Males are more popular than females because of their appearance. Basilisks are found on the tropical coasts from Mexico to Ecuador. They are not known very well in the U. S. A, because they are not very common, but in South America they are very popular. They live mainly in rainforests. They are pretty good pets, but they don t take well to handling.
Basilisks eat mainly insects and small mammals.
If owned as pets they can be fed pinkies, or baby mice. The basilisks are very active. Among other things, they can swim, climb, and run. Their most amazing feature is that they can walk on water. They are lightweight and only run with their very powerful back legs.