Best Lizards for an 11 year old?

[jclaiborne]

Just realize that any animal you give a kid will ultimately be your animal. An 11 year old will have no means to buy food or any other husbandry need the animal may have, so I would suggest getting something that both of you are interested in since part if not all of the responsibility will be on you.

[RamMac]

Just realize that any animal you give a kid will ultimately be your animal. An 11 year old will have no means to buy food or any other husbandry need the animal may have, so I would suggest getting something that both of you are interested in since part if not all of the responsibility will be on you.

This is very true and it's something to be very aware about. My son is 5 and after taking him to reptile expos and him showing interest in my snakes I decided to get a gecko for him. He wanted a reptile but I didn't want to get him a snake. He chose a gecko (because he likes the PJ masks character Gekko). I knew that although it's "his" until he's old enough to actually care for him by himself, I would primarily care for him. Because of this, I chose a crested gecko, they're very simple to care for. As I said, no special light and does great in room temperature. Feed him gecko fruit mix (no need for insects).