Getting tmy young veiled to eat out of a feeding cup?

[Oski]

Hi, all as above how do people get them to eat out of a feeding cup? as i put a small cup at the bottom of the viv with 6 dusted crickets. and left them there all day,

And saw my chameleon walk past it several time, but will not eat out of it, as soon as i tipped them out, it ate them all up,

It like she is nervous, of the cup,

But my main concern is, if you dust the crickets then let them loose in the tank, will the dust wear off, or not?

she will happily walk on my hand if i put it in the viv, but is nervous of the cup,? would it help to leave it on the viv for a few days? to get used to it? cheers Oski,

 

[chameleon97]

But my main concern is, if you dust the crickets then let them loose in the tank, will the dust wear off, or not?

Yes.

would it help to leave it on the viv for a few days? to get used to it?

Actually, some people leave the cup in, and dont feed them for 2-3 days. They get hungry, and eventually eat from the cup. Then they learn, "Thats where to get food."

-Steve

EDIT: Thanks Tiff! I just realised the cup is on the floor.
Put it near a favourite branch like Miss Lilly said.

 

[Miss Lily]

Try holding the cup below him when you know he's hungry (ie first thing in the morning) and he may get the idea. Rather than placing the cup on the floor, try placing it under his favoruite vine/branch.

 

[Oski]

Try holding the cup below him when you know he's hungry (ie first thing in the morning) and he may get the idea. Rather than placing the cup on the floor, try placing it under his favoruite vine/branch.

Hi i have done that he/she go's and moves away really slowly, and gets spots and strippes come up on the side and its head, so i think that stresses it out to much, what sort of cup i was using a white cup, ? thanks

 

[Oski]

Actually, some people leave the cup in, and dont feed them for 2-3 days. They get hungry, and eventually eat from the cup. Then they learn, "Thats where to get food."

Hi this sounds a good method, but its only i think around 6 months old ish, so dont want to stress it out too much without food, but may try it, thanks

 

[dragongoddess]

Some chams just like to hunt. But leave crix in the feeding cup and don't offer them anything else they will get used to the idea. Dust will also fall off the crix that are left the cup a while in the feeding cup, but training is the idea first.

 

[chameleon97]

Dont worry. They can last over 2 weeks without food. (Not saying that feeding every 2 weeks is sufficient, or even healthy!)

-Steve

 

[Oski]

Ok thanks i will try that, its nice as well as you can see how much food they are eating eachday, i will try, the leave some food there method,

What sort of cups are people using?

 

[dragongoddess]

A shallow opaque cup for easy access, but you need to take off the crix jumper legs to keep them from escaping if your going to use a shallow cup.

 

[Oski]

A shallow opaque cup for easy access, but you need to take off the crix jumper legs to keep them from escaping if your going to use a shallow cup.

Can i use a deep cup but enough for the chameleon to get them, as silly as it sounds i would not not really want to do that lol. even though they are going to get eaten i dont think i could do it

 

[dragongoddess]

After you've had him for a while, you'll be suprised what you can do with bugs. The back legs just pinch off
I would only use one deep enough that they could not jump out of, you need to make sure your little guy can still reach them with out it being a challenge.

 

[Klinger]

cup feeding

There is a design somewhere on line for a feeding cup made out of a milk jug. You cut it down, cut a long skinnyish area out of the back and glue or silicone some screen over that area. Then you hang it just below a favorite branch. It worked the very first day for my guy. The regular cup scared him to death. This design was put on line mainly for WC newly aquired chams so the owner could keep track of what they were eating. The screen on the back allows crickets and superworms to crawl up the screen enticing the cham into a more natural hunt behavior.
Hope this helps.

 

[Oski]

After you've had him for a while, you'll be suprised what you can do with bugs. The back legs just pinch off
I would only use one deep enough that they could not jump out of, you need to make sure your little guy can still reach them with out it being a challenge.

Thanks for you reply. yes makes sense, bugs dont bother me one bit, its snipping the legs that does lol, i wll try with a cup just deep enough, but put something for it to stand on above the cup at a sensible height to hunt them,

 

[Oski]

There is a design somewhere on line for a feeding cup made out of a milk jug. You cut it down, cut a long skinnyish area out of the back and glue or silicone some screen over that area. Then you hang it just below a favorite branch. It worked the very first day for my guy. The regular cup scared him to death. This design was put on line mainly for WC newly aquired chams so the owner could keep track of what they were eating. The screen on the back allows crickets and superworms to crawl up the screen enticing the cham into a more natural hunt behavior.
Hope this helps.

Thanks i will look into that sounds spot on, i just want to get everthing spot on and get some sort of routine, as im back to work soon, so need everthing working for her spot on,

 

[skully23]

Thanks i will look into that sounds spot on, i just want to get everthing spot on and get some sort of routine, as im back to work soon, so need everthing working for her spot on,

Its a milk carton feeder for crickets.

http://www.chameleonnews.com/images/feeder_top.jpg
http://www.chameleonnews.com/images/feeders.jpg

 

[Miss Lily]

It's easy to remove the back legs from crickets (I do it to the locusts too as the have sharp points on their legs). It is a natural reaction with them to 'drop' their legs to escape predators. If you pinch the knee caps with tweezers they will most often just part company with their legs! I used to put my feeders in the fridge for a few mins first to slow them down, in fact I still do it with the crix as I really don't like them still! I was a real bug phobic when I got Lily (my first cham) and she taught me so many things! You can do anything when you love something enough!

 

[skully23]

It's easy to remove the back legs from crickets (I do it to the locusts too as the have sharp points on their legs). It is a natural reaction with them to 'drop' their legs to escape predators. If you pinch the knee caps with tweezers they will most often just part company with their legs! I used to put my feeders in the fridge for a few mins first to slow them down, in fact I still do it with the crix as I really don't like them still! I was a real bug phobic when I got Lily (my first cham) and she taught me so many things! You can do anything when you love something enough!

did you get my e-mail?

 

[Miss Lily]

did you get my e-mail?

Yup! Just replied by PM.

 

[SS4Luck]

to "train" reptar about the cup i got a shallower cup ~2" and put 5 or 6 crickets in it and none free range until he learned this is where he has to go to get food. He picked it up after 2 or 3 days and also i dont feed him till around noon when hes been up for 4 or 5 hours and had a misting or two and is well awake. He usually cleans out his cup within 10 minutes