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[JamminJonah]

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

[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!

[Marla]

Ditto what David said. He has the list down pat. I'm partial to the crested geckos and Rankins dragons myself.

[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.

[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.

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.