I agree about leopard geckos, although to get them to use the height you might have to do something silly with hamster tubing or whatever. Cresteds would use the height readily.

For collards It's a good starter tank for a baby, but it won't last. I used one for the babies I hatched last July and it worked fine when they were little, but by the time winter rolled around even the runt of the litter had outgrown it. Some apparently do great in a 30 gallon, which sounds similar but has 20-80 per cent more floor space (depending on which style of 30 it is) but most need at least 40 gallons.

If after you've enjoyed a gecko for a while you want to get a bigger tank and add a collared, that might be great for you. You'll then have one that's active during the day and one that's active at night. But the gecko family tends to have the best non-demanding "starter" lizards, so you can make a few mistakes without really harming your pet, plus that's where you'll find the most candidates that are well suited to your tank.

Come to think of it, an African fat-tailed gecko might be as good as or better than a leopard. They aren't arboreal per se, but they climb more than leopard geckos do. If you put a few tall sturdy obstacles in there for them to chase crickets on, you won't feel like the cage height is a complete waste.

Certain tanks, notably the 29 and the 55, are annoyingly narrow in relation to their height, which makes them look from the front like they're more versatile than they actually are. Small fish don't care, because they can use every cubic inch, but with land animals it gets more complicated. Glad you're looking before you leap.
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0.1 2006 Western Hognose (Bebe)
0.1 age unknown Cane Toad (Hengo)
0.1 2005 White-Banded Sheen Skink (Minerva)
1.0 2006 Northern Diamondback Terrapin (Queequeg)
1.0 2006 Madagascan Speckled "Hognose" (Sigmund)
1.0 2008 Bullsnake (Winkle)
1.2 2008 Eastern Collared Lizards (Pancho, Lupe, and Chica)
2.0 2009 Eastern Collared Lizards (Cesar and Nino)

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