Powerlifting, Orchid-Growing, Now Snake-Keeping Newbie Here!

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Hi everyone! My name's Janis. I just recently got my first BP from Stephanie of Slitherin' Sisters (you rock, Stephanie!!) and while I'm trying to handle her as little as possible right now, I did want to do some housecleaning in her enclosure so I thought I'd post my first image of her on this site from her "holding tub." The cool thing about this image is how clearly you can see what I assume are her eye caps in the beginning of her shed. So far, it looks to be all in one piece and I'm working hard to keep the humidity in a solid range to continue this.



I will have to post pictures of her once she's fully shed and had another meal. Her name is "Lara" and she's incredibly sweet and gentle. Here's a picture of her enclosure:



I plan on switching her over to a tub when she outgrows this setup, but to be honest, I'm actually really liking it. I'm thus far able to control the temperatures very well (and I'm having a little too much fun with the laser temp gun) and simply change out towels for humidity daily to keep the humidity up for her shedding period. I will probably go down to one towel for non-shed periods, but even that helps retain and promote humidity greatly.

So a little about me: I'm 27, I just completed my MFA (Master of Fine Arts, I basically have everyone I relate my degree to ask me what MFA stands for) in painting and drawing, and I'm currently studying to get a personal trainer certification. My great love is powerlifting, and I compete in the 114 weight class. I have competed at 105 and am tied for a #6 ranking nationally in that weight class. I hope to get in the top ten at 114 sometime before the end of this year. Here's a not-great picture of me doing some deadlift work this past week:



Sometimes I look like a crazed, jacked lifter chick, but most of the time I look more like this:



I grow orchids on a casual level as well as a few carnivorous plants. I haven't been doing as much art in recent months as I used to, but I hope to get back to it more regularly sometime soon.

I've been lurking here and posting a little for the last month or two. Looking forward to seeing more eye candy and learning a lot.