Cake and Blackout! (progression thread)

Alright, making an actual progression thread for the two of them to stick to, or else I'll just keep making one photo thread every other week. :P Compiling their old photos here too, just for comparison in the future.

Cake and Blackout have both grown considerably since I've obtained them!
Weighing day for the first time was yesterday: Cake is at 140g, Blackout is at 470g.

I'm a typically thin 5'5" girl, no huge hands. Cake was TINY.

June 23, 2015. 70g. Some size reference...
https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...0a&oe=560FE4DA

July 10th, 2015.
https://40.media.tumblr.com/ea53775d...2zso1_1280.jpg

https://40.media.tumblr.com/438d542e...2zso2_1280.jpg

July 10th, 2015... relative to me.
http://40.media.tumblr.com/dbab52d58...so1_r1_500.jpg

http://s21.postimg.org/srzwh48rr/CJ1c_Se2_UEAIgt_Tq.jpg

July 24th, 2015. 140g
https://40.media.tumblr.com/e03d8643...2zso1_1280.jpg

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And Blackout!
When I first got her July 1, 2015. Supposedly 350g... but she was obviously heavier than that.
http://36.media.tumblr.com/6065ad1f9...2zso2_1280.jpg

July 13, 2015. Blackout struck her food straight into the water bowl. Oh little kid.
http://s21.postimg.org/5rt94saxz/blackout_water.png

July 24, 2015. At 470g. Casually being an excellent jewelry display noodle.
https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...b8&oe=56548F51

https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...7b&oe=560E5420

Blackout currently is a big tank hisser, but is totally fine once she's out. Let's see if she improves with handling.

Those are two great looking snakes with great names to match!

Thank you for sharing:)

Thanks for the update pics of these two beauties.

They are such an awesome pair, I love looking at them. :)

I love the fact that I recognized their names and knew what two beautiful snakes I was going to see.. :gj:

Ooh, I'm quite familiar with Cake but I don't think I've seen Blackout. Stunning! Black pastel?

I like your snakes and their accessories. Lol.

Cake is so cute. An albino is most def on my shopping list (and snake accessories too).

Eheh, thanks guys. :please:

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Originally Posted by KitaCat

Ooh, I'm quite familiar with Cake but I don't think I've seen Blackout. Stunning! Black pastel?

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Yes, Black Pastel! I'm planning on pairing them in the future for some hets, and then either breeding those back or getting another albino for some Albino Black Pastels... fun fun fun

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Originally Posted by Ax01

I like your snakes and their accessories. Lol.

Cake is so cute. An albino is most def on my shopping list (and snake accessories too).

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100% A+++ definitely approve on more snake accessories.

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Originally Posted by redshepherd

Eheh, thanks guys. [emoji14]lease:


Yes, Black Pastel! I'm planning on pairing them in the future for some hets, and then either breeding those back or getting another albino for some Albino Black Pastels... fun fun fun


100% A+++ definitely approve on more snake accessories.

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Albino black pastels are so gorgeous. Awesome project. :)

LIVE FEEDING images ahead (in case anybody on this forum cares):

Terrible. But... Cake has just been refusing frozen thawed forever, no matter which way I thaw and heat the things. He was on live with his breeder since his birth, so I guess I'm not surprised that he's so finicky. I swear the first F/T he took a couple months ago was just my lucky break...
I'll try to switch him back to F/T again later after he puts on some weight. Until then...

Mouse, you have not died in vain. A beautiful little albino ball python has used you for good.

http://s12.postimg.org/e7n0458y5/DSC_0319.jpg

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And a prettier photo from the day before to make up for the live feeding photos...

http://s12.postimg.org/juernvm31/cake_wrist_130g_2.jpg

I love seeing Cake and Blackout's names in the form pop up cus I get excited to see them and new pics!! Mouse looks yummy to them hahah great shot, I showed my bf too! Whenever my bp eats I get so proud and congratulate them for doing a good job haha. xx

Yay! I'm so happy you started this thread! I love seeing photos of Cake and Blackout. They are beautiful, thank you for sharing :D

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Originally Posted by tembii

I love seeing Cake and Blackout's names in the form pop up cus I get excited to see them and new pics!! Mouse looks yummy to them hahah great shot, I showed my bf too! Whenever my bp eats I get so proud and congratulate them for doing a good job haha. xx

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Daw, thanks! :oops:
Same, I get so relieved and proud every time they actually eat, with how picky they are. LOL. Oh these ball pythons.

This little golden garden king. (reptile-safe succulent: potted Portulacaria afra with no fertilizers) This stuff is safe for tortoises to munch on too.
Literally grown in a flat miniature landscape for the sole purpose of reptile photos. LOL.

https://40.media.tumblr.com/91a404c6...2zso1_1280.jpg

https://40.media.tumblr.com/4fe003b8...2zso2_1280.jpg

http://s28.postimg.org/ay2u7fmnh/cak...nd_plant_1.jpg

Cake is too beautiful. I feel like I need to go buy an albino right now. :tears:

Seriously though, those are some extra nice pictures! His colors pop so well, and the greenery is beautiful too. Are you using a fancy camera?

Beautiful snake, beautiful setting.
I love how the line of the heat pits lets imagine these guys are always smiling.

(Banish the anthropomorphising thought) Cake looks like he is having a good time.

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Originally Posted by KitaCat

Cake is too beautiful. I feel like I need to go buy an albino right now. :tears:

Seriously though, those are some extra nice pictures! His colors pop so well, and the greenery is beautiful too. Are you using a fancy camera?

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Thaaanks, he is too cute for my heart. ;; LOL.
Yep, I used a Canon EOS 30D for these photos. I also have a Nikon D7000 that I use for some other photos, but I just... forgot to bring that camera to the garden at home for these.

Fancy cameras = where did my money go

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Originally Posted by distaff

Beautiful snake, beautiful setting.
I love how the line of the heat pits lets imagine these guys are always smiling.

(Banish the anthropomorphising thought) Cake looks like he is having a good time.

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Thanks- it does look like a smile! I love BP faces.
Cake was just trying his hardest to find a better hiding spot under the leaves. Oh dear. :rolleyes:

Just a candid tub photo showing the actual colors of this little high-contrast boy. He is actually nearing shed too, so his colors would be even better in a couple weeks. This was right after his adult mouse meal tonight too, so he has that bulge in his belly.

https://40.media.tumblr.com/c1f022d6...2zso1_1280.jpg

Wow, between Cake and that fancy camera you are getting some spectacular photos!!

I really like blackout. You have very beautiful BPs. You definitely know how to pick out great animals with amazing contrast!

Great photos! I love that Blackout has a perfect pretzel marking on her side! Cake's color is just amazing.

No photos, but I legit weighed my baby girl Blackout today and she is 560g.

Last time I weighed her at 470g was inaccurate in a way, because she was squirming around and not all fitted into the scale bowl. But today was a good weigh, and dang. I didn't know she was that big already? Just about 3x her size now and she would officially be an adult. Ball pythons are pretty small. LOL

love your two babes, cake is soo pretty <3

Okay, just kidding. I still ended up taking a few photos of Blackout. :P
Again, 560g already! Very unexpected, since she looks so small to me. Still can kind of fit on my hand and wrist.

http://s8.postimg.org/gm2ksixid/blackout_face.jpg

http://s8.postimg.org/ametovcpx/DSC_0331.jpg

Christ, more photos of Blackout. Terrible. I just can't seem to stop taking photos of my snakes. Sunset is a good time for photos. :bow:

http://s3.postimg.org/jiggjlcbn/blackout_560g_2.jpg

http://s3.postimg.org/p5883bpgj/blackout_560g_1.jpg

Love those last two photos, especially the first.

At high resolution, either one would make for a pretty darn good desktop wallpaper :bow:

Blackout, deep in blue and still eating like a monster. :D

Alright, I should probably stop posting photos of my snakes literally every other day. :|

http://s16.postimg.org/qi6bjbj2d/blu...ut_eating1.jpg

http://s16.postimg.org/xwvnbp4xx/blu...ut_eating2.jpg

Nom nom nom! They're both absolutely stunning. I check the forum at least once a day to see if there are any new pics :3

Your photography skills are absolutely stellar, as are your animals.

No joke; some of the best snake photos I have ever seen are in this thread.

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Originally Posted by Bluebonnet Herp

Your photography skills are absolutely stellar, as are your animals.

No joke; some of the best snake photos I have ever seen are in this thread.

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Gosh, that means a lot. :oops: Thank you!

I agree, they look better then some "professional" shots I've seen out there. I bet it helps when your snakes are so naturally gorgeous to begin with though.

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Originally Posted by Tash

I agree, they look better then some "professional" shots I've seen out there. I bet it helps when your snakes are so naturally gorgeous to begin with though.

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Heheh, definitely helps that the snakes are purdy. :P
In photography, it's 95% the composition, lighting, and post-processing though. Big secrets. I could show one of my before and after post-processing comparison, but I'm afraid it would pop the bubble. LOL

Ha! Yeah I can understand that! I'm actually a graphic designer and I do a lot of photo retouching, but there are certain things that the only thing I will touch is the lighting. Still, you do what you do very well. Your snakes look gorgeous, as I'm sure they do in real life, just with a little help. 😉

I figured that I've waited a decent amount of time before spamming everybody again. :P

Just straight up pattern and color photos. I will now wait a month or two for them to grow a distinctly larger before posting again. But Cake definitely can't fit his whole body on the tip of my fingers anymore, like when he first arrived.

https://41.media.tumblr.com/a5395621...2zso2_1280.jpg

https://40.media.tumblr.com/fa0792b4...2zso1_1280.jpg

https://41.media.tumblr.com/933dccc8...2zso1_1280.jpg

https://40.media.tumblr.com/a5f948da...2zso2_1280.jpg

We need more Dumeril pics too!

Cake is adorable! :D

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Originally Posted by distaff

We need more Dumeril pics too!

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Yas! I should make a quick progression thread for her too. =) Probably will only be updating for that one every 3 months or so though.

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Originally Posted by friendlynoodles

Cake is adorable! :D

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He is! Cake is my reforming snake activist... showing a new perspective to people meeting him who normally dislike or fear snakes hahah.

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Originally Posted by friendlynoodles

Cake is adorable! :D

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Redshepherd isn't bad either:P

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Originally Posted by se7en

Redshepherd isn't bad either:P

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I agree with you there :p
I think they're all adorable though so.. :D

Throws a million feeding photos.
I was given a black mouse today and got to watch it go down his weirdly transparent body. I snapped progression photos. Snakes do the weirdest things. :rofl:

Cake is also the most insane eater for live prey, and yet he won't touch F/T at all. He seems to have memorized both the day and time of day when he gets to eat. Every Monday or Tuesday when I come home at 6pm, the second he sees me, he rises 10" straight up out of his hide and stares me down in preparation for the mouse. And he slams it within 1 second~5 seconds every time. He doesn't do it Monday mornings or Tuesday mornings, only when I come home after work.

Eating ANIMATICS.

http://s3.postimg.org/o4prr2ctf/DSC_0476.jpg

http://s3.postimg.org/jqcp1hcv7/DSC_0483.jpg

http://s3.postimg.org/jhf4bk02r/DSC_0486.jpg

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http://s3.postimg.org/x2ahof59f/DSC_0495.jpg

LOL

http://s3.postimg.org/u2yznk6eb/DSC_0496.jpg

http://s3.postimg.org/780oyn59f/DSC_0498.jpg

Updated photos of this golden lemon puff. I can't keep myself from posting less than once a month... trying to gradually keep it every other month. (Anyone who happens to follow my pet tumblr has probably already seen these!)

So here's to hoping this golden boy doesn't fade too much with age. It hasn't happened much yet, but he's only 4 months old.

http://s24.postimg.org/eu4v959j9/tum...2zso1_1280.jpg

http://s24.postimg.org/gbuwyg3np/tum...2zso2_1280.jpg

A hipster snake always slithering around on my laptop. Probably for the warmth. Or staring at my Backstreet Boys wallpaper. :U

http://s24.postimg.org/hcqk9tv9h/tum...2zso1_1280.jpg

http://s24.postimg.org/jjzebhpxh/tum...2zso2_1280.jpg

A crude iphone selfie of his growth in girth compared to in June!

https://41.media.tumblr.com/f7b9966e...2zso1_1280.jpg

And his weight last week. This celebratory dessert has grown pretty fast.

https://36.media.tumblr.com/fee00af6...2zso1_1280.jpg

(And a recent photo of Vigil, my Dumeril's Boa... for good measure)

http://s10.postimg.org/b9lo6czs9/tum...2zso1_1280.jpg

I vote for more spam. :D

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Originally Posted by nightwolfsnow

I vote for more spam. :D

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Spam would be a great name for a snake! ;)