Breeding Hints

The Menu is a part of DragonVale where players are able to look at helpful hints to find out which dragons or elements are needed to breed a certain dragon.

are available in the breeding toolbar to be viewed after tapping on the Breeding Cave/Enchanted Breeding Cave and the Epic Breeding Island/Epic Breeding Sanctuary.


 * A list of dragons and information about which dragons and/or elements are needed to breed appears, when this section is selected.
 * Unlocked |breeding hints will appear in the form of an equation.
 * Some of the |breeding hints can be unlocked by using gems.
 * "The breeding hint for a dragon is automatically unlocked when you have at least 2 of them in your park." -- In-Game News Alert from Backflip Studios

Images In the Menu
Different images appear in the menu depending on whether a dragon hint is locked or if it has specific time, element or dragon requirements.


 * When a dragon is locked, a picture of a lock with three question marks will show instead of the hint. To remove this image, gems can be used to reveal the hint under it.


 * The Moon Dragon and Sun Dragon can only be bred during the night or day. For these dragons, an image of a clock with a moon on it will appear for the Moon Dragon, and an image of a clock with a sun will appear for the Sun Dragon.


 * If a specific dragon is needed to breed a dragon, then an image with that dragon's head will appear in the equation of the |breeding hint.


 * If a specific element is needed to breed a dragon, then an image with that element's flag will appear in the equation of the |breeding hint.

Breeding Hints Costs
Although there may be some exceptions and additions to a group, the following patterns occur for the price of the |breeding hints:
 * Regular hybrid dragon |breeding hints cost two gems.
 * Opposite hybrid dragon |breeding hints cost five gems.
 * Epic dragon |breeding hints cost 15 gems.
 * Limited hybrid dragon |breeding hints are ten gems.
 * Limited epic dragon |breeding hints cost 20 gems.
 * Gemstone dragon |breeding hints cost 25 gems.