Hello from Wexford, PA!

Hey, guys and gals! My name is Lyndee. I'm 17 years old.

I've recently (maybe over the past year and a half) become obsessed with reptiles. I have a little leo named Misfit (so named because he had to be separated from his roomies at the pet store because they bit his tail off), who, according to the pet store, is around 6 months of age. Until he's of age, his gender pronouns stay as "he" and "him".

I love my little guy to death (watching him eat is one of the highlights of my day), and want to learn as much as I can to make sure he's healthy and happy.

I would love to expand my reptile family. If anyone has any suggestions for Misfit or on any other type of reptile, I'd surely appreciate it.


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Oh boy, asking me which reptiles to get is a like opening a pet store...lol;). I have 20 adult leos and about 10 babies, 2 blue tongue skinks, a jewelled Lacerta, a savannah monitor, 2 pictus geckos, oh make that 3, one hatched today, 2 desert banded geckos and four schneider skinks.

LOL, there are many options, are you looking for small or large.....oh I almost forgot the 3 african fat tails. Those are nice reptiles to take care of too. They are VERY docile and are easy to handle:D.

Welcome to the forum, I hope you enjoy your time here. I look forward to chatting with you!! And I can't wait to see Pictures of your little misfit;)

Gargoyles, Cresteds, and Leopards are my favorites. I got to hold a crestie yesterday and basically died from how overly excited I got. Pictus geckos are super tiny, and I'd be terrified to take care of such a little thing. And moniters get HUGE! I'll be off to college next year, so I can only have little guys.


You've been very helpful already! I really, REALLY appreciate that! ^_^

Welcome to the forum!!
I really can't wait to see some pics of misfit cute name btw

His tail was bitten off by his cage mates, so he had to be separated and on his own. Hence the name. I connected with him as soon as I heard his story. It took a week or two to convince my mom (she said if I cleaned my room, I could get a gecko, and that was a month earlier), and now she's in love with him too!

Welcome to the forum! Seeking out information is one the best things you can do for your new little leo.

hiya and welcome to the forum



look forward to seeing lots of pics of Misfit as he grows

Reptiles are addicting....If you need small since your going to be going to college geckos are gonna be the smallest. There is also bearded and water dragons,Uromastyx, and Blue tounge skinks are cool too. For a starter reptile keeper on geckos I wld stick w/ leos, fat tails, cresteds and gargoyles.They are all pretty easy to take care of

I'm already saving up for my next gecko! I plan on getting a crested gecko next. I've looked everywhere, and can only find gargoyles being sold online. But since I bought my leo, I've seen 6 cresties in 4 different pet stores, which makes me really excited. They're my favorites. I got to hold one yesterday for the first time, and I didn't want to let the little one go. I was so happy! Like a kid in a candy store! Or a girl in a reptile expo! XD

I luv cresteds. Good choice [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Welcome... nice to see another face from Pa, even if it is the eastern side of the state



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Cresties are nice lizards... did you know that if a crestie drops it's tail it won't grow back? Odd huh... also gargoyles tend to be a little testy... why is it all the pretty ones have attitudes... like tokays... can be down right scary... they're all so different and fascinating.

fufucuddlypoops6 wrote:Gargoyles, Cresteds, and Leopards are my favorites. I got to hold a crestie yesterday and basically died from how overly excited I got.

I have two Cresties and they are just the best!!!

Welcome to the forums

Tokays are gorgeous, but omg are they terrifying!

There's a lady I follow on deviantArt who breeds cresties, and she has a website and facebook page. JBCresties. She was actually around when one of hers dropped its tail, and took a nice picture of it. The muscle structure is amazing!

I love the "frog butt" cresties just as much as the ones with their tails still attatched.

tokays are very nasty we used to have 3 and all were none handalable



its strange seeing a gecko drop its tail but they do have amazing muscle structure.



i have 4cresties with tails and 1frog butt male and they are all great

I honestly think I like frog butts more. They're a lot cuter that way. And you don't have to worry about them dropping a tail.

-shudder- I've been watching youtube videos of different geckos, and the tokays are like Godzilla on meth!

we use to have tokays and they are mean little suckers but so pretty!

Hey Lyndee, welcome to this fantastic forum! You will learn a great deal here. A good place to start is looking through the different topics and previous posts. I got a lot of info that way.



Hope that you enjoy being a member of LGF as much as I do!

Hiya Lyndee and welcome to the forum