Hi Emily,



lots of good advice so far, but I would like to make one point and give you some good reading.



point: it is NOT recommended to get any species chameleon that is only a few weeks old. You can gauge a responsible breeder (in part) by the age they are selling their chams. If they are pushing them out the door at less than 3 or 4 months, I suggest you look elsewhere. When the time gets nearer for you to purchase, there are several breeders right on this fourm as well as recommendations to be made.



As for your homework... Check out the many articles on the Chameleon Help & Resource Info. Chameleonnews.com has one on the cost of keeping a chameleon, adcham.com and others have excellent husbandry, vet, nutriton, etc. articles. Besides those links, if you scroll down the page you will see a list of setup questions, this will give you an idea of all the things you need to consider.



On a personal note, I just (last week) got my first bd and realized that it is a lot easier to go from cham to bd, then vice versa. Bd care, personality, eating (not picky!) and other qualities are SO different than with chams. I commend you on doing your research and this forum is a great place to begin.



here is the link


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