In your case, these guys are great because they are very low maintenance. You're looking at about $200 in equipment to give them a good home, and the maintenance consists of getting them crickets and worms at the pet shop, and occasionally getting the suckers out so they are used to being held by humans. Since they are a desert reptile, you don't need to worry about keeping humidity levels up. As said above, they are very docile and are surprisingly responsive to people in spite of those little bitty lizard brains.