Suited for it? I would assume any chimera you capture would be capable of taking care of itself. There's no reason to believe that it wouldn't be able to handle battling.

[...Wait, hold on. Did you just say you're not eager to return home? Because that's what it sounded like!]

Why would you want to wait? Surely you have pressing matters at home to attend to; I doubt spending any more time than is absolutely necessary here will help any.