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I just got my first panther in the mail the other day from BLUEBEAST Reptiles. He is a male ambilobe related to Anubis. And I must say for his age he is gorgeous. He is drinking water from leaves. He has a temper to go along with his well known heritage. I have not got him to eat yet and I have had him for two days. I have tempted him with crickets, mealworms, and even wax worms. I finally got him out and while he was hissing at me I put a wax worm in his mouth. He ate it, then I put a cricket in his mouth and he ate that also. I did that cause I don't want him to start losing weight. Any suggestions about techniques to feed him. I would like to have his food not run and hide throughout his enclosure so he doesn't have to go and look very hard for it. Thanks

If you put enough in his cage, he won't have to look very hard to find a bite to eat. Anyway, mine loves to hunt for crickets. I tried putting them near my cham when i first got him because he wasn't eating much at all either but he refused to eat that way. He preferred hunting them down himself and enjoying the bite after the "leg-work". I'd say just put a good amount in there and see if he goes for any. He's probably still pretty stressed out from the shipping. Mine took a couple days to acclimate, but he'll come around.

Chime back if he still isn't eating as you may need to hand-feed him ,(which i know nothing about yet, lol) so someone else may have to help you out on that one if need be.

Best of wishes with your new cham! Their amazing creatures, mine still amazes me after just 2 weeks.

Mike

supply ample food for him to eat. And stop removing him from his cage. Give the guy some time to get used to his new home and destress.

Not very fond of 'piggy-backers', but either way squillaci7 will get the response.

Mike

my male veiled will not eat in front me under any circumstances, unless i dont feed him for a day or two and he is really hungry.

i cup feed all my chams anyways. i use bird seen cups (the kinds with hooks on the back) and poke them through the holes of their mesh enclosures. perfect for offerning worms and such. i even put the crickets in it, they usually stay put.

your cham may need more time to settle in, and less time being messed with. he is probably too stressed to eat. i would leave food in his cage for him and leave him alone. dont hold him or mess with the cage or anything. just feed him and leave the room. try and put the cage somewhere where you and other people arent all the time. so he can have quiet time to adjust. it may take a week or two for him to fully settle down.

rachel
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A reminder! If you are going to offer food free ranging in the cage, make sure you have some gutload available. Free range crix can and will chew on a sleeping cham, and will also need to keep themselves fed so they are nutritious. Also, keep the cage clean...free range food may pick up nasty stuff from the cage bottom and you don't want your cham getting any of it secondhand.