Black Bean Background! - DUW

So, yesterday I received a text from my boyfriend saying to pick up a few bags of black beans on my way home. Kasey used them as a background to take some pictures of our animals!

There photos were taken indoors in natural ambient light, some photos were taken with flash, others weren't.

What I love about these photos is that it actually captures the hypo animals really well, and we don't have to drag out the light tent and all the lights when we want to take pictures!

Anyways, here are some photos :)

2012 Female Pied. This girl just shed! She went on a mini hunger strike, but she is back to feeding and is over 900 grams now!
http://25.media.tumblr.com/4c12d9f65...cpaao5_400.jpg
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http://31.media.tumblr.com/70fba3df5...cpaao4_400.jpg

2013 Female POG. Tim produced this girl last year, and she is absolutely glowing at almost 600 grams!
http://24.media.tumblr.com/825ab75a3...cpaao2_400.jpg
http://25.media.tumblr.com/dbccf5564...cpaao1_400.jpg
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2013 Male Banana @ 550grams. This boy....I still can't believe I have a banana! I will randomly take him out and walk around doing a happy dance. My dog looks at me weird when I do it, though! :p
http://24.media.tumblr.com/2b186fdc7...cpaao3_400.jpg
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2012 Female Spotnose @ 850 grams. She was posing funny, but this photo is very true to her actual colors. I love how black the blacks are, and the contrast of the sandy gold.
http://24.media.tumblr.com/5e93e92cf...cpaao1_400.jpg

2012 Female Enchi #2 @450 grams. This is one of my slowest growers. She eats a small rat every week, but just doesn't seem to be putting on any weight! Good thing I am not in a rush ;) She will definitely be worth the wait :)
http://25.media.tumblr.com/e09a4fabe...cpaao3_400.jpg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/90761a8e1...cpaao2_400.jpg
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2013 Female Hypo Fire @ 650 grams. Yes, I joined the hypo fire club. Can you blame me?!
http://24.media.tumblr.com/900ccd1a2...cpaao2_400.jpg
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2013 Female RDR Lesser @ 450 grams.
http://31.media.tumblr.com/8a210b6ef...cpaao1_400.jpg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/dc540d456...cpaao3_400.jpg

2013 Female Super Pastel poss YB @ 350 grams. She was being a little shy :)
http://25.media.tumblr.com/58e066ed6...cpaao3_400.jpg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/7f11b8381...cpaao2_400.jpg
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2011 Female Hypo Mojave @ 1500 grams. Finally photos that do this girl justice!
http://25.media.tumblr.com/d22bc34ae...cpaao2_250.jpg
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Last, we have our 2012 Male Clown! He is 700 grams and still so bright! This boy can be pretty shy when it comes to picture time, but we still managed to snap a few cute pictures!
http://25.media.tumblr.com/112668923...cpaao4_400.jpg
http://31.media.tumblr.com/9e26d10c5...cpaao5_400.jpg
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Beautiful animals, as always, and a very creative use of legumes.

Very nice snakes! I really like the black bean background.


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Awesome pics! :gj::gj: Love the black bean idea too. Might have to steal it ;)

If I had a banana ball, I would dance too. LOVE that Hypo Mojave girl, though. One of, if not my favorite, morph. Getting one after my Crystal comes in.

This might be the dumbest question ever but is it possible to use this as a substrate?

Great idea for pictures! Way to go Kasey! That POG! And that clown! :eek: Absolutely love the second picture of him!!! They all look great.

I don't know about beans being used as substrate, but it sure did make for some good pictures and very cheap! I think the POG, Hypo Mojave and clown turned out really great :)

Yeah I'm guessing they would absorb the water too much and eventually mold before it was worth using. Just a thought. I know it would look really nice in my cages. It would deff. make my snakes stand out and look nice! :D

i know you can use crushed corn or popcorn as substrate. and sand boas are often kept in rice.

but beans... i dont think so. at the beginning, they would not absorb liquids very well, so urine would just go to the bottom and spread out. and once they start absorbing it, they will start to soften up and grow, then they die and mold.

but if you can use a wood-based substrate, why use a food-based substrate? so much food is wasted that people are starving, while at the same time theoretically there would be enough to feed 13 billion people.


i really like the pictures, its amazing how clearly this substrate shows the difference between hypos and non-hypos.

Those are great. Might be interesting to try some navy beans or lima beans with darker morphs like cinnamons, black pastels or sables. :D

By that logic... there are millions of people in the world that are cold and don't have heat. Does that mean using wood based substrate that could potentially keep people warm at night is wrong?

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i know you can use crushed corn or popcorn as substrate. and sand boas are often kept in rice.

but beans... i dont think so. at the beginning, they would not absorb liquids very well, so urine would just go to the bottom and spread out. and once they start absorbing it, they will start to soften up and grow, then they die and mold.

but if you can use a wood-based substrate, why use a food-based substrate? so much food is wasted that people are starving, while at the same time theoretically there would be enough to feed 13 billion people.

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Gorgeous animals as always girl!! :D and giving your bf lots of points for coming up with that idea. It makes the snakes colors pop so very nicely :) thanks so much for sharing your lovely animals with us


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They're all awesome Marissa! That POG is kind of "meh" though, so you should send her back. ;)

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They're all awesome Marissa! That POG is kind of "meh" though, so you should send her back. ;)

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Thanks, Tim!

That is some wishful thinking! ;)

You really have some outstanding Ball Pythons! Love the black beans...I always get them at Tijuana Flats :gj:

I have more pictures for you guys!

2013 Female Gold Blush Mojave. These photos really wash her out. She has an overall gold tone usually )
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/28/be2u3asa.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/28/enybe7ys.jpg


2013 Male Black Pastel Yellowbelly @ 600 grams. It's crazy to think that he was black and orange as a baby. I would LOVE to pair him to my fire girl next season.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/28/jesy9ypu.jpg
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2013 Female RDR Lesser @ 550 grams. This girl is our holdback! I swear she just gets better and better.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/28/apubura7.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/28/da2atane.jpg

This is one of our "pets"! 2013 Male Desert. He is still a tiny guy, but so bright!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/28/egyru4ad.jpg
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http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/28/ugy3uvah.jpg

2012 Female Hypo Jigsaw! Do I need to say more?
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/28/7yje3yde.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/28/ba8uvuvu.jpg
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2012 Female Firefly at 1100 grams
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/28/5u6y9a6a.jpg

2011 female albino at 1600 grams!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/28/e9ahenet.jpg

Your hypo jigsaw is just beyond words. I also like the black bean background idea.

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Your hypo jigsaw is just beyond words. I also like the black bean background idea.

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Thanks! I think the beans add nice texture to the photo :)

i just had an idea.


you could take a 3 feet by 3 feet piece of cloth (maybe a bit larger or smaller) and spread out the beans on top of that. when youre done you pull up all 4 corners and close it with a piece of rope, and now its a bag of beans and you can store it like that. and next time you want to take these pictures, you just remove the piece of rope, put it on a table, spread it out and take your pictures.

that way you can set it up in one minute, and store it away in one minute. basically a background in a bag. and unless a snake freaks out on top of it, you wont have to deal with misplaced beans and dont need to move them from one container to another.

i remember this method from my childhood, a square blanket and a rope is the best way to keep a few kilograms of lego pieces contained.

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Originally Posted by Pythonfriend

i just had an idea.


you could take a 3 feet by 3 feet piece of cloth (maybe a bit larger or smaller) and spread out the beans on top of that. when youre done you pull up all 4 corners and close it with a piece of rope, and now its a bag of beans and you can store it like that. and next time you want to take these pictures, you just remove the piece of rope, put it on a table, spread it out and take your pictures.

that way you can set it up in one minute, and store it away in one minute. basically a background in a bag. and unless a snake freaks out on top of it, you wont have to deal with misplaced beans and dont need to move them from one container to another.

i remember this method from my childhood, a square blanket and a rope is the best way to keep a few kilograms of lego pieces contained.

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That is a great idea! I will pass that along, for sure :)

Beautiful snakes! Mojave is my favorite morph.