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i know its usually not a good idea to hold your lizards, but i have known some healthy geckos you are held regularly. i have a green basilisk currently and handling is out of the question. so, what i was wondering was how tolerant are crested geckos to being handled? i have read that they are docile lizards, so it would seem that theyd be ok with some attention.

hi
i have 5 cresteds. so im not an expert but this is what i got all 5 of mine have thier own personalities 1 of them seems to not mind being help at all and seems to like her head and throat scratched. another female runs from you but once you get her shes very calm in your hands and also seems to enjoy handling and scratching i have a male that spends all of his time running around and jumping and a lil female that cant sit still for a second and the last a big male runs from you at first but once you have him hes pretty calm he likes to jump from one hand to another. they all seem to calm down after a bit with the exception of the lil female like i said cant sit still for a second. none of them have ever tried to bite me and allow me to pull "shed" from thier face and toes and whereever they may be having trouble getting it off.
so i guess the point of my story is i have no problem with handling them i dont do it excessively but when i do i dont ever run into any problems
Good Luck
Dave

Cresteds are very tolerant when it comes to handling. But, you'll begin to notice they are more interested in "pouncing" than in sitting calmly on your shoulder.
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