There are literally hundreds of species to choose from when looking for pet reptile. Only a handful will make a suitable pet for an apartment setting. Within that handful; through a decade worth of experience with reptiles and living in an apartment setting myself I have discovered there are a four genre which have similar requirements and are relatively speaking “easy” to maintain when compared to most species available today.
About this time, I am thinking that we should be encountering the Desert Banded Gecko C.v.variegatus that we had originally come out for. My family and I were about to leave the desert for the night and head back home for some rest, happy, but still disappointed we had not seen our target species. It was at this time that I noticed a vehicle following us. Now in case anyone is unaware, it is illegal to collect anything in most state parks. My family and I are aware of this and do not collect, but simply go and photograph those species that we are searching for.
Leopard Geckos Eublepharis macularius have become so popular no doubt in large part to their gentle disposition towards handling and their ease of breeding. This of course was not always the case and changed quickly when herpetoculturists discovered that the genetics could be relatively easily manipulated as could sex determination.
