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i know a few of you have them, but i dont know if you still come to this forum.

I;ve read they're super simple to take care of and they look fantastic

but i was wondering about their temperment, do they handle well? Are they really fast? are they calm? I know they're not lap lizards but just wondering I guess compared to the leopards

thanks

Hey Snarks. I don't have one but I really want one. I have heard from some people that they are friendlier than leopards. Some people said theirs even reach up for them when they open their cage. I think it might have something to do with hand feeding them baby food. They probably get very used to you and know for sure that you are the one who feeds them. Hopefullly I'll have one in a few months .

Lisa
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I just got my first two cresties for a couple week now. They are still babies and right now just like a baby leo they are very jumpy and hyper, but once they become tame and get older they calm down just as well as a adult leo. They are easy going geckos and do not require an outside heat source as long as day time and night temps stay within 70-80 at the peaks. As for viewing them I can say they are not as exciting at leopards in there methods of eating. 3 times a week I feed them baby fruit flavored food, and twice i feed them crickets. Right now they are very shy, but at the same time they look awesome.

Hey there!
Crested Geckos are cool but I think that Leos are much tamer and cleaner. Cresteds are very messy poop-wise b/c they eat baby food and tend to poop on the walls of their tanks. I clean up after mine constantly. You have to really stay on top of the cleaning part. Also, they love baby food and mine has a tendency to jump in his bowl of baby food and then proceed to leap all over his cage. hee hee . . . he is sooo cute but just a messy little bugger. As for tameness, they can get very calm and are fun to hold. Their skin is very soft and they will leap all over you. Just be careful b/c some get nervous and will poop on you and then laugh at you with their beautiful eyes.

AWE!!! now i want one super bad!!!!
that's it gonna make the bf make me a cage
there's a reptile show happening in BC in August. So maybe i'll get one then, i really like the Blue ones.
Anyone know how much that'll set me back?

For some reaon i am just antsy to get another pet
thanks for the input guys

i bet they are so tame.

Yes, they are fast, mostly because the little suckers can REALLY jump. They handle well once you get them used to you, but I'd only recommend short periods of handling, and not until they are at least 3 inches total length, and you really have to be ready for them to jump. Rather than hand walk, they will 'hand jump.' My female will jump, miss my hand, and end up hanging off my hand from the tip of her tail. Along with "walk up walls" toes, they also have a "sticky spot" on the end of their tails! Mine will lick baby food/honey mix from my finger. They are semi-arborial, so they need stuff to climb on. They are nocturnal, but will sometimes be out during the day. The neat thing is that they like cooler temps, so you don't need lights or heat sources of any kind. They are also very strong, so if you put them in a cage with a screen top, make sure to have clips or something to hold the top on, as they will crawl up the side and push the top off with their noses and escape.

They are really a riot to watch, and they will watch you as well. I'm really not sure which is more fun to watch, my leos or my cresties.

Leslie

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