''"Pygmies were originally supposed to be about 2 inches long, total. They were nectar-feeders and "often mistaken for large bees" or something like that. TJ asked me the night of the release to rewrite the descriptions, and said they could be "cat sized." When I said "small cat" Singapuras were my basis. However, the stats I have written down are;

Length;Under a foot Height; ~5 inches from withers to ground Wingspan; ~2 feet Weight; 1 KG or less

And clarification on the weight; It's based off of predatory bird weights, rather than mammal weights, because they have hollow bones and whatnot."''