Jamie My Cranwelli

[Hypnotic]

Well, horned frogs rarely move and I doubt someone has the time to camp out these guys the entire night in the hope of seeing one move. Well, pygmy dwarfs eat less, need less space and are basicly a compact version of the bearded dragon. If he's going to spend money on a ton of pets, only to realise they nearly don't move at all during the day, because they are nocturnal, he might aswell spend more and buy right the first time.
I'm not saying it's 100% guaranteed to be his best pet, but according to what he's looking for, I'd say it's a pretty good match.
And at his age, if he really loves his pet and can't afford to get something one month, I doubt most parents wouldn't help out.
Also note, since he's young, he won't be paying for heating or lighting, well the initial purchases offcourse, and he can most likely loot some vegetables and fruit from the kitchen.
Edit: I do it all the time, grab an apple for myself, cut off some slices for the crickets, locusts, dubias & the prairiedog. What mother wouldn't want to see their child eat more fruit?

[Truffs1178]

I agree but I still think he should start with a Leo. I have taken care of these quite a lot and they are very cool. They stalk prey which is cool and are good to handle.

coocopuchoo ill list the exotics I have owned in order of hardest at the top to easiest at the bottom. Don't know if you will be interested in any of them though. I also list the hardest part about keeping them.

Veiled Chameleon(Huge enclosure, humidity especially in a mesh cage is hard to maintain)
Axolotls(so many water changes from a huge tank is hard)
Bearded Dragon(enclosure)
Hermanns Tortoise(diet, tortoise foods from pet companies aren't that good as most have way to much protein compared to calcium)
Cane Toad(eats a stupid amount of food)
African Bullfrog(eats almost as much as a cane toad)
Pacman Frog(you have one so you decide)
Mexican Red Knee Tarantula(nothing really)
Chilean Rose hair tarantula(nothing really)
CBA to list all the insects I breed.

Don't know if your interested in any but some of those are cool. If you like amphibians then a cane toad is the way to go. They're very active at night and sometimes during the day, they are also omnivorous and can eat plant material.