He may drink from both. I know Waldo, my veiled, finds a perching spot in the middle/top of his enclosure everyday 10 min. before the mister turns on and just watches it as he opens and closes his mouth. The dripper though, he scopes it out for a few days, watched the drip, watched the leaf, watched the water as it hit and ran down the leaf. Watched from above, below and beside before he starting to lap the water up.