Quote Originally Posted by jglass38
I agree on Leos as a first choice. I bet Jeanne might tell you a good second choice would be a Mali Uro! Man I love mine..He is just awesome. He actually glares at you if you wake him up before 11AM.

Hmm... I dont know that a uro is a good choice just because of initial cost in the beginning for someone so young. They too require lighting like beardies, only a hotter basking area. Although, they are not as expensive as beardies to raise, they dont need bugs cept for every now and again, and even then, occassionally. They eat the same greens my beardeds do. And I think the trick to keeping them is to provide a wide variety of greens like you would a bearded. The only other thing I can think of with them too, is the fact that they can hurt ya with the spines on thier tails when they get to whipping them around at ya.

But I got to agree with you Jamie, they are AWESOME! Mine also gets upset if he is woke up before noon. Grumpy dude he is if you wake him too early.