Dyesub Dave
New member
Well I certainly wouldn't suggest someone new to reptiles start out with a really expensive animal either. And some people have a busy lifestyle but would like a pet that doesn't need constant attention and care. There is always a learning curve no matter what type of animal you start out with. Not only would I feel terrible if something happened to my new pet I wouldn't want to be out a ton of money either.
It seems obvious to me that by coming on this forum and asking for advice this person is in the process of doing research and hasn't decided on which type of gecko to get yet. I think this approach is much better than the posts that say ... 'Please help ... I have this new animal and don't know what to do!' and then finding out later that the animal was inappropriately cared for. We can thank a lot of the large chain pet stores for that.
Any advice is helpful no matter how experienced the person giving it ... unless it is totally WRONG advice in the first place.
My suggestion is still with the Crested Geckos. Although I haven't kept Leopard or Panther geckos I have a lot of Cresties and can say with confidence that they are very easy to keep and not overly expensive. The room temperature thing is perfect for me and the fact that most of them are very easy to handle. There is also no need for expensive lighting and they eat insects, gecko diet and fruit smoothies ... so you don't have to worry if you're out of bugs for a few days. There is also something very endearing about them that most of my other geckos don't quite seem to have. Although I've heard that Leopard Geckos have a similar quality a well.
Good luck with whatever type of gecko you end up getting and make sure to read through the many posts on this forum and ask for advice here whenever you need it.
Dyesub Dave. :biggrin:
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