Gargoyles or Cresteds?

[cstruthers]

From yalls experience, which one would be more handleable? I know that both tend to be a little jumpy, but which one is normally the least jumpy and quick out of the two?

[mainbutter]

From my experiences caring for about two dozen individual cresteds and one gargoyle, I'd say they're pretty equal when it comes to handling.

It's not a great sample size for the gargs, but I've had the same experience with ones I've handled at shows.

I HAVE been bitten once by a garg at a show. I was being taught how to loupe-sex rhacs, and the gecko obviously didn't like being turned upside down and restrained. They don't bite hard enough to hurt really, but that is the only thing I can think of that might lead someone to believe that a garg handles differently than a crested gecko.

Get whichever one you think is prettier IMO.

Also, if you can, handle your gecko before you buy it. I had one super-hyper gecko who was UNHANDLEABLE to the extreme (because he tries to RUN away faster than an anole), but he was like that from the day I got him.

[DC Reptiles]

I had over 300 cresteds at one point and about 10 gargoyles, cresteds calmed down a lot quicker then my gargoyles did. I've noticed in the 5 years I bred them that gargoyles did not like being bothered as much even as adults or neonates

[Dragoon]

both handle well. since you have the species narrowed down find the single animal you want and go with that. if it is a garg or crested that will give you the answer.