i was just curious, do you guys think that if a redback chuckwalla was bred to a S. Mountain chuckwalla, over time ans in-breeding mabe, it would ever produce a redback chuck with an orange tail? ive just wondered that for a long time and was curiouse on your opinions. the colors arent genetic are they? i thought the colors are formed fromt the specific climate/ area they live in.
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question on coloration breeding chuckwallas....
herpsaremylife
May 25, 2005 06:29 PM
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johne
May 26, 2005 09:02 AM
I would imagine that to be so. I would say you'd lost the vividness in color from both aspects (the tail and back). I have a "mutt" from dvl on this forum. He was produced from a typical brown Nevada female and a Redback male. As you can see in this pic...he is not a screamer by no means, but is exhibiting some decent red. I think he is just over two years of age.
Most people like to keep the color variey as pure as possible when it comes to S. Mountain chucks and nice redbacks. I feel the same way about collareds. I like to collect my own, just so I know exactly that they are from the same locale. He has gotten a bit redder recently, and he gets 100% natural sun all summer long. I live in central Illinois and have to keep them inside throught winter and early Spring.
John E.
