Hello all! I'm here to ask advice on what type of gecko I should get. This will be my first reptile, and I have put in extensive research, but I also thought it would be wise to ask others with more experience. I am currently undecided as to wether i should get a Leopard gecko or a Chahoua gecko. I know these are vastly different species, but I would be fine with an arboreal or terrestrial gecko, and I have the space for either. Here are the main questions I have:

-which is more personable? I'm looking for something that will tolerate being out of its enclosure relatively well, as well as have a good personality, although I know it differs between individual geckos. I assume Leopard geckos would win this one, but just wanted to ask.

-Which is more cost effective to care for (not including the original cost, I could afford either of the two options i listed)? I wouldn't be buying a lizard if I couldn't afford to care for it, but I'm just looking for how much Y'all spend on your geckos yearly. I'm young and want to budget myself accordingly.

-Do either of those lizards have any odor? I know that neglecting to clean up after them will cause an odor, but do the geckos themselves inherently smell? My reptile reluctant parents will NOT be on board with a stinky creature and I want to respect that lol.

-How sensitive to changes in humidity and temperature are they? Where I live, our house can be really humid and hot one day, and chilly and dry the next. as long as I have the proper heating/humidifiers in the tank, would that matter?

-And lastly, which one do you all recommend from personal experience? Are there other species I should look at (I considered a gargoyle, but thought they might be a bit too flighty)? Any and all tips or opinions are greatly appreciated! Thank y'all so much for any advice!

It peed and pooped on my hand. Don't know if it was asleep or blindsided by a lamp, i caught easily and it didn't like it 😅

I love their eyes 👁👁

How long do you think i have left to live after their bite? 🤭

(Don't worry. I released it on my plants outside where are a lot of delicious bugs to eat)

sorry for low quality pic, he ran off before i could take a better one. found this guy hanging around on my wall before hiding inside(?) my doorframe. i looked up what geckos are in turkey and found out its most likely a mediterrenean house gecko, native to where i live. my dad says he probably lives in a little crevice in my room and gets out at night to hunt bugs. i did have a silverfish problem before this guy appeared. can i just leave him there to do his thing? will he survive like this or should i get him outside? i dont wanna like harm him by accident or leave him to die. does he need any help from me?

I named him (or her) Michael after the song Me and Michael by MGMT because my boyfriend showed me a funny video that was set to that song and then it played at my cousins wedding which was right before I saw the little fella….

When my boyfriend first saw him kinda skittering around, he thought he might have been a cockroach, but no! He was just a little guy!

I was advised not to show this picture to my grandmother who was staying at the same hotel (sound advice).

Sorry not the best quality photo but I wanted to share this pair of geckos living on my porch. I’ve seen the one on the right several times but the one on the left made a sudden appearance today.

Is it a common house gecko or a mediterranean gecko? Its tail has no pattern but it seems to get along with the right one. They are both around 4-5” in length.

If they are the same species I would support breeding. Just one of them was keeping the mosquitos in check so it would be nice to have more of them running around.