i appreciate hearing about your experiences. sounds like they do seem to require more work/motivation to be socialized... my iguana, outside an occasional "i don't want to go back in my cage" tantrum, was great. she was frequently handled by my whole family, and was so mellow that even stuff like clipping her nails was no big deal at all. i once painted her toenails, too (i was feeling girly, heh!). my tortoise is also a sweety, and seems to be more interested in me and what i'm doing, but maybe it's just because i hand feed him a lot. he's still got a lot of growing to do!



anyway, i'd not pursue the thought of purchasing a chameleon anyway until later, when i'm living someplace with more space, plus i have 3 roommates and regular guests, and all those people means that our place can get noisy, so if there's any possibility that an animal might be high strung, i'd not do it the disservice of bringing it into an environment that would worsen that.



thanks again for your advice!

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