Quote Originally Posted by MonkeyShuttle View Post
CloudtheBoa if you look into cannon DSLRs the t2 or i think t2i is a really good bang for you buck. Just my opinion from my research when i bought one. The t3 is pretty much the same thing with a few IMO unnecessary auto functions you could live without for a lot more money. Sorry off topic
Thanks for the info! I heard that the Rebel t3i was the best camera to start out on getting used to lenses and exposure and such for less money than the new models, and there's that auto to fall back onto for beginners as well. I'll take a look at the t2i, though, and hopefully get into a photography class.

Quote Originally Posted by artgecko View Post
Thanks for the info on the camera. I need to get a DSLR as well.. I'll just have to save up money for one and start trying to do good photos as a part of my hobby. Interesting that keeping herps seems to cause you to develop other hobbies to go along with it.
Yeah, the amount of photos I take rose exponentially when I got Cloud. XD I took virtually none before I got him. It really is fun, though, and is a great way to spend time with your animals.

Also, a little update on Cloud. A few weeks ago he officially reached 6ft, so he's growing a whole lot less than he was. It took him 3-4 months to grow this last inch, and he's just now started his next shed. He hasn't shed since I first got him back, and I didn't even realize he was in shed because his belly didn't go pink and he wasn't hanging out in his water dish for the first time in a long while. I'm not going to complain, though. It makes it easier on me - and him - to give him fresh water every day if I don't have to lug the lump out of his dish. But it must have started the day I took the outdoor photos, because he was going dark then, he just didn't have the pink belly yet. His shed should correspond around the time of his next planned meal, since this is Day 4.

You can't see the pink with the sun, but you can see that "wrinkled" appearance their scales get.


Under artificial light, so that the camera could pick up the subtle pinks.


In his enclosure, curled up under his hide, just giving him a quick check, like I usually do. When in shed, I'll take a peek every few days to see how he's coming around and maybe take a few pics. He's very very calm in shed, but if he starts getting grumpy I'll leave him alone except for mixing up his bedding. This way I can just keep close tabs on him.




And a video of him returning to his hide after I mixed up his bedding. Apparently he decided that the entrance wasn't good enough for him.


Going in, taken right before the other one. haha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpiN4KiQoFE