Good first lizard?

[Jeanne]

I'm not biased or anything

Awww, Lynn you know you are !!!!

[ladywhipple02]

Well, all right, maybe just a little

But how can you not love those little gargoyle faces????

[Jeanne]

Oh my, I know! They are darling things.

[reptile-girl]

well thats great because i've always loved leo's! i've wanted one for like 6 months. and i know how to take care of them too. thanks for the replies everyone!

[Jeanne]

well thats great because i've always loved leo's! i've wanted one for like 6 months. and i know how to take care of them too. thanks for the replies everyone!

Thats cool Courtney! Please post pics when you get your leo! We love pics here.

[reptile-girl]

i will definitely post pics, man im soo excited!

[ballpythonandragon]

shoot i forgot to mention crested geckos but they like to jump alot and they are really great to watch.

[IamKaervek]

Leopard Gecko, hands down.

[wendyhoo9]

Leos are very cool, my sister has 3 (2 normal girls, one with really cool black spotting EVERYWHERE and one blizzard boy). I am a crestie junkie myself. No heat needed (like leos need) and they are as cute as can be. I have 12....sheesh...


Another cool gecko is the gargoyle gecko (auriculatus, I believe). My sister picked one up in October and it's about the most adorable thing I've ever seen. I'm waiting to see how I do with the Crestie breeding before I go and start up additional breeding colonies of those little guys. Gargoyles tend to be less jumpy as well and calm down pretty well with handling. They also spend more time out where they can be seen, while my cresties love to hide in the leaves and bury in the substrate (someone should tell those guys they are ABOREAL!!).

Anyway, my 2 cents..

Whichever you choose you can't go wrong. Good luck and enjoy your new one when you get it!!

[Colin Vestrand]

good info... i've been wanting to get a lizard or two, but many of them seem rather high maintenance compared to snakes. cresties sound nice though... and they're the coolest looking, except for maybe some monitors or chameleons - both of which i'd never own.