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Hi all,

I am thinking about getting into chameleons and was wondering what was the best cham for a beginner. I have a bunch of lizards and snakes so I'm not a novice at herp keeping but I've never had a cham. I don't care for the look of Veiled chams and would prefer a smaller, perhaps dwarf species. Any suggestions would be great, especially if you could point me in the direction of a good care sheet for the species in question. Thanks.

For the curious, here is the list of animals I have.

1.2 ball pythons
1.1 corn snakes
1.0 colombian rainbow boa
1.0 el rosario rosy boa
1.0 crested gecko
0.1 savannah monitor
1.1 blue tongue skinks
1.5 leopard geckos
1.1 bearded dragons
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Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first and the lesson after.

Hs Kritter Kove

veiled is easy to keep

jacksons panther veiled
i personally think the jacksons but all are in the top 3 easiest
stay away from flapnecked and other wild caught animals that are really cheap because they usually will die

i would try a jacksons since they tolerate low temps better than high temps.

or if you live in a hot area go with a veiled .

or if you like a terarrium you can go with stump tailed chameleons...they grow to be about 4 inches long and a trio can live in a 20 gallon long tank.

the first two i gave need tall screen enclosures