I currently have 2 retics that are "cage aggressive"; one's a yearling female and the other a hatchling male.

Maybe the hatchling doesn't exactly "count" coz of the age, but the yearling's only aggro during the "pick up stage". Once you settled her in your arms, she's tame as a puppy.

Anybody experienced this? Will more consistent handling correct this? Or should I just be lucky that they can be managed once past "cage aggression" stage?