Best chameleon for the wife?

[Clint526]

Ok, here's the deal. My wife loves chameleons but is rather intimidated by my panthers, she wants her own but she isn't a very experienced keeper but she'd have my help so there's no danger I'm just trying to let her do her thing. I only have experience with veileds and panthers though. Anything smaller, well tempered, and not to sensitive out there? Something plain, cute, not a lot of special requirements to keep. Thanks

 

[Carlton]

What is it that intimidates her? The size? Personality? Reactivity? A jackson's would be a milder mannered cham, but the keeping requirements are different than for your veileds/panthers. They are montane so need cooler more humid setups and less vitamin supplementation. What would it take for you to provide those conditions? What about the pygmy leaf chams? Other species to consider are flap-necked, graceful or Senegal, but you would want to find cbb or long term captive from a respected seller. Most of the available chams of those species are wc and not well taken care of. I don't know if anyone is breeding them. Check the forum sponsors availability.

 

[SmokeJoker]

Carpet chameleons are smaller. I don't know much about them but I believe their setup is a little different

 

[Clint526]

She loves pigmy Chams, just wasn't sure about getting something so small. I thing she'd like the graceful or Senegal Chams. She loves baby panthers but it's the size and quick reactions to swift movement that she doesn't like.