digital scale question...

[peterm15]

i want to get a scale to weigh my reps.. i have 2 leos a banded gecko and a veiled.. i plan on breeding my leos and some cresties in the near future.. so i need the scale....

which weight should the scale i choose go up to... and does anyone have any suggestions on which model to get... id perfer not to buy one off the net cause i only have paypal.. not a credit card...

thanks for the time..

ps i did do a search but the link i was directed to didnt carry that model anymore...

[peterm15]

anyone have any suggestions or tips???

[marisa]

Well for one, if you type "digital scale" in the search you'll notice we have talked about this a few times and you could find tips. :D

As for how much it should weigh, with those species you won't need anything very big. None get very large so many many scales would be good for you. I would simply go to Walmart or the mall and check a bunch out.

Just get somethign that weighs in grams.

Marisa

[peterm15]

Wallmart??? what section???

i did do a search but im gonna try harder...LOL

ok searched and found what i needed... sorry for the stupid post... ill try harder next time...

[clint545]

Peter, I got a really decent one for Xmas. It's a Philips brand and the model is called Essence. It scales in g and oz, and a bonus is it weighs in mls too. That's good if you mix your incubation mix by weight.

[tdherper]

Look on Ebay, I got a decent one for 33 bucks including shipping, duty etc...American Weigh Scales, or something like that..

[JAdkins2451]

When I went to my local walmart they did not carry them, the food store at the local mall had a food scale for around 50$

[peterm15]

thanks... what weight range should i look into

[Slannesh]

One word peterm15.... Ebay.

My scale was $16+$10 shipping. Does up to 5 kilos in .1 gram increments.

You've got PM

[peterm15]

no i dont... lol... there is so many on ebay... i just get flustered and dont know what to look for...

[spidergecko]

Digital scales work best when the mid-/upper limit is the range of the animal you are weighing. If you have a 30 g gecko, a scale with an upper limit of 50 g is best. This doesn't leave you room for larger animals. A scale of 500 g would be your best choice for most geckos. You don't want one larger than 1 kg. For a gecko, you would also want a scale with a tolerance of +/- 0.1 g.

An even better choice would be a triple beam balance which is precise, accurate (as long as you keep it calibrated), and has been around for decades. Digital scales can't compare.

[daiyoukai]

flea markets usualy have real nice digital scales that go to the .01 gram.

[peterm15]

im prob gonna check the flea market... i wanna get on that will weigh .1g so im gonna be looking for a good priced one...