Absolutely. I currently am in a pickle of a living situation (actually a lack of living place situation) and my geckos are housed elsewhere. My 1.0 Human feeds them on the way to his work, so I really only get to see them once a week at most for a few minutes if feeding day is on one of his days off. I have PTSD, which has been recently activated and I desperately wish I could be with my geckos. They both seem to "listen" and react to my emotions. My leopard gecko even "cuddles" me when I am sad.

While I know many people would warn against anthropomorphizing reptiles, I'm not so sure it is all that different than with furry pets. Dogs might be pack animals, but can we really say that a cat offers more attachment to its owner than a source of food? I dunno. I'm not saying my geckos "love" me or anything, but they don't hate me either. They bring me joy and a fair bit of laughter and that's enough. If I get a head tilt here and there when I'm talking to them, well, that's just a bonus.