Hiya Victoria. Cresties are great little lizards. As was mentioned, the babies can be jumpy, but they generally calm down with handling and age. It's not even a problem as far as I'm concerned, just means you need to keep a good eye on them whenever the cage is open or you have them out, and keep cats and dogs away from them. You can get young, plain cresties for anywhere from $35 to $70 or so, depending on who you get them from and if you happen to get them when they have a surplus of babies. It might be hard to afford Anthony Caponetto's babies, but there are a lot of smaller breeders with cresties that still may have some bright colors or interesting patterns for $100 or so.