My leos are booooooooring.

They don't like being handled too much, despite lots of handling from a young age. They will tolerate a bit of handling, but I'm very nervous to let a kid hold them, because sometimes they spazz out and try to leap away. They don't like to eat in front of me, and they literally only come out at night.

I know they're out because as I'm going to sleep, I can hear them rustling around in the fake leaves.

But yes, they're far easier to care for than beardies. But I just kind of feel there isn't much reward/pleasure in having my leos, and I've considered rehoming them for this reason alone. My boyfriend has had a beardie before, that unfortunately died at 8 or so years of age. He said he was one of his best pets, he would take him out and lay on the couch and they would watch TV together. Awwwe!

I've taken care of beardies too (for a short time, we volunteered to find homes for our friends' beardies when he had to move across the country) and beardies are WAY more handle-able, they have way more personality, and are a lot more tolerant of kids.

But yes, they do cost a little bit more in the way of set-up, maintanence, and time spent caring for them. But I just think the reward of interaction is a lot higher with a beardie.

Keep in mind, this is all in my own experience, as I'm not a huge lizard person.