Dragon breeding

Dragon breeding is the act of artificially propagating and raising dragons. Dragon breeding was outlawed by the Warlocks' Convention of 1709, due not only to the fact that that dragons cannot be tamed (receiving the highest Ministry of Magic danger classification of XXXXX), but because wizards with pet dragons would be easily detected by Muggles.

By the 20th century, it was common wizarding knowledge that dragon breeding is highly illegal and dangerous.

Some books that cover dragon breeding include Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit, published in 1658, and From Egg to Inferno: a Dragon-Keeper's Guide.

Raising dragons
"Keep the egg in the fire, 'cause their mothers breathe on 'em, see, an' when it hatches, feed it on a bucket o' brandy mixed with chicken blood every half hour."

- Rubeus Hagrid on how to raise a dragon While the dragon is still in its egg, it should be placed in the fire to heat it up, as the mother ordinarily breathes on it. Fire seeds can be tossed into the fire to give it the last burst of heat needed to make it hatch. When hatched, the dragon chick should be fed a bucket of brandy mixed with chicken blood every half-hour, which apparently serves as a replacement for dragon milk. During the first few months, the dragon requires a lot of care. The dragon's first fire breaths, usually accompanied by thick grey smoke, appear when the dragon is around six months old. However, the ability to fly is normally developed later, at around twelve months, and the dragon will not be fully mature until it is two years old and ready to live on its own.

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