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Item #: SCP-XXXX ('The Hollow Dragon')

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures:
-to be contained in a ?-sized empty room (no furniture that it could eat accidentally) with walls upgraded to have much higher caloric capacity (water pipes running in the walls to constantly drain heat and redistribute it elsewhere?)
-to be fed exactly one (1) "portion" of food whenever its mouth opens to keep its aggression and temperature under control

Description:
-statue of a stubby dragon made out of some sort of white clay
-white, featureless face except for a blindfold and its big toothless maw
-stubby legs and vestigial wings, I guess (trying to make him cute-ish)
-in default state, moves at the speed of a snail
-periodically sits down, opens its maw, and stops all activity, revealing that it's completely empty
-when an item touches the inside of its mouth, the maw suddenly closes with incredible strength
-echography? X-rays? have shown that swallowed objects quickly disintegrate, leaving no trace
-its body temperature quickly rises, based on what it ate
-when it opens its maw again, releases all the energy that was inside him, producing that heat

Experiment Logs: (look up format for those later)
-was initially contained in a non-special room
-because it would just sit there without doing anything, was initially categorized as Safe
-sat there without eating for a long time
-Dr.███ got permission to start tests with it
-it leapt with surprising speed as soon as they entered the room, and devoured them almost whole
-temperature rose enough to turn the entire room into an oven and make even temperature outside room barely bearable
-when it opened its maw, it managed to melt the entire damn wall, but because its maw was open it didn't wander out
-remains of Dr.███ were burnt to a crisp

Addendum 1:
-Researcher standing in chamber after feeding it, measuring evolution of body temperature over time
-dragon lower its head a bit
-Researcher hesitates for a moment, but eventually decides to pet it
-dragon starts "purring"

Addendum 2:
-dragon started recognizing those who interacted with it regularly, immediately walking towards them and lowering its head until it receives headpats

Addendum 3: (probably horrible idea. Ask reviewers to be sure)
-Researcher obtained authorization to change its meals for the sake of experimentation
-discovered that the dragon prefers sweet things
-request to feed the dragon some of the infinite cakes -> being considered

Addendum 4:
-request for the dragon to be taken out of its containment unit for various uses
-will only be considered if it is proven over the next year that the dragon is unambiguously docile and controlled

Accident log:
-Researcher that the dragon was familiar with messed up, had his entire forearm eaten
-Collapses on the floor from shock and rising room temp
-Dragon (surprisingly?) quickly nudges them back towards the door and goes to the opposite corner of the room to not cause them further discomfort
-team extracts researcher
-dragon spends next few days sitting in the corner whining with guilt
-when Researcher insists to come back after recovering, dragon seems happy to see them again and shows more guilt about the wound
-accident led to council forever denying all requests for the Dragon to be offered any more freedom