Cotton Candy Clown Breed Info!!
Cotton Candy Clowns are one of the few clown breeds that do not need to be killed to be harvested, as their cotton candy grows in a hair-like way from their scalps. Their cotton candy is both a cosmetic element and a way for the clowns to find a mate, as during mating season their hair releases a sweet scent to attract a mate. These clowns, however, do reproduce asexually.
Their hair can be most commonly found in pastel pink, but other common colors are pastel blue, yellow, lilac, and green. If two different color Cotton Candy Clowns have a child, the child will exhibit one of three traits— one hair color of one parent; the resulting mix of both parents’ hair color; or a swirl of both parents’ hair color. All Cotton Candy Clowns’ nose matches their hair color(s).
The only sturdy parts of this clown are the horn and nose. The horn is incredibly sharp, and is usually filed bluntly if the clown is kept in a house with small children. The rest of the clown is very soft, almost plush-like.
Cotton Candy Clowns of any gender can have extravagant hair and plumage. They also occasionally fight with their horns, especially the males. This can be play-fighting or asserting dominance.
All Cotton Candy Clowns are incredibly lightweight, nearly weightless. They are also very docile and sweet by nature, which means that when attempted to be poached or attacked they only somewhat fight back. This makes them easy targets for poaching and easy prey for a hungry, rabid clown. However, their weightlessness means that they can easily sneak up on anyone, whether it be friend or foe, play or survival.
Much like sheep, every month their hair is shorn or cut, depending on the length and texture, to a buzz cut. By law, all farms must leave a buzz cut to keep the clown warm, and to protect the cone-like horn that is their only defense mechanism. It is a part of their skull and cannot be removed except by force; selling of the horn is illegal as it is a horribly painful and unethical process for the clown.
Some underground cotton candy farms ignore these laws and either shave the clowns bald and/or remove the horn to sell to terrible collectors. While the hair does grow back, and at a rapid rate for most, the Cotton Candy Clown will be cold and left feeling vulnerable and naked (especially in cold weather), and unable to release the sweet scent.
In ethical Cotton Candy clown farms, clowns should be free-roaming and pasture raised. A plot of land with candy plants is preferred, with a play area of a spinning merry-go-round playground reminiscent of a cotton candy spinner. As a sub-breed of the Candy clown, they need a diet of wild candy plants and normal candy, as well as raw sugar. If not given a proper diet, Cotton Candy Clowns will suffer from nausea, lethargy, and slow hair growth.
Being quite friendly with everyone, these clowns thrive with most other clown breeds. However, they can be pushovers— it is not advised to have a Cotton Candy Clown interact with a Harlequin.
While normally found in the wild or kept for sheering, they are sought-after pets by Candy clown enthusiasts for their pastel colors and sweet demeanor.
The clown pictured is of my Cotton Candy Clown, Cecee, whom I’ve had since she was a Goofball :3 (she always loves to pose for pictures!! She’s so photogenic hehe)
(A/N: this was inspired by @clownomics and their Candy Clowns!)