what gecko is for me?

[iLLwiLL]

so i'm going to this huge reptile show / breeders expo in daytona beach in less than 2 weeks, and my main reason for going is i want a funky lizard (or 3 ).

i was thinking either a 1.2 setup or crested geckos, or mabye a gargoyle, or if i can find a cool enough chamelion for the right price, he might be comming home with me.

i have been looking on e-bay for enclosures, and heres what i want to get

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

its 20x18x12. i'm looking for something i can handle from time to time without losing any skin, a good personality, and somewhat active. any ideas for what i should be looking for to put in a setup of this size?

any and all first hand experience would be greatly appreciated

~Will.

[Marla]

Cresteds and gargoyles are good and tolerate handling pretty well (though babies tend to be jumpy and they all require getting used to handling). They'll also do well in a cage of that size if upended, though 1.2 might be a little bit of a squeeze for gargoyles. Chameleons tend to be less tolerant of handling from what I understand, though I haven't owned one.

I have 5 crested geckos, and currently 1.1 are in a hardware cloth enclosure a little bigger than that, and I find the humidity evaporates a little faster than I'd like because of the air flow. Because of that, I'm going to turn that cage over to my daughter's rat and build a new cage for the cresteds that will have solid sides. If you look in the rhacodactylus section, you'll see a link I posted yesterday for a great new crested cage with solid but see-through sides that you might want to consider instead if you go with cresteds or gargoyles.