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{{Infobox/Dragon
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|name = Sweetling
  
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| image =<gallery>
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|image = Adult Sweetling Dragon.gif
  
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Sweetling infobox set.png|Standard
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|release = February 14, 2010
  
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Sweetling infobox set alt.png|Alternate
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|rarity = Rare - Holiday Dragon
  
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</gallery>
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|color =
 
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| egg_description =This egg looks delicate and sweet.
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◾ '''Normal''' - Pink
  
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| release =February 14, 2010
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◾ '''Alt''' - Black, red and white
  
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| elements =[[Balance (element)|Neutral]]
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|nicknames = Sexyfeathers
  
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| morphology =[[Standard dragon|Dragon]] ([[Wingless]])
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|habitat = [[:Category:No Habitat|None - '''Breedable Only''']]
  
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| bsa =
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| price =
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| habitats =[[:Category:No Habitat|Unknown]] ([[:Category:Limited release dragons|Limited release]])
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| artists =[[:Category:Kila|Kila]], [[:Category:Nepherim|Nepherim]]
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| encyclopedia_id=121
 
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'''Sweetlings''' are a male-only breed of dragons released on Valentine's Day 2010. Each scroll was limited to 2 Sweetlings during their release; further Sweetling eggs were automatically abandoned after 15 minutes. Sweetlings, being a holiday breed, are only available around Valentine's Day.
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'''Sweetlings''' are the all-male Valentine's Day dragon released during the [[Valentine's Day]] event of 2010. As a limited release dragon, Sweetlings are only capable of producing Sweetling eggs during a brief period before Valentine's Day is celebrated in February. They can still be bred to all year round, producing the female's breed of egg. Each scroll is limited to 2 cave-born dragons of this breed, like all other [[:Category:Valentine's Day dragons|Valentine's Day dragons]].
   
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==Official descriptions==
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During the original release a glitch during the early hours of the 14th caused eggs to auto-abandon. As an apology the affected scrolls were activated for alts. These users would hatch alternate-colored Sweetlings, with a black and red color scheme and a skull and cross bones. Alt Sweetlings were designed to represent 'Singles Awareness Day,' or 'SAD'. 
  
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===Egg===
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''This egg looks delicate and sweet.''
   
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===Hatchling===
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Unlike other alt dragons that come in regular and alt forms, alt sweetlings are not true alts. All sweetlings are the same form, with the "alt" appearance being purely cosmetic to particular scrolls. All sweetlings automatically change to a scroll's colouration regardless of their lineage or whether they are eggs or hatchlings. Traded sweetlings thus become the colouration of the scroll they arrive on, and may change from alts, become alts, or remain the same depending on their destination. As a result, scrolls may only obtain alts or normal colouration and not both.
  
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''Aww... It's a cute baby dragon. It's very curious and fond of sweets.''
   
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===Mature hatchling===
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During the 2011 and 2012 valentine breeding period, certain Sweetlings bred from other Sweetlings alted. This was a glitch.
  
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''Aww... It's a cute baby dragon. It's very curious and fond of sweets.''
   
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''And look! It's grown feathers! It must be close to maturing.''
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When sorted by "Breed" they are listed as "Valentine 2010 dragon" on a users scroll.
  
   
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===Adult===
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==Official Dragon Description==
  
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''Sweetlings are a small, flightless breed of dragon. They are herbivores who favor sweet fruits and honey, and have been known to go to great lengths to obtain their favorite treats. Their long, prehensile tails allow them to grab onto branches and give them superior balance. Sweetlings are expressive dragons and have a large array of calls to communicate with others. They become very vocal during breeding season and sing long, beautiful melodies to attract a mate. Inquisitive in nature, Sweetlings are known to investigate anything that piques their interest, and are quick to flee if the object of their curiosity strikes back.''
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===[[Dragon Stages#Egg Stage|Egg]]===
  
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''"This egg looks delicate and sweet."''
  
   
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==Sprite artists==
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===[[Dragon Stages#Hatchling Stage|Hatchling]]===
  
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*[[:Category:Kila|Kila]] (All)
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''"Aww... It's a cute baby dragon. It's very curious and fond of sweets."''
  
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*[[:Category:Nepherim|Nepherim]] (All)
   
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== Sprites ==
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===[[Dragon Stages#Hatchling Stage|Mature Hatchling]]===
  
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{| class="wikitable"
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''"Aww... It's a cute baby dragon. It's very curious and fond of sweets. And look! It's grown feathers! It must be close to maturing."''
  
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{{Sprite table header}}
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|-
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|Standard
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|rowspan="2"|[[File:Sweetling egg.gif]]
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|[[File:Sweetling hatchi.gif]]
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|[[File:Sweetling mature hatchi.gif]]
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|[[File:Sweetling adult.gif]]
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|-
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|Alternate
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|[[File:Alt Sweetling hatchi.gif]]
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|[[File:Alt Sweetling mature hatchi.gif]]
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|[[File:Sweetling adult alt.gif]]
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|-
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|colspan="5"|'''[[Spriter's Alt]]s'''
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|-
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|[[:Category:Kila|Kila]]'s alternate
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|&ndash;
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|[[File:Sweetling SA Kila hatchi.gif]]
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|[[File:Sweetling SA Kila mature hatchi.gif]]
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|[[File:Sweetling SA Kila adult.gif]]
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|-
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|[[:Category:Nepherim|Nepherim]]'s alternate
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|&ndash;
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|[[File:Sweetling SA Nepherim hatchi.gif]]
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|[[File:Sweetling SA Nepherim mature hatchi.gif]]
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|[[File:Sweetling SA Nepherim adult.gif]]
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|}
   
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=== Egg sequence ===
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===[[Dragon Stages#Adult Stage|Adult]]===
  
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{{Egg sequence
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''"Sweetlings are a small, flightless breed of dragon. They are herbivores who favor sweet fruits and honey, and have been known to go to great lengths to obtain their favorite treats. Their long, prehensile tails allow them to grab onto branches and give them superior balance. Sweetlings are expressive dragons and have a large array of calls to communicate with others. They become very vocal during breeding season and sing long, beautiful melodies to attract a mate. Inquisitive in nature, Sweetlings are known to investigate anything that piques their interest, and are quick to flee if the object of their curiosity strikes back."''
  
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|Sweetling egg.gif
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|Sweetling crack 1.png
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|Sweetling crack 2.png
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|Sweetling crack 3.png
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|Sweetling crack 4.png
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|Sweetling crack 5.png
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|Sweetling dead egg.gif}}
   
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=== Retired sprites ===
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==Sprite Artists==
  
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
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*[[:Category:Kila|Kila]] (All)
  
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!colspan="5"|'''Temporary event sprites'''
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*[[:Category:Nepherim|Nepherim]] (All)
  
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|-
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{{Sprite table header}}
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|-
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|[[April Fools' Day 2018]]
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|&ndash;
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|&ndash;
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|&ndash;
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|[[File:Sweetling adult AF 2018.png]]
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|-
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|[[April Fools' Day 2022]]
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|&ndash;
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|&ndash;
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|&ndash;
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|[[File:Sweetling adult AF 2022.png]]
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|-
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|[[April Fools' Day 2022]]<br />Alternate
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|&ndash;
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|&ndash;
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|&ndash;
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|[[File:Sweetling alternate adult AF 2022.png]]
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|-
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|[[April Fools' Day 2022]]<br />[[:Category:Kila|Kila]]'s alternate
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|&ndash;
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|&ndash;
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|&ndash;
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|[[File:Sweetling SA Kila adult AF 2022.png]]
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|-
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|[[April Fools' Day 2022]]<br />[[:Category:Nepherim|Nepherim]]'s alternate
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|&ndash;
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|&ndash;
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|&ndash;
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|[[File:Sweetling SA Nepherim adult AF 2022.png]]
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|}
   
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
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==Sprites==
  
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!colspan="5"|'''Retired sprites'''
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{{Table Start}}
  
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|-
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{{Table Header|Series|100|Egg|100|Hatchling|100|Mature Hatchling|100|Adult|100|Special|100}}
  
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{{Sprite table header}}
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{{Table Row2|Normal||[[File:Valentine10.gif]]|2|[[File:Cndy.gif]]||[[File:Cndy2.gif]]||[[File:Adult Sweetling Dragon.gif]]||Male-only breed}}
  
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|-
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{{Table Row2|Alt||[[File:Vdayblackalt.gif]]||[[File:Sweetling Juvenile Alt.gif]]||[[File:Sweetling Adult Alt.gif]]||Male-only breed}}
  
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|Retired dead egg
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{{Table Row|[[Spriter's Alt]]|6|}}
  
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|colspan="4"|[[File:Old Sweetling dead egg.png]]
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{{Table Row2|Kila's<br>[[Spriter's_Alt#Valentine_Spriter.27s_Alts|spriter alts]]||[[File:Valentine10.gif]]|2|[[File:Valentine brown hatchling.gif]]||[[File:Kila's alt sweetling .gif]]||[[File:Sweetling Adult Alt2.gif]]||-}}
  
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|}
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{{Table Row2|Nepherim's<br>[[Spriter's_Alt#Valentine_Spriter.27s_Alts|spriter alts]]||[[File:Neph's Alt.gif]]||[[File:Neph alt gender.gif]]||[[File:Sweetling Adult Alt3.gif]]||-}}
  
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{{Table End}}
  
   
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==Variant determination==
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==[[Dragon Stages#Egg Sequence|Egg Sequence]]==
  
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During their initial release, a bug during the early hours of the 14th caused all caught eggs to auto-abandon. As an apology, the affected scrolls were marked to receive an alternate color of Sweetling. These users would hatch Sweetlings with a black and red color scheme, with a skull and crossbones on their flank. Alternate Sweetlings were designed to represent "Singles Awareness Day," or "SAD."
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{{Egg sequence|Valentine10.gif|Eqd.png|È_i.png|Gj.png|4e.png|Qzd.png|Ef.png}}
  
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[[Category:No Habitat]]
  
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After breed limits were relaxed in the 2013 [[Holiday]] season, any bred Sweetling on a bug-affected scroll would become an alternate Sweetling. In 2018, [[TJ09]] announced that the alt Sweetling mechanic would be retired and only pink Sweetlings would be available moving forward.<ref name="Alt retirement">Event announcement by TJ09; [https://forums.dragcave.net/topic/181649-2018-02-08-valentines-event-schedule 2018-02-08 - Valentine's Event Schedule]</ref> Following community feedback, the mechanic was adjusted instead of being removed entirely. Alternate Sweetlings can currently only be obtained by users who were affected by the 2010 auto-abandon bug, and only if the Sweetling's father was black alt Sweetling. If either of these conditions is not met, it will result in the standard pink coloration.<ref name="Alt update">Forum post by TJ09; [https://forums.dragcave.net/topic/181649-2018-02-08-valentines-event-schedule/page/6/#comment-9636678 2018-02-08 - Valentine's Event Schedule]</ref>
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[[Category:Dragon Types]]
  
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[[Category:Rare Dragons]]
  
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<u>'''Note:'''</u> Even after hatching, an alt Sweetling will revert to the standard Sweetling coloring if the hatchling is transferred to a non-alt scroll.
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[[Category:Holiday]]
  
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{| class="article-table"
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|-
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!Standard father
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!Alt father
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|-
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!Regular scroll
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|[[File:Sweetling mature hatchi.gif|center]]
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|[[File:Sweetling mature hatchi.gif|center]]
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|-
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!Bug-affected scroll
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|[[File:Sweetling mature hatchi.gif|center]]
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|[[File:Alt Sweetling mature hatchi.gif|center]]
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|}
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==Encyclopedia entry==
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{{Encyclo_Entry
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|noentry = 1
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}}
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==Trivia==
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*During the 2011 and 2012 Valentine breeding period, certain Sweetlings bred from other Sweetlings alted. This was a glitch that was later fixed.
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*Under the legacy breed sort, these dragons sort as "Valentine 2010 Dragon" on a user's scroll. As of August 14, 2016, they now sort using their Encyclopedia name.
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
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{{Navbox/Dragons}}
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[[Category:Wingless dragons]]

Latest revision as of 13:51, 21 February 2024

Sweetlings are the all-male Valentine's Day dragon released during the Valentine's Day event of 2010. As a limited release dragon, Sweetlings are only capable of producing Sweetling eggs during a brief period before Valentine's Day is celebrated in February. They can still be bred to all year round, producing the female's breed of egg. Each scroll is limited to 2 cave-born dragons of this breed, like all other Valentine's Day dragons.

Official descriptions[]

Egg[]

This egg looks delicate and sweet.

Hatchling[]

Aww... It's a cute baby dragon. It's very curious and fond of sweets.

Mature hatchling[]

Aww... It's a cute baby dragon. It's very curious and fond of sweets.

And look! It's grown feathers! It must be close to maturing.

Adult[]

Sweetlings are a small, flightless breed of dragon. They are herbivores who favor sweet fruits and honey, and have been known to go to great lengths to obtain their favorite treats. Their long, prehensile tails allow them to grab onto branches and give them superior balance. Sweetlings are expressive dragons and have a large array of calls to communicate with others. They become very vocal during breeding season and sing long, beautiful melodies to attract a mate. Inquisitive in nature, Sweetlings are known to investigate anything that piques their interest, and are quick to flee if the object of their curiosity strikes back.

Sprite artists[]

Sprites[]

Series Egg Hatchling Mature hatchling Adult
Standard Sweetling egg Sweetling hatchi Sweetling mature hatchi Sweetling adult
Alternate Alt Sweetling hatchi Alt Sweetling mature hatchi Sweetling adult alt
Spriter's Alts
Kila's alternate – Sweetling SA Kila hatchi Sweetling SA Kila mature hatchi Sweetling SA Kila adult
Nepherim's alternate – Sweetling SA Nepherim hatchi Sweetling SA Nepherim mature hatchi Sweetling SA Nepherim adult

Egg sequence[]

Stage 0 Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Dead
Sweetling egg Sweetling crack 1 Sweetling crack 2 Sweetling crack 3 Sweetling crack 4 Sweetling crack 5 Sweetling dead egg

Retired sprites[]

Temporary event sprites
Series Egg Hatchling Mature hatchling Adult
April Fools' Day 2018 – – – Sweetling adult AF 2018
April Fools' Day 2022 – – – Sweetling adult AF 2022
April Fools' Day 2022
Alternate 		– – – Sweetling alternate adult AF 2022
April Fools' Day 2022
Kila's alternate 		– – – Sweetling SA Kila adult AF 2022
April Fools' Day 2022
Nepherim's alternate 		– – – Sweetling SA Nepherim adult AF 2022
Retired sprites
Series Egg Hatchling Mature hatchling Adult
Retired dead egg Old Sweetling dead egg

Variant determination[]

During their initial release, a bug during the early hours of the 14th caused all caught eggs to auto-abandon. As an apology, the affected scrolls were marked to receive an alternate color of Sweetling. These users would hatch Sweetlings with a black and red color scheme, with a skull and crossbones on their flank. Alternate Sweetlings were designed to represent "Singles Awareness Day," or "SAD."

After breed limits were relaxed in the 2013 Holiday season, any bred Sweetling on a bug-affected scroll would become an alternate Sweetling. In 2018, TJ09 announced that the alt Sweetling mechanic would be retired and only pink Sweetlings would be available moving forward.[1] Following community feedback, the mechanic was adjusted instead of being removed entirely. Alternate Sweetlings can currently only be obtained by users who were affected by the 2010 auto-abandon bug, and only if the Sweetling's father was black alt Sweetling. If either of these conditions is not met, it will result in the standard pink coloration.[2]

Note: Even after hatching, an alt Sweetling will revert to the standard Sweetling coloring if the hatchling is transferred to a non-alt scroll.

Standard father Alt father
Regular scroll
Sweetling mature hatchi
Sweetling mature hatchi
Bug-affected scroll
Sweetling mature hatchi
Alt Sweetling mature hatchi

Encyclopedia entry[]

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Trivia[]

  • During the 2011 and 2012 Valentine breeding period, certain Sweetlings bred from other Sweetlings alted. This was a glitch that was later fixed.
  • Under the legacy breed sort, these dragons sort as "Valentine 2010 Dragon" on a user's scroll. As of August 14, 2016, they now sort using their Encyclopedia name.

References[]

  1. ↑ Event announcement by TJ09; 2018-02-08 - Valentine's Event Schedule
  2. ↑ Forum post by TJ09; 2018-02-08 - Valentine's Event Schedule
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