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Make her stay still!

zimbabwepegasus Oct 27, 2008 10:27 AM

So, of course, after I go and make fun of Dave for not accurately representing the amazing color of my new little snake, I not only can't get good color shots, I can't get the whole snake in one pic!

I am consoling myself by thinking that she's clearly very comfy with me if she's stretching out and exploring.

So after a shocking number (seriously I had to delete a bunch from the memory in order to take more pics!) of blurry/out of focus/just flat out bad pics- here are the few remotely decent ones...


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1.1.0 beardies
1.0.0 bloodred corn
0.1.0 striped anery corn
0.1.0 leopard gecko
0.1.0 golden gecko
0.2.0 mourning geckos
1.1.0 cats

soon to be:
BRB- thank you Dave!

Replies (2)

rainbowsrus Oct 27, 2008 10:43 AM

First off - nyeah nyeah nyeah, see how hard it is!!!!

OK, now that I have that off my chest...

Some tricks / methods I use to get them to hold still for pics...

Pull them out of their enclosures and straight to the pic taking spot. Mine are very close to one another and quite often it's pick up and put down all in the same pile. If you have it out and then decide it's looking good after it's been climbing all over you fagedaboutit!!

For those that start moving before I can even put them down I use two methods to calm them, If it's just a little movement, Sometimes just cupping my hands over them and holding them in that small area (like a hide) will setle them down. If a bit more animated, I use two bowls with slots cut in the side. By aligning the slots it makes a doorway into the hide, once in rotate just one bowl to close the door, weight the top and leave for a minute or 5 while you clean a cage or something. When you pull the bowl you may have a minute or two to take pics.

Also, when they are in a pile, even if not showing off their best features, take several pics BEFORE you attempt to make ANY adjustments to their positioning. Sometimes moving them a little will launch them into "active, gotta cruise" mode.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

olstyn Oct 27, 2008 02:54 PM

Beautiful little BRB. But then, it would be - it came from Dave.
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0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear

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