Scared of the camera...

[Keitone]

Are there any tricks to getting geckos used to getting their pics taken?

I know they wont always stay still but I got some new guys and I really want to get some nice pics of them but they are relatively young and really fast. I understand why they are scared and that young ones are more prone to that.
I thought about leaving the camera in their enclosure but I'm not so sure about that, if they poo on it......

 

[robin]

i put them in sweater box sized sterilite tubes (15qt i think). to get them to stop moving for a second i cup my hand over them til they settle down, i remove my hand and start snapping photos as quickly as i can. also a lot of people use props like a piece of wood or cork bark or something.

 

[Keitone]

Thanks for the suggestions Robin. I will definitely try them.

I do take their hides from their tubs so that they have something that smells familiar, as soon as they see that giant eyeball they freak.

 

[robin]

a lot of mine do as well LOL