anyone have any tips?

[ilovemysnake]

Anyone have any tips on taking photos of your snakes?

& on getting them to stay still so I can also weigh them.

[swolek]

I'm no photographer but my tips would be:

1. Use the macro setting. The symbol on most cameras is a flower .

2. Use natural lighting if possible. If not, take pictures in a room that's nice and bright.

3. If there's enough lighting, turn off the flash.

For weighing, tare the scale with a container first and then just put the snake in the container.

[Mark Taylor]

Put it in a container with a lid on it and weigh it then take away the weight of the container.

As for pics I just take lots of them and pick out the best ones lol.

[venom_king]

as above.

example

rub weight 450 grams
rub with snake in 1000 grams (1 kg)
450 grams (rub weight)-1kg(rub+snake)= 550 grams (total weight of snake)

thats my method and it's never failed for me!! hope this helps

[Lankyrob]

Pillow cases work well for weighing snakes, the dark enclosed space generally stops them moving around.

[ilovemysnake]

Originally Posted by Lankyrob

Pillow cases work well for weighing snakes, the dark enclosed space generally stops them moving around.

that's a great idea!

and guys i weighed them!

turbo is a whooping 20 grams and turbine's 23 grams.

[venom_king]

Originally Posted by Lankyrob

Pillow cases work well for weighing snakes, the dark enclosed space generally stops them moving around.

thats what i do for my mangrove when i'm cleaning out her rub....the dogy part is trying to find her head

[Jinxygirl]

Natural lighting with flash off always works best for me. and I just use containers on the scale and put the snake inside that.