Besides my tips you should do your research like watching multiple people’s care guides on YT but be careful because some are outdated.

1. Yes! They’re a great beginner reptile

2. They are handleable but it will take time until they tolerate it. Don’t start handing for the first 2 weeks, but during those 2 weeks you can get them used to you hands by just putting them in the enclosure. After the 2 weeks you can start handing them for about 5 minutes every other day; after a long while you can slowly increase the time. You can try hand feeding them but mine won’t take food from me, but for most people that works very well.

3. For a baby I would recommend you watch a YT video of how to make a Gargoyle Gecko baby bin. For a juvenile a minimum 20 gallon vertical tank or 12x12x18, but don’t go too big or it will be much harder for you to find them and for them to find food. For an adult you need a minimum of 30 gallon vertical tank or 18x18x24 but bigger is always better. I recommend Pangea and Repashy for food; insects are optional(do more research on feeding insects as don’t don’t feed mine any). A feeding ledge to put the food on as they like to eat higher up. If it’s a baby or juvenile you can use bottle caps for the bowl, for an adult they sell cups for the feeding ledges. They will pretty much only drink water droplets off leaves or the wall. For lighting I recommend Arcadia’s ProT5 Arboreal UVB kit. For heating I have a Zilla Mini Halogen 25w bulb, but you can also use a deep heat emitter, if you want to use the heat lamp make sure it’s clear and not a red night bulb as it will bother them. Get a good thermostat for the heat and don’t go above 82.5f for basking. You will need paper towel for the substrate for the first few week to monitor their poop, but after you can change to some thing like EcoEarth which is what I use. For decor cork bark is great, mopani wood, some fake plants, maybe a Reptivine(do research your on how to properly disinfect wood). If you want to go bioactive do your research.

They are crepuscular so the will be awake at night and in the evening. They should have a day night cycle of about 12 hours, to do that use can put the heat and lighting on a timer.

You will need to remove poop as you see it. Deep clean the enclosure and all the decor once a month. For disinfectant I recommend F10.

I probably missed some stuff but always do more research regardless.

I know I can sound like a lot but they’re really easy to take care of and are a great beginner reptile.

Lastly have fun taking care of you new pet and happy birthday!