Let me explain my reasons for likeing Senegals as beginner chams.
While Senegals are generally wild caught if you set there cage up right and clear them out they can become healthy pets
They eat well
They stay small
There freindly
There cheap
People don't always want veilds...
Listen I understand that wc chams aren't ALAWAYS a good choice but that dosent mean they can't be kept by beginners i started with Senegals and they did great and it is my opinion that they make great starters if you pick the correct ones.
I do agree that the animals life is important and it...
We have our own opinions, if you can take anything away from this forum it's that there's no set right way of doing things and that people in this business all have there own opinions on how to do things.
A few important things though
Make sure it's eyes arnt sunken in and that its walking around or at least standing erect.
Get cb if you can but wc arnt bad if your willing to devote the time
And do your reasearch on chameleon housing ect .
Any lizard with black flecks or yellow...
And Senegals that are wild caught can be perfectly fine pets . You will probably fail before you succeed with chameleons . Matter of fact it's good to fail because that's how you learn. Don't give in to the crap these people say you will learn ALOT with these common cheap chams even if there...
Don't start with a panther because if u fail u will lose ALOT of money.
Honestly if u have owned any lizards before I wouldn't get into chameleons I'd try somthing like a bearded dragon or an anole first.
I had Senegals as my first chameleons and they are great but they can get sick...