My 6 to 7 month male veiled has the exact same personality, sticks his nose up at Dubia and Hornworms , loves crickets and supers, and Blue bottle Flies (Mantisplace) ,best way to get supplements in him. Wants Freedom bad, got real upset when I put another small cage in front of his open window...
Take a 2 liter plastic bottle cut off the top ,invert it and put some vinegar or old fruit in the bottom and make a fly catcher ,put in freezer for a couple of minutes to slow them down and dump them in his cage, they love flies. also a butterfly net is helpful in catching moths that are...
I have a male Veiled. 5-6 months old.
He tends to mimic the general shades of his environment, more brown on the brown couch, I place him on my MARPAT camo boonie hat and he has those colors down pat,black green yellow.
At rest ,or no stress , he is light green some light brown. very little...
It is a boy , my veiled had almost no indication of a spur or bump until about 5 months and after his second shed , i can clearly see the bump in that photo , keep the crickets small as they get put off by anything too big , try blue bottle fly larvae from mantidpets they really seem to like...
I am in Maryland and have a few rather large Mulberry trees in my Yard a couple miles south of Columbia , I am not sure which type they are but they get large black berries on them that look just like a Blackberry ,but have very little flavor, you would be welcome to take a cutting off of them...
I think he is cold ,check your temps, that uvb lamp should be 5 to 7 inches above where he sits ,it will not transmit through glass, make sure basking spot is warm 80 or better and he gets 12 hours light 12 hours dark to sleep at night 60's is OK , I would start working on the full screen...
I use mostly bottled water and I have that blue additive stuff, I am on a well that is filtered , but it is still kind of Hard water(iron), When I do resort to using it I make sure I get it through my fridge so that it gets an extra level of filtration, I bought a mist King but have not set up...
My 2-3 Month old Female Veiled ,was given to me as a Christmas present , she came complete with an infection and all of the wrong stuff for proper husbandry, all glass enclosure ,insufficient lighting etc.. She came from Petsmart and I almost returned her ,but knowing that would be a death...
Self analysis leads me to believe that it is a form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder , therefore rather than be classified as a hobby , it is probably closer to a form of Mental Illness. I am a slave to my Lizard Overlord and vow to serve and cater to its every need.
Uncle Miltons bug Vac ,16 bucks on Amazon, makes cricket handling a breeze I just suck up the ones I want out of the cricket keeper , they land in a small container which I dump into my dusting cup, also helps corral escapees (why I bought it)