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I just wanted to say a few things about photographing my geckos. I do alot of gecko shots and there are plenty of things you can do to get that winning photo your looking for when photographing them.
First off most geckos like the leopard gecko are very tame and wonderful to have as pets, they live about 10-15 years and reach about 8-9 inches in length. I have read about some living longer and even getting a bit bigger. They can be kept in a 10-20 gallon tank with a substrate like lizard liter, paper towels,or even reptile carpet. When it comes to substrate there is always a big debate on what to use and what not to use. I won't go into all the details on that. There should also be plenty of places for your gecko to hide,like caves,leaves,and so on.And most of all fresh water and good food. Most geckos will eat mealworms, waxworms, and crickets. Now that you no a bit about them, I will share with you my secrets of getting such good photos of Fred the leopard gecko. He trusts me for one and that is a must.
All my shots belive it or not are taken through glass. I don't take him out to photograph him because he won't stay still then, he is very nosie and he likes my sholder and head, it would be very hard to take a photo of him that way. So what I do when I set up to take photos of him is clean the glass well, get some food ready and of corse get the canon and lens ready I use a canon 60mm macro. What I do is drop some food in his tank and make some noise to get him out,once he is out it's all down hill from there. He will come out and eat then he will see me and start paceing around the tank.
While he is doing this I will have the canon up to my eye waiting for the right moment. He never seems to amaze me,he always gives me something. The best time to do all this is the evening time, at least it is for Fred and I. I have a few other geckos that will be getting more photographs taken of them once there ready. Fred is showing them the ropes now,you can say there in training. Well I hope you enjoyed reading my little story and bio and I'm happy I could share it with you all.
If you like Reptiles, Amph and Ectotherms, check this forum thread for more samples and discussion.
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