It's been two days since he last ate and he should be plenty well digested by now. No poo to be found, so to hold him now would be playing Russian Roulette with his digestive system. I enjoy the thrill of gambling as much as the next person and was ready to haul him out to "play", risking the stinky and permanent-stain consequences, but he was having none of it.
I made him a rudimentary (the best I can manage
) hammock and he occasionally makes use of it. He did not want to be held tonight and to try to pry him off/away from the hammock would have been more effort than it's worth.
I decided to make use of his stillness, visibility, and elevated position to take more bad pictures. You'll be pleased to know these are just as too bright and slightly out of focus as all the others. If you're ready...
Here he is from straight above, the trusty quarter there to show how big he isn't:
I tried to get a picture of his underside while he was in the air. This was very difficult:
A little further away and even harder to get. His underhead (to the right) is all white and his undertail (at the center) is all orangey-red. The first white splotch is where his tail ends and body begins, and where his bum is located. You can't really see it from this angle, but there is a bulge there and that's the only sign of his impending attack:
And finally, I kind of got a face shot of him. I scaled it down, but if you want the EXTREME CLOSE-UP, click
here and you can really see his scales, color, and bald head (no color or pattern). Not that you can't see it here:
It should be getting close to that time of the month, where he gets lethargic for a few weeks before he sheds. I wondered if that's why he wasn't interested in what was going on. Usually he'll vacate the area if I fuss around him long enough, but not tonight. We'll see!
