I just use food to train them. Try and get them so focused on food, that they crawl right onto your hand. It takes loooooots of time, but usually works.
However some chams (like my old female veiled) will always hate everyone and everything.
I take my roaches and put them upside down on a nearby leaf. They freak out trying to flip themselves over. All that movement drives my boy nuts, so he eats em
I have a 3 month old ambilobe. He is eating and drinking like a champ.
Preface: I gutload all of my crickets & roaches with Repashy's Superload. I do this by covering fresh fruits & veggies with the Superload. The insects then consume it and get fat with nutrients.
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Hate to hijack the thread. To keep it summarized. He (Bane) is eating well, drinking well, very sociable, and seems happy. Gets to free range outside at least 3x/week. My guess is that they all hit growth/color spurts at different times..... Your chameleon looks almost like a 6 month old!!! :)...
98% of the time it's cool
It's that 2% that we all worry about. All my chams have eaten several wild insects when free ranging outdoors, all lived through it.
Reptigeek is right on all accounts
Also add LOTS of walkways and more shrubbery for good places to hide so he can escape the heat and uv rays. I use lavarock as my substrate cause I dont like the look of bare floor. When you add plants, you will also need to add a 5000-6500k flourescent light...