How do you make a new chameleon eat?

[followmehaha]

Hi guys, I just got a jacksons chameleon from flcham. He's 9-12 months old. I put him into a 18 by 18 by 36 enclosure full of foliage.
Here's the problem, he is still a little frightened probably due to the new relocation and doesn't know how to eat from a fixed cup (I put a cup with crickets inside in his cage). When I held the cup near him, he just ran away and did not even look inside the cup. Since there are so many leaves in the cage, I didn't want to just through crickets in the cage either because most likely the crickets would hide in the plant soil.

This is my second chameleon, unfortunately, I forgot how I made my first veiled get used to cup feeding. Any suggestions on how to make him eat?

 

[kokom05lb]

Weird. Ringo, my male, I got from FLCham ate out of the cup right away. He loves to hunt those so I only put the worms in his cup. IDK how long ago you got him but give him time =)

My female, Angel is doing the "I dont want you t watch me eat" thing so she stays in 1 place til I leave then eats.

 

[justjumpit621]

My panther didn't eat for a month and a half when I got him. I was very nervous. But silkworms did the trick!

 

[BeBoSON]

Just place the cup and make sure there is a branch with a nice vantage point looking down into it. He will figure it out and eat when ready.

 

[Solid Snake]

Just place the cup and make sure there is a branch with a nice vantage point looking down into it. He will figure it out and eat when ready.

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He is probably too scared of you right now to eat from a cup you are holding.
I would also recommend releasing a few for him to hunt

 

[followmehaha]

Thank you for your replies. I probably will have to cut some leaves to clear out the view for him. I just got this guy today. Jacksons are just so cute (mostly because he doesn't hiss when I go near him, unlike my veiled)

 

[Solid Snake]

I wouldnt worry about too much foliage being an issue.
I keep my jacks cage very packed.
Sure they mostly move so slow you cant tell they are moving at all
but they are great hunters. Do you have a pic of how he is set up?
It cant be THAT much foliage...