OK so I have a 3 month old female nosy be Panther Cham. I have had her for 5 days now and I am trying to get her to cup feed but seeming to have no success. I was free ranging for the first few days but due to the fact that the cage is big and crickets are good hiders, I no longer want to run the risk of her not getting enough food. the past 2 days I have put about 8 crickets in a cup and free ranged about 6-7 as well just in case. She just is not touching that bowl and seems to be very preoccupied with hunting. Today she has spent nearly the whole day hunting mid range and towards the bottom of the cage the few times I came home. I got some pictures of the cup ( its white in color, about 3 1/2 across and maybe 1 3/4 inches deep. ) I have it placed high near her basking vine. This is actually the first day I have placed it up this high. The previous 2 days I had it about half way up tucked down in the arboricola. Pics of the new cup placement are below. I guess the main thing is this....should I just stop throwing free ranges in there period and let her figure the cup out? I just get freaked out when I come home and all the crickets are still in the bowl. And I have no clue if she hunted down the few I free ranged. Also, is it a good idea to pick her up and place her near the bowl or let her figure it out by herself. I find it interesting that the first day I place the bowl up high I have not seen her come up towards the bask area once. PS she is drinking very well.
Thanks again to everyone who throws in suggestions!
Thanks again to everyone who throws in suggestions!