how to train to cup feed

[pudge]

Hi I just got a new fem veiled. She is 7 months old. I was wondering if there were any tips to get her to hand or cup feed. I've only had her about a week, but she gets pretty scared anytime she sees me in her cage. My male George was just the opposite, he took to hand feeding right away. Like I said are there any tricks or is it just somthing that takes time.

 

[pssh]

Let her settle for another couple weeks before you try to hand feed. To get her to cup feed starve her for a couple days. If she absolutely refuses a cup (my female did) search milk carton feeder on the forums and make one of those and try that. Make sure the cup isn't actually a cup but more of a tub or milk jug sized container. Still try to free range as much as possible though. I think it's good for the mental aspect of it.

As for hand feeding, you have to starve for that as well if she doesn't take to it immediately.

 

[BocaJan]

I have one of those blue plastic beverage cups that I put my crickets in. I tip it a bit when I open the door and put it in close enough for my cham to shoot. They might shy away the first few times, just let the crickets climb out of the cup. After awhile your chammy will link crickets to the cup and start to pay attention to it when you put the cup into the cage. Eventually it will shoot into the cup and may even climb into the cup. My crew all come dashing when they see the cup and start licking their lips! It is funny. Something I really enjoy seeing.

 

[pudge]

Thanks I will give it a try.

 

[pudge]

Yea that's how George is.....I also use a blue cup and as soon as he sees it he comes running right over to it. Its pretty funny. Now he will grab the cup and stick his whole head in to eat.

 

[Carlton]

I prefer offering feeders in a larger plastic box instead of the typical cup. Wedge the box in the cage plants or set it on the cage floor. Arrange a branch so your cham can climb down to the rim of the box and watch/shoot the feeders on its own. Add a few feeders and some gutload and dust so they don't lose everything before the cham eats them. This way they get to stretch their tongues, do some sort of "hunting" behaviors, and the feeders aren't loose in the cage picking up the grungy stuff I don't want my chams ingesting.

 

[Chamster]

i just got a baby panther and he started eating from the cricket cup the next day....Idk what happened but he's just not scared of me that much...

I don't phase him i guess.