To adopt I will say something like "first come first serve" or I'll ask you to tell me a name or thing about the dragon you are adopting.Don't wine or pout that you didn't get a certain adopt, I'll make more. You can get one next time.
Yes I use this kind of base;
It's easier to color and then other adopt makers can't take a base I've colored and sell it off as their own.
It's also easier to use the dragon as a color palette after you adopt it! Then you can draw your newly adopted dragon easier. I didn't make these bases they were made by Owibix on deviant art, the hybrid bases are made by combining elements of the two as well as added parts I made.