New shed photo shoot

It’s been an interesting week with our reptiles. Bruce has continued to settle in nicely.  He appears to be eating well.  Although I have nothing to compare it to, so, I see him eat what I put in there and figure it is going OK.  He doesn't eat everything in there and leaves a little, so I figure he is at least eating enough.  I have also had the pleasure of having Bruce out of his enclosure and handling him for longer periods.  After showing a little bit of displeasure initially, he has settled down and been pretty comfortable and happy to investigate his surroundings from what I have seen.  JT even had a hold tonight.  He has not put on a defensive display since the first few days that we had him.  All things considered it is going pretty well.

Lacey shed her skin for the first time since she has been with us this week.  Snakes colouration is at it's most vibrant directly after they shed their skin.  Conversely, just before they shed, their colours are at their dullest.  So it has been nice to see Lacey at her best this week.  I took the opportunity to get her out today and take some photos, some of which are in this post.  I found the experience really enjoyable.  Lacey was comfortable and as some of the photos showed, she even came over to check out the camera lens.  The result was some pretty cool photos if I do say so myself.  I included the first photo below, because I think it shows well how I think Lacey will have a lot of yellow in her when she gets her adult colours.  Each shed will see her get closer to her final colouration.  Like opening a Christmas present in some ways.

Interestingly, this shed was literally like opening a present in some ways.  Lacey shed the front half of her body cleanly by herself.  After giving her a day to clear the rest, I had to intervene with a warm bath and a helping hand.  Being winter in Canberra, the humidity is quite low inside with heating on frequently.  Despite having access to water, the low levels of moisture in the air meant that Lacey could not complete the shed unaided.  It was a simple process for me to help.  One that I would prefer not to have to do, but, it is not a big deal at all.

The Dragons are still sleepy heads.  Although I did turn the light/heat on for a couple of hours today as Beau has been quietly out and about and looking like he wants to wake up again.  Lolly has been out to it completely so I am in two minds about setting everything back to normal.  I might seek some advice and see what I can turn up.

I'll just finish by saying, reptiles are awesome pets!