He may have his dad's attitude! Azazel was EVIL as a baby, but he came around. It took some time, and lots of food bribes, but he is friendly now. Don't give up, just keep earning his trust day by day, and I promise it'll pay off in the end:)
I would love to have real plants, and I did when I only had a few chameleons. It really becomes difficult, though, when you have a lot of enclosures. They get little gnats, they get smelly if they get too wet, and as they grow, their leaves make the water bounce out of the enclosures onto the...
I was WAYYYY freaked out by them, and now I'm only a little freaked out by them. I actually have a terrible allergy to them and I have to wear a mask to even open the bin, or I need to use an inhaler 20 minutes later. I get a terrible rash if I touch them and my eyes puff up.....it's really bad.
I have never owned one but my best friend did. The novelty of owning him wore off quickly. He was de-scented and yes, he stunk. How bad it was is subjective. I think it was bad, she didn't because she lived with him and was used to it. Everyone else thought he smelled bad. He stole everything...
I personally like Kai.....but that could be because my daughter's name is Kaia:D I can't wait to see how his colors develop. The fire theme is a great idea :)