Best Beginner Lizard Challenge | Leopard Gecko Vs Crested Gecko

On this week's video we find out what the best beginner lizard is. Is it a Leopard Gecko or is it a Crested Gecko? What do you think?

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[jesusfonseca]

I have owned both and let me tell you my honest opinion, crested geckos area tap harder on maintaining especially with cleaning and feeding, a crested gecko poops a bit more often then a leopard gecko and they poop on the foliage on the sides of the enclosure, on everywhere they can, you also need to clean their food dish way more often and have good sanitation where you prepare their food mix so they don’t grow in bacteria and get sick, yes you can keep them at low room temp but that doesn’t mean you should and it doesn’t mean your household will always have the perfect 75 f which means depending on where you live you might need some heat source or cooling source, leopard geckos on the other hand yes you do have to feed live feeders, but you don’t have to feed crickets you can feed easier handling feeders like mealworms or bsfl, and they really only eat a couple when they are young and a couple every other day when they are older, you don’t need to mix anything or sanitize, you really just dust a bit on bugs with calcium powder and leave them inside the enclosure that’s it, leopards geckos also choose a spot to poop and from what I seen it’s always a plain empty clear spot and are VERY unlikely to poop on you, unlike a crestie, leopard geckos are a bit cleaner in my opinion, therefore it’s easier just to clean their enclosure, a leopard gecko also requires less humidity and most importantly they are more hardy and forgiving of mistakes while cresties are more prone to stress, idk I think that if you really want the ultimate beginning reptile it’s a leopard gecko but if really don’t want to feed insects and want to clean more poop all around and more maintenance then go for a crestie, your basically trading one thing for another,

[ericapuzio]

I still can’t decide which I like better so I will get them both!

[Pallised]

“your crested gecko will grow out of insects, ” they said... two years later, my crestie still prefers crickets over fruit. he’s a pain, but I love that little nerd

[puctbridge]

Crested gecko will drink just fine from standing water. The moisture is to aid shed. It won't hurt if you can't mist a few days as long as you leave a bowl of water. Altitude Exotics claims he doesn't mist at all... but he does have a lot of issues with animals losing toes due to stuck sheds! I would advise always misting but if you go on a trip for 3 days and leave standing water and fresh pangea you will be fine. Beyond three days would be pushing it because the food will begin molding

[chasityrenee]

I'm getting a crested, love their derpy little faces😍

[sdmpodcast]

I already have a leopard gecko I’m
Just deciding if I would rather just buy another leopard gecko because I really like the one I already have and I also have a heat pad or If I want a crested gecko

[Themaninthecommentsection]

I got both geckos and they are both very good pets!

[thatonecubandude]

Actually, crested gecko tails are pretty important. Their tail is prehensile which means they use it almost like an extra arm or leg to grab on to stuff and balance while jumping around. My crested gecko has jumped a little too far on countless occasions and is frequently saved by his tail wrapping around my thumb at the last second. I can only imagine that a crested gecko without a tail would have a little more trouble doing regular crested gecko stuff.

[Chris-bwt]

I like them both so much but I would love something I can handle

[wereallcriminals]

If I were to get a crested gecko, could I feed it straight live food ? If I did would I need supplements

[luvlost]

Although crested geckos are easier I personally enjoy leopard geckos more. I can hardly handle my juvenile crested and it bit me thinking I was a dubia roach and my leo literally see me and she want me to hold her.

[indredcold]

Which misting system would you recommend, or should I build it myself?

[annelenebakken]

Han sier en helt annen ting enn en annen en på YouTube om akkurat det om leopard gekko drikker av dryppende vann eller stillestående vann. Hva er fakta??

[taylorwilson]

I actually currently have 5 crested gecko eggs she laid six but one of them was a slug we haven't had any success with are leopard geckos yet we have two that are very much gravid butter showing no other signs

[Chris-euwv]

Will they drop their tails if fireworks go off

[cydneebrockett]

Bearded dragon or crested gecko or leopard gecko. I can handle live insects I just need one who is happy to be played with and handled. And isn’t mean