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I have 1 chuckwalla (not sure if it is male or female), but I was wondering if either of the two sexes made a better pet just having one?

Thanks!!

Hey Casey,

I was thinking of your post, and honestly all but one of the Chucks I have ever kept have been males...So based on that knowledge my opinion is male. Each male of mine has brought so much joy to my memory, and the one female (bad apple she was) learned how to juke me out during a feeding time, and darned if that lizard didn't fly away. Found her two days later she had been hit by a car......ugh. But, It depends I think on whether you would like a bright colorful animal as opposed to a more drab individual, who would probably make up for that with personality. Another thing to think about, since Chucks are iguanids, I have read a story about a large male iguana attacking his keeper, who is a woman, having something to do with female humans giving off male iguana pheremones and possibly (long shot) a male Chuck might look at a female keeper with anger? well Eve doesn't seem to have too much trouble, but her Chucks are her little children. This is a long way of saying this, and I'm sorry I am so blasted long winded.....either sex will produce the same rewards. Hope that helped.....Talk to you later

regards,
-Phil

I don't think that it really matters at all. I have 2 females and they are both wonderful. They have personalities like dogs. Both will eat dandilions and peas out of my hand and love to be petted. Males are more colorful if you are looking for that.

Also if you want to keep more than one I would stick with females as they are more likely to get along than males who can become very territorial.

But the truly important issue is to get a Chuckwalla that is in good health so that you will have many years of enjoyment to share with your pet. You are more likely to get this if you get a CB chuck from a breeder.

I have two males and a female together in a small outdoor enclosure. There were a lot of scratched up snouts at first, but now I catch them all stacked up on the same rock together.