afraid or what?

[curly]

I have a 2 month old veiled chameleon and I think he is afraid of his medium sized cricket(1/2 - 1 inch),I know they are a little big but that is all I have right now. The problem is is that a cricket came up to him and he puffed up and started hissing and lunging at it. I dont know if he would eat it because I usually a have em' powdered in vitamins and calcium, that shouldnt do anything though. Should it? He always ate good when i set them one at a time on his vine and when they walked around the cage with powder on. What could be the problem?
Thank
You,
Mike

 

[ChameleonsTree]

Find one of those small independant pet stores in your area...usually they carry smaller crickets. Even try an independant fish store cause a lot of times they have a small collection of reptiles

 

[Jordan]

When he is an adult he will go after massive food items but right now he may just simply not realize that it is food. A general rule of thumb that a lot of keepers go by is to never use crickets that are longer then the distance between the chameleons eyes.