Triple L chameleons are so cheap because they are almost exclusively female, if not 100%.
In fact, i have never seen any male panthers for sale from them.
They sold me my blue bar ambilobe girl "Nexxus" as a male..
Of course i fell in love with her, but it was a bit heart breaking to see her grow and have the colors never come in...
She was sold to me at 4months of age & very obviously a female to the folks on this forum. But the employees at LLL guaranteed me when she was bought to be male, then went back on the guarantee a few days later once I posted pictures here and found out otherwise. Kinda crappy.. but i like said, all for the best bc she is a sweetheart - laying her first (although infertile) clutch any day now.
I have since bought a male named "Enoch" from Sang @ Komeleons.com who is a sponsor of the forums & produces some really exceptionally LARGE colorful critters.
My recommendation is to stay away from buying panther chameleons from LLL if you are looking for a male or especially brilliant color/solid blood lines. They are great for supplies though & i go to their store here in San Diego on a weekly basis.
I would spend a little more money & time if need be to get what you really want!