Cup Feeding(Long)

[BigPlaya]

Ok so I have this cage that I built(2'wide/1 and 1/2' deep/3' tall) that I keep my cham in. Its a screen cage thats built with plywood as a top and bottom and 2x4's cut in half as a the corners and the door. Well my problem is that I cant really cut the crickets loose in the cage cuz there is a gap in the cage that they can get out of. So I have been hand feeding him some times and the rest I have been putting one cricket in at a time and watch it till he eats it then I put another one in and wait till he eats it and so on and so on. Well this is pretty time consuming aside from his regular care that I give him. So today I thought I would try something different and cup feed him( put crix in the cup and just leave the cup in the cage. So I took a cup that could probably hold about a litre and a half of water and put some clean rocks in the bottom so he wouldnt tip it over when he sat on the edge. Well he wanted nothing to do with it. Is the cup too big for him maybe? Or does he just need more time to get use to it?? This would really be more convenient(sp) for me. Not that I dont enjoy spending time with him. I just dont like spending and hour or so feeding him. Any suggestions?? Thanks.

[Wuntu Menny]

I dish/cup feed all of my chams, always have. I construct holders for the containers in most cases. In using this method, you ensure that the chams get the best quality, supplemented prey possible. You can accurately guage their intake as well as monitor their feeding response. Granted, it takes away from their innate hunter behaviour, but it ensures that they receive the best possible nutritional value from the prey they receive.

WM

PS Lose the screen and switch to mesh, your chams will thank you.

[Collide]

There are ways to seal those gaps seal them with silicone or other sealents.

I new thing that has been working well for me is i took a rubbermaid square container gut a large hole on the lid (the cut is the basic shap of the container) hot glued some screen on the bottoms so it covered the whole bottom. so I hand that in my cage vertically. the crix run around on the mesh to get the chams attention and they cant get out (unless they do super jumps lol). anyway ill try and take a pic if u dont understand. Its easy to clean too and easy to replace mesh if nessesary.

[joer]

Please collide take a pic of it would locve to see the way you have it. Now I have a ? Well i have about 10weeks old Vealed and there is know way to cup feed her. Infact she wont even get near me yet. Still kind of young and still new about 3 weeks now. But when should i start to try to cup feed is there a good age to start.

[Collide]

Yea Im getting my brother to come out this weekend soem time (shhh i want his camera lol). 10 weeks that is young ummm the best thing I think would be to get him in a aquarium (temperaly) till se gets a bit older that way you can just let those crix loose. I dont know how u have him now but that would be the easiest thing otherwise ummm get a very very slick serfaced container that is fairly shallow and but a carrot piece in it with crix but sticks over it so the little guy can easily get them. hope that helps just my thoughts

[J-Man]

Hi,

when I kept cham(s) I used sort of what collide is doing. I took a one gallon milk jug. I washed it out thoroughly and then I cut a portion off. I cut it so that's it's basically a dish except two of the sides are higher than the rest. I'm really sorry I can't explain it better...

I got the idea from an article that somebody gave me on this site. If somebody could remember it, that would be helpful. I think the guy named "ChamParadise" gave it to me.

[joer]

This how i have it now. Were you see the wood I have a Marble top now 8).

[Collide]

wow that is a great cage. is that your guy in the pic? 10 weeks that almost 3 months its ok i think putting a container at the bottom would work take it out when u water then put back in. u have lots of room down there soo u can put a fairly large container.

[joer]

Here she Is 8)

[J-Man]

Another good idea is to have 2 or 3 cups and put them in different places inside the cage. I'd have on on the bottom and 2 in seperate places among the branches. I would take one of those black binder clips that yo ucan get from any office supply store and clip them to a branch.

[joer]

You know what thats a great idea infact goign to do that tonight. So i will have to get a cup thats kind of deep and that the crickets cant jump out of?
Also will she know to look in there?

[meow_mix450]

mm i pretty lucky, my nosy b 2 years old, likes to be hand feed, and bucket feed, so it works both ways for me, i dont like leaving bucket in there cause e always, some how knocks it down lol, ive tired rocks and everything, so i take 30 mins out of my life to feed him, i enjoy it, i just a got baby veiled bout 2 inchs long not including the tail, and he likes to eat it out of a bucket too. What i did was i got a stick that was clean, and i used a cantainer, the one they sold to me wit te cham, i poke 2 holes on both side, stuck te stink trough them and now, he can get into the cantaner. cause my little container is burried under the dirt, so ya, and it works fine. ill post a pic if you wish

Meow

[joer]

Please do 8). Thanks alot

[drewlowe]

I went out and got a plastic green food dish (made for bird cages) and hung it from one of the bendable brances (up high so he would feel comfortable). If i don't want crix. running all around all i have to do is pull off thier back legs and i've succeded. It takes a while to do that but it solves the problem. Neo seems to like his dish every morning when i fill it up he's right there chomping away. Well as soon as i leave the room. LOL

any way i'll post a link to my gallery so you can take a look if you want. i circled the dish. I would post the pic here but my puter won't let me do certain things right now.

http://ssnakess.com/photopost/data/5..._food_dish.jpg

[joer]

How is the dish attached?