well for an adult I read that a 55gal is best (not sure if that is just for one or what) up till juvie they do alright in 40gal
04-28-2004, 09:05 PM
Tigergenesis
I'd tell him to look into Leopard Gecko, Bearded Dragon or Blue Tongue Skink. Those are the ones I was trying to decide upon for my first lizard. I settled on a Blue Tongue Skink because I've heard how intelligent and how much personality they have. I can't wait to get one!
04-28-2004, 09:50 PM
Marla
Ditto what David said. He has the list down pat. I'm partial to the crested geckos and Rankins dragons myself.
04-28-2004, 09:52 PM
JamminJonah
I'm partial to cresteds for sure and I LOVE beardies - i'm gonna scope out Rankins now. He LOVED the cresteds so I think that's what he is going to go with - he has to deal with my herp boot camp though and join this site before I help him get some. :P
04-28-2004, 09:54 PM
Marla
Excellent, Jonah! Show him the pics of my cresties. :) The Rankins are just like little bearded dragons with slightly different husbandry requirements, so if you like one you should like the other.
04-28-2004, 09:55 PM
I've kept all of the lizards mentioned here except the BT Skink and Rankin's Dragons and I personally think Cresteds are the easiest to care for.....they can be a bit jumpy as babies but calm down easily with regular handling. Plus they don't need supplemental heat so that makes them even easier.
