Quote Originally Posted by sirhissball
I have been toying with the idea of being a lizard owner, and have been checking out care sheets. I do not want something that is super intensive to care for. I don't like the idea of 130 degree basking spots...and some of the feeding requirements that I have read about would not be appealing (fresh fruit...)

You guys tell me...is there a lizard out there that is 1. easy to care for 2. fun to look at 3. friendly enough to have around kids

Thank you
Normally I would say Bearded Dragon or Leopard gecko as a starter lizard. However, you mentioned you weren't interested in high temp basking spots of fresh fruits or veg. so that kind of takes a bearded dragon out of the equation. The only drawback to the leopard gecko is you mentioned having them around kids. It really would depend on the age of the children and if they understood that when handling them they couldn't grab it by the tail, even then I would suggest an adult leopard gecko as they aren't quite as skittish as a baby or juvenile.

Someone else mentioned Crested geckos, another good choice except for the kid thing again, as in my opinion they will drop a tail sooner than a leopard gecko. Also, every crested I ever owned had a tendency to jump at the most inopportune times, and when they jump they go balls to the wall in their jump, regardless of there being anything nearby for them to jump to or not.....