And I will tell you about my free bunny and how much her equipment cost... and then the vet bills. And my free gecko who so far hasn't needed a vet visit thankfully but his tank and all the stuff in it definitely didn't come cheap! "But you could just put him in a plastic bin or something" Sure and I could put you in a shed with nothing but a cardboard box to sleep on instead of a bed. His tank is a tad over the minimum requirement size for his species.