nosy faly not eating to much

[sterling archer]

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Male nosy faly about two months old, in my care for a week now
Handling -once when he was being moved in (taking it slow)
Feeding - i feed him crickets? was shooting for 8-12 but id only see him eat 4-5 max?half 1 hr after lights on other half late after noon? gut loaded with apple carrot potato cricketdrank
Supplements - reptical no d3 every day, d3 and mutivite twice a month
Watering - i use a automated mister for about 2 min every 4 hrs. see him drink all the time
Fecal Description -long and skinny, white urate. never tested for parasites
History - only had him for a week

Cage Info:
Cage Type - screen cage 30x18x48
Lighting - zoomed 100w basking, and zoomed uvb 18" 15w 7am-7pm
Temperature - 70on the cage floor, 85 in basking spot Lowest overnight temp: 60-65? thermo/hydro electric combo reader?
Humidity - 30-80% using mister, and a like hibiscus
Plants - 1 live hibiscus
Placement - up against a secure wall not to much foot traffic
Location - canada
Current Problem - chameleon doesn't seem to eat as much as he should i have been using the cup method but he doesn't seem to like it. hell snatch up anything that he sees roaming tho. any tips or suggestions?

 

[carol5208]

dont use the cup method then!. He just prefers to hunt down the food it seems. As long as he is eating, then I would not worry. When my first cham was a baby I just let it hunt for the crickets. I never cup fed. The only downfall is if you do not count and watch what they eat then you might have stragglers that are loose in the cage at night which is said to not be a good thing due to the fact that they might bite your sleeping chameleon.

 

[sterling archer]

Wow believe it or not but i just set about 6 crickets loose in the cage and he ate em all within minutes! I'm feeling much better now, and am gonna stop using the cup ill give him his seconds later but thanks for the tip