A Chuckwalla or two on video

The chuckwalla lizard can be a very interesting pet to keep, check out the above video to see them in action and learn more about this fascinating lizard.

You can differentiate between male and female chuckwallas usually buy sight. Males are generally much bigger than females, and usually have a much more intense bright colored appearance. One main benefit to keeping a pet chuck is that they are strict herbivores (so you don't have to mess with bugs -just salad). Their temperament seems to be quite good as well. I saw a TV special once about wildlife, and the host of the show was roaming around in the wild -apparently in the natural habitat of a certain type of chuckwalla.

As he was addressing the camera talking about something unrelated to lizards, he happened to notice a chuckwalla roaming around a creosote bush (the creosoto bush is part of their main food source). He then proceeded to just casually pick up the lizard, and the chuckwalla didn't seem to mind -not protesting in any way with an attempt to escape.

I immediately thought -that would be a great pet lizard. A vegetarian (don't have to worry about insects), and they seem to already be tame even in the wild! He could've just happened upon an unusually nice chuck but still I was interested. Unfortunately, at the time, I found out that chuckwallas are not so easy to come by, so I pursued a different type of lizard.

My favorite type of chuckwalla lives around Phoenix, Arizona. It's an amazing variation of chucks whereby the males are entirely black from the tip of its nose to the beginning of its tail. Its tail on the other hand is a fiery orange color which makes it stand out in a very distinctive manner. It's believed that the males are colored this way as a way of attracting females; and what lady wouldn't be attracted to a fiery orange tail!