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Leopard geckos are nice. You can have female/female tank-mates, or male/female if you don't mind them mating. Male/male tank-makes are always a bad idea, no matter what kind of animal.

In a 50 gallon tank, I'd say you could keep up to 5, maybe more. If you don't want that many, you could always get a smaller tank.

Another good pet would be a Blue-Tongue Skink. You can keep just one in a 50 gallon tank, but they are very affectionate and intelligent reptiles. Also, if they feel threatened, they don't rush to bite. They "huff" and "hiss". Be aware, they are two different things. "Huffing" is something that can and should be ignored. They will exhale through their nose, making a sort of hissing noise. "Hissing", however, is when they open their mouth, unfold their tongue, and display it to you, also accompanied by a hissing noise. They are very easy to handle, you just pick them up near their torso, and then with the other hand near their back legs and tail, making sure to hold up every part of them, even the base of the tail. They grow to be about 18-24 inches. Rather large, but still easy to handle when large. It's not really easy to tell what sex they are, but it shouldn't matter too much unless you want more than one. They are a bit expensive... 120 dollars, possibly less depending on where you get it. They eat every day as a juvenile, and once every two days as an adult. They eat ground turkey, veggies such as carrots, green beans, corn, and fruits such as squash, melon, banana, grapes, and greens like dandelion greens. You can learn more at bluetongueskinks.net if you're interested. They really make great pets. :)

Royal pythons make for a good 'starter' reptile. Captive bred are usually not in anyway aggressive and easy to acclimate to human interaction. They have the few odd quirks(such as refusing to eat for A LONG TIME) but are generally good starters. Except the size, they will grow to be 5 to 6 feet.

A leopard gecko or bearded dragon also can make very good 'starter' reptiles.

The geckos have a long life expectancy(unbred females and breeding males can live for 15-20 years) and can get to a size of anywhere from 7-10 inches and come in MANY different colors. They also tame relatively well with vigilance, usually overcoming shyness more so than aggression. They also do well in a smaller size home, so less space.

50 gallons is WAY too big for a leopard gecko, maybe if a had a few together... As far as having more then one, unless you want babies, male/female is out. Male/male is never a good idea. Female/female generally works, but get a tank about 40 gallons with plenty of hides so they don't squabble over 'prime' places. Don't get a tall tank either, generally no more than a foot tall.

As far as carrying them around a lot... I honestly don't know. They aren't that great escape artists to begin with, but if they are out and about in a strange place and scared and not restrained, they will quickly find cover and hide.

Turtles are NOT good starter pets. They require hundreds of dollars, large tanks (ten gallons per inch of shell), water heaters, filters, heat bulbs, UVB bulbs, light fixtures, a dock..I've spent over $200 and will eventually eclipse the $1,000 mark. Reptiles are not good starter pets-they need proper/expensive lighting and a ten gallon tank is not good for many pets at all. Hermit crabs are your best option. They require substrate, heater, two water dishes, some extra shells (fresh and salt water (must use hermit crab salt or buy bottled hermit crab water), a humidity gauge, and a misting bottle. A whole set up is good for about four hermit crabs and ten gallons is good enough for them. They don't need special lighting either. Good luck.

leopard gecko for sure. you can keep female/female or male female not two males. A 50 gal will work for more than one. they don't run to fast and they cant get out of the cage.

o leopard geckos in a 50 gallon o thats really good if he doesnt want to breed them then he can put like 10 female leopard geckos in it and if he does want to breed them then have him put up to 9 females with 1 male

other good starter pets that dont bite are ball pythons beardies and cornsnakes

Ok either a bearded dragon, leopard gecko, or crested gecko. All are just what you said. I have 7 cresties right now. ANd if you ever wanted another lizard get an ackie monitor.

The best starter I would say is:

A turtle, they come in all sorts of sizes but can be a bit expensive. Turtles are easily fed but harder to clean a tank. And they can be affectionate like a snake.

But if it's the scaly type he wants Then I would get a:

Stimson's python I have had many and all have been great to me and very friendly. But you have to feed them frozen mice and they cost $300 - $400.

Hope that helps.

Bearded dragon, for sure. A beardie was my first reptile, and she's so amazing, my whole family loves her, even my mom! They're one of the very few reptiles that actually like being handled, and like being taken out of their tanks. They are very easy to take care of, and as long as you always take him/her out, he/she will stay friendly. If you don't take them out a lot, they'll get aggressive.

Most other reptiles, like geckos, are very scared and run away if you pick them up. Snakes would be a good choice as well, but it depends on the temperment of them. I love snow motley corn snakes.

But good luck to you and your brother on finding the perfect reptile!

in my opinion a good starter reptile would be a leopard gecko because they don't require lots of space and they are not very fast so you can handle them.

lepard geckos fo sho they rock there fun easy and nice.. calm

and can live in a 10 galon there hole life