They can be quite sweet and each have their own personality. I talk to mine and hand feed fresh flowers every few days. But, they are more of an "observation" pet as they only tolerate being handled, mine squirm and squiggle to get away from me when I try to take them out and weigh them. They require high temps and huge enclosures, even as babies, and can't be away from their heat source for more than a few minutes, their body temps cool down really fast.