i raised jacksons chameleons for several years and this happens all of the time on the chameleon forums. i get a NEVER ENDING stream of emails from people who havent even bothered to research, going "help my chameleon is dying".
its one of the reasons i left the hobby.
most dont even include their care info or adequate info on the problem. most are convinced the problem is either a faulty chameleon or a faulty chameleon seller, it never even occurs to them that their gross lack of common sense is the real issue at hand. what do they expect me to do, diagnose and cure by mental telepathy?
whatever happened to personal responsibilty and teaching it to your kids? who teaches their kids to "leap before they look" and what about teaching your kids the value of a life that you are responsible for? who would buy (or teach their kids to buy) a rare car or painting (or exotic animal) that they know nothing about, let alone how to care for? and if the $ is that big of an issue, then what about the concept of teaching your kids frugal spending/not buying things they dont need, cant afford?
shure, they can return it or blame it on somebody else, but what does that teach their kids about responsibility?
the apple doesnt fall far from the tree! when the kid turns 16, he'll wreck the car and try to blame it on his parents for loaning it to him, you know its true! lol, jmo