Uncle Ron Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Yo All... Introducing on the forum our recently moved in front gate guardians...A pair of chuckwallas ... We have gotten the larger one, Chuck, sort of tamed ... His mate, Charlene, is still a bit skittish.. They made their new home in a space between a 10 x 6 beam right next to our front door ... There's a third one about half their size that visits from time to time, but Chuck & Charlene seem to have moved in permanently ... I was going to chop out some weeds nearby but that seems to be their main food supply ... I was surprised to learn that chuckwallas are strict vegetarians... Also, after all these years, I learned there is no "a" in chuckwalla ... I've caught dozens of these when growing up near Death Valley ... I do like them, almost as much as I like burros, both species being childhood friends! ... These two are only half grown and more colorful than they will be after they mature... Cheers, Unc, Chuck & Charlene...Oh, and Dodacious, too! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Cool Don't look like there starving. LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanDomingoJim Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 They look pretty content for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Reminds me of my visit to the state legislature last year. Scaley, ugly, nasty critters everywhere. I understand the bite is quite nasty germ wise???-John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulder dash Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Nature finds a way once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mldave Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 You'd have some real guardians there if they grew into Komodo dragons... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver hillbille Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 (edited) On 8/27/2016 at 5:00 PM, Uncle Ron said: I learned there is no "a" in chuckwalla ... Then what's after the "w" and the "ll" above ? or do ya say "chukwl"? OK, It's pronounced chuk wool uh. Eye nrstnd nowh Edited August 29, 2016 by weaver hillbille Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 4 hours ago, weaver hillbille said: Then what's after the "w" and the "ll" above ? or do ya say "chukwl"? OK, It's pronounced chuk wool uh. Eye nrstnd nowh I've always heard it pronounced "chuck a walla" ... Not correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 those who are perfect do absolutely nothing and you sir are always up to something.....and it's good. To err is human-tons a au 2 u 2-John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoJack Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I stopped feeding my guardian but he still keeps watch while camping. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 LOL I want one ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoJack Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Big Lots is where I think I found it. Red eyes and the head rolls side to side with cawing or whatever buzzards do. $20. Noise activated or it has a door bell style button to push. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Cool. It needs a few feather glued on here and there ta make it look a little more fresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampstomper Al Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 5 hours ago, homefire said: Cool. It needs a few feather glued on here and there ta make it look a little more fresh. Nahhh.. What it needs is one a dem All Hallow's Day fake human hands or legs that you hang outta yer slammed shut trunk, 'cept in this case ya hang it outta that critter's maw.. Then ya put up a sign that sez somethin' like: I wasn't joking when I told him to call first.. Swamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoJack Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I added a couple of turkey feathers to his ass. Good idea Al, I have a dismembered arm in a bloody sleeve I can drape over the edge as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver hillbille Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 On 8/28/2016 at 7:28 PM, Uncle Ron said: I've always heard it pronounced "chuck a walla" ... Not correct! Maybe they were using the spanish . either way , interesting critter http://digital-desert.com/wildlife/chuckwalla.html "(snip)........ IGUANIDAE Sauromalus is derived from Greek sauros, meaning lizard and omalus, homalus, meaning flat, in reference to the chuckwalla's flattened body shape. It lacks a mid-dorsal crest, and when compared to its closest relatives (the other iguanas), the low profile is obvious. The name ater means black. A previous scientific name used for the chuckwalla is Sauromalus obesus. The name chuckwalla (or chuckawalla) is derived from the Shoshone word "tcaxxwal" or "caxwal," the form used by the Cahuilla Indians of southeastern California and originally written in Spanish as "chacahuala." They are big and they look mean, but Chuckwallas (Sauromalus ater) are harmless herbivores feeding on desert flowers, fruits and leaves. Young chuckwallas are known to try a grasshopper or two, but stick entirely to plants by the time they are a year old. Chuckwallas obtain all their water from the plants they eat and never drink, even when water is readily available. Instead of urination to void their body of salts, these wastesare passed as crusty salts breaking up and falling out when the reptile exhales. They are adept at living in rocky areas under 4,000 feet elevation. As well as dodging into cracks of the rocks in which they live when threatened, they inflate themselves with air wedging into the crevices solidly, making it nearly impossible to remove them by brute strength. ...........(snip)" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 8 hours ago, Swampstomper Al said: Nahhh.. What it needs is one a dem All Hallow's Day fake human hands or legs that you hang outta yer slammed shut trunk, 'cept in this case ya hang it outta that critter's maw.. Then ya put up a sign that sez somethin' like: I wasn't joking when I told him to call first.. Swamp I had one of those arms. Someone cut it off and robbed it. WTH ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Great link, Weaver! Chuck & Charlene and the little one are really thriving and becoming more tolerant of our comings and going ... They spend most of the day sunning or feeding on weed leaves... They are very cool ... Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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