why are baby cresties so cute?

[Jetfire]

Or any baby gecko, for that matter?

 

[Caleb C]

I like baby fat tails and cresties, no idea why. I like adult leo's, but I don't find their babies too cute.

 

[Styx]

I dunno, it's one of those crazy nature things. Your baby crestie sure is cute.

 

[Jetfire]

Thanks, it's one of the 2 holdbacks I kept this year. I'm restarting my crestie colony from that one, and this one

 

[Josh2]

Adorable baby! Thank you for sharing your photos!

 

[xGILGODx]

Its because they have small body's and big heads lol

 

[AdamDimond]

Baby animals are cute, at least in mammals, to prevent infanticide by the parent. So the baby looks 'cute', i.e. not threatening to the parents, so that parents will have empathy and care for it rather than killing a drain on resources. Why reptile babies, having little parental care, look so cute to us is probably the same instinct being projected onto the lizard.
Now, the real interesting question is-do baby lizards know they are cute?