Hi!
A friend has an empty 10 gallon tank and was thinking about getting an easy, "low maintenance" and friendly reptile for a zero experienced newbie.
My first thoughts were a leo but now that I have one, 10 gallon tank seems small.

Anything you might recommend that would fit this description?

Thanks =)

Ricardo

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Crestie or leo sounds like a good idea to me

A house gecko requires a minimum 10 gallon tank. However, for someone who has never owned a reptile it will require research. I don't believe that a newbie should just stick with a super easy reptile, however one that can withstand the mistakes of a newbie are by far the best. Leo's would be good too, however 10 gallon's is pushing it by my standards. House geckos are Max 6 in. most of the time, require special lighting, and must maintain humidity. Have your friend research his options. I started off with a white-spotted gecko for my first reptile, per the advice of a petstore salesperson. In other words, don't have your pal go to a petshop and ask what would suit him, 90% of the time they dont know and he might end up with a rather aggressive, difficult reptile as did I. Research is by far the best way to understand what you/him will be capable of maintaining, especiall if money and space is an issue. One last thing, research more than one source, especially if the internet is the main source. All to often someone will teach husbandry or post care sheets that are quite inaccurate. The more research that is done, the happier and prepared the owner will be.

definitely a leo......a 10 gallon is perfectly suitable for one...........as for a house gecko...........they are most often wc and besides they would have to worry about it escaping and also would probably have to get used a look and dont touch animal....house geckos are very flighty and if they escaped the chances of finding one is very slim..............a 10 gallon is also to small for a crestie if I'm not mistaken.............a leo might be a "super easy reptile" but they make excelent pets....i have several years experience but a leo is still one of my favourites.............

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non aboral would be a good choice leo would be fine in a 10 gallon tank as long as its just one you can house 3 females in 1 20 gallon tank

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Rj02williams, house geckos would be a good choice if they were a friendly reptile.

Geckoguykc and Dawg, like I said in my first post, I have a leo and I think a 10 gallon tank is small. I ended up moving her to a 20 gallon like sterilite and even so...
I think anything smaller than a leo would be better there. Banded geckos and a few other gecko species are small but I really don't know them hence my post =)

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Banded geckos have attitudes from what Ive experienced

This isn't really a reptile, but I started with herps when I was younger with newts. They did very well in a ten gallon tank, and they are primarily aquatic meaning you can run a filter to help you with the whole cleaning thing, and they are really easy to care for, kinda like a fish with legs. They are escape artists though. They can't really be handled, but they are low maintanance, and will give you a good idea of the kind of care bigger herps will require. They are very hearty, and only really get between 2 and 6 inches for the most part, and they will require very little work as far as habitat construction, being they are aquatic and fairly active. Not to mention most can be fed a non-living food as a staple, and can develop a taste for black worms and red wigglers which are really easy to keep alive. Teh big advantage to aquatic animals is the water control, if they have water, they are usually pretty happy, just be sure they have an island to get out on from time to time, which can be as simple as a piece of plastic that will float in the tank.

A ten gallon tank is really hard to work with because most herps that people seem to like will at the very best eventually need a bigger enclosure if not immediately need a larger enclosure. Pet shops usually recommend anoles which are not as easy as they will lead you to believe, and they are hyper animals that will go nuts in a small tank.

Good luck

Yeah the newts are a good idea when it comes to a 10 gallon...I like the fire belly newts.

You could also got with a baby cornsnake, they grow pretty slow and could be in there for awhile.

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