Can an agressive mother produce nippy babies?

[cinnamongirl]

So I have two male bearded dragons and two females. I have bread 1 male to two females for a while now. What I have noticed is that my nippy female who trys to bite me just about every time my hand goes into her cage tends to produce extremely nippy babies. The babies are not overcrowded and they get plenty to eat, their fat bellies are proof of that. The other female produces beautiful clutches with only a slight tail nip here and there. I was wondering if anyone else has any experience with certain mothers producing nippy babies?

 

[cinnamongirl]

I should probably add that I won't be breeding this mother anymore and will most likely be freezing the clutch in the incubator if I can work up the nerve.

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

Dont freeze the clutch.
Drop your temp to about 81 degrees and slow them down.
It may take another week or 2 for them to hatch but I have found I get less nippy babys this way.
They also hatch a bit bigger.

Your nippy babys, are they a citrus line by chance?

 

[cinnamongirl]

Yes they are citrus. I feel so defeated by some baby bearded dragons.

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

I never really noticed it till David from Carolina Dragons pointed it out on a post, but Citrus lines tend toward fiestyness.
Trust TheFatMan and turn down your temps on the last clutch.
Im sure you will see a difference

 

[Twobeardieguy]

I agree with Tom!

 

[spyder79]

Yes agressive dragons can produce aggressive offspring. It has always seemed to me that certain lines lean towards aggression as well. Such as the hypo line, which i have noted on many occasions to be more aggressive