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I am going to breed this female with a male, but i am trying to figure out what exactly what color this beardy is, or rather the "codename" for it is, i know its obv. an orange color.. I have had her for about a year and she keeps getting this lighter orange color as she gets older, now her whole body is almost orange. If i breed her with a normal male beardy would that be worth it or should i be looking for another color?

Another problem is i tried to let them meet each other and the female wanted to bite the males head off. She is my biggest beardy, such a beast.

Sorry my cam on my phone is a pile.

From the quality of the picture she looks the same color as the sand she's in.

Most colors in dragons are recessive so breeding to a normal who doesn't carry the same genetic traits will produce normal looking dragons. However offspring may show some yellows or oranges, as its possible the male can still carry those traits (as non visible hets). To be honest, there really isn't any way to know exactly what the offspring will look like. They may take after mom or dad, or a combination of both. The clutch can contain all three possibilities as well.
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PHLdyPayne

Can all bearded dragons mate with each other or are there some females that just wont have it. If i put them together the female is going to tear the males head off, she is really really aggressive and she is much larger than him, although they are the same age.

Never heard of a dragon tearing off the head of another..but ifthe female doesn't like the male, she will rebuff any attempts he makes to mate her. If they do fight, either can be seriously injured. Thus, any new introductions should be done in a neutral place (a wide open area works good, like a living room floor or if you have one, a small room where there is not much to run and hide under.

A kiddy wading pool works good to, minus water. Keeps the dragons from suddenly taking off and getting into or under something difficult to get them back out of (like inside a base heater...my female ran into mine and up into the wall where the pipes lead into..fortunately she came back down and I heard her scratching about and I was able to get her before she ran back in).

Mating behavior is a bit rough, as the male does grab the female by the back of the neck and sometimes will shake her to get her into position. However, rarely is there any actual damage done to the female. There are plenty of videos of breeding/mating dragons on youtube, would be a good idea to watch a few and get an idea what mating behavior includes.

Typically, the male flares out his beard, bobs his head and the female may bob in return or arm wave, or completely ignore him. If the female isn't receptive, she usually just runs away when the male tries to mount her. I haven't mated dragons so I don't know all the mating behavior...but there are alot on youtube now, so plenty of samples there.
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PHLdyPayne