which 1????Gecko or salamander?

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which 1????Gecko or salamander?

I'm 12 going to be 13 im March and I want to know what kind of gecko or salamander I should get (i want a hamster but my mom wont let me have 1 so I thought salamander) I want to be able to hold it and take care of it myself....any suggestions?

Update:

Ya lol my mom is that way...she LOVES pigs and spiders, etc.....she's not that big about having fish, hamsters and stuff like that

Pets / Reptiles

SPend_day

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well rule out salamanders then

salamanders like all amphibians CANNOT be handled. they absorb everything through there skin and the chemicals on and produced by your skin are harmful to them.

my suggestions

leopard gecko, fun easy to care for and friendly

crested gecko, harder to care for require tall tanks(18 inches minimum) and can be quite shy at first but once tamed down fun to handle and quite easy to keep

bearded dragon, fun and friendly but get quite large (18 inches) and need alot of space (4foot long vivarium minimum)

pinkgalinfca

go with a gecko. they seem to be better when it comes to how simple it is to take care of it. geckos need very little food and care and are solitary most of their life. in fact, evrey reptile is easy to take care of compared to anphipians, which is the catagory a salamander would go under. salamanders also need more water and i don't know whattheir diet is. geckos eat beatles, moths, various house spiders, and other insects. they will need a good sized tank about this large:

http://www.bluetongueskinks.net/tank5.jpg

and a heating lamp. geckos will also need a lot of plants (real or fake) and logs to sleep in salamders will need a tank that needs to be good enough to fit a small pond of water and good soil. salamanders will also need shady places, quiet area, andare better off without the niose of a younger sibling. i think salamanders just eat insects but i dont have any specific ones. you may have to water the salamanders tank daily to make sure he doesn't dry up.

if i were you i would get a gecko.

by the way, your mom would rather you have a lizard than a hamster? i had to convince my mom that my blue bellies wern't harmless! i guess your mom isn't as terrified of lizards as my mom is...