He Pooped in the Feeder Cup

[UserName336]

as the title says, he decided that instead of eating the crickets, he should show them who's boss... i'm not at home but my sister texted me when she noticed this. i told her to cover it up with some cardboad until i get home.

i take it he shouldn't be eating any crickets that had a chance to come into contact with poop. i decided to just go with a red beer cup on the bottom of the cage. the milk jug with the side cut out just seems like they will all escape within a matter of minutes to me. so i guess my question is, how do you guys keep those things from hopping out without the cham being able to poop in the cup?

just as a side note, my guy hand fed from the very first cricket i offered him but he wasn't hungry this morning before i left for school (9 30 - 5 30). i just wanted to give him a chance to eat without throwing them all in the cage (i found several hiding in peculiarity places this morning)

 

[reptilover]

Yea i woukdnt let him eat poopy crickets.. wouldn't hurt him but not a risk worth taking.
I use the cut out milk jug. and made the opening about 4 inches from bottom and put mesh on the back. They climb up it but only jump out sometimes which isnt a big deal. They only jump when there scared and a few free.range crickets for him to hunt down is a good think.

 

[UserName336]

so it looks like he ate nothing today. i saw him drink a it this morning. also, i believe he took 2 if not 3 poops today. is that normal?
he's a 5 month old panther

 

[Hoj]

That sound like alot of pooping for one day to me, I do also have some that like to poop in thier feeder cups. I just whipe out the cup and start again.

 

[UserName336]

i thought it was as well. when i picked him up wednesday, i know for a fact he was not fed. i didn't get him home until after 6 pm so i only managed to feed him 2 or 3 crickets before he became uninterested then it was lights out shortly after. the next day, he ate like a beast (approx 18 crickets give or take 2). i guess that could explain his loss of appetite today and him being a pooping machine

 

[Hoj]

Yes that would explain alot to me LoL. A little moderation for the piggy LoL

 

[UserName336]

he seems completely uninterested in eating again today. he had one cricket and that was that. what should i do?