Scale

[Trollbie]

What's a good scale to weigh both young and adult snakes?

[alessia55]

Oh my. This has been asked so many times :rolleyes: :p

I use the Oxo brand scale. I love it because it had a pull out tab. This is a video of me using it to weigh Pika a while ago:

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[Trollbie]

Oooops I couldn't sleep so I'm a little out of my mind...

Sorry Wayne! :(

[alessia55]

More response here: http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/general-enclosure-discussion/90542-good-cheap-gram-scale.html

[Kingsnakechris]

My buddy who doesn't own snakes at all has other uses for his scale that weighs in oz/grams lol go to any smoke shop and look at the scales... I don't have one yet but that's where I'm going to get mine.. As usual anything made specifically for reptiles is crazy expensive but you can get the same product somewhere else for much cheaper...

[Trollbie]

My buddy who doesn't own snakes at all has other uses for his scale that weighs in oz/grams lol go to any smoke shop and look at the scales... I don't have one yet but that's where I'm going to get mine.. As usual anything made specifically for reptiles is crazy expensive but you can get the same product somewhere else for much cheaper...

My housemate has one. It's big enough for Zeus, but not for Penelope. Plus I don't want to put my snake anywhere near any of that stuff...

[Kingsnakechris]

They come brand new... Never opened in a box. The only difference is it wouldnt be made by a reptile company.

[USMCgunner11]

I just use a digital food scale I got off Amazon. Works the same and was cheap. I think it was like $13

[hellosugaree]

What's a good scale to weigh both young and adult snakes?

What kind of snakes? An adult retic and corn might need scales with slightly different ranges ;)

Every scale will list a range of weights. A kitchen scale is a good place to start, but might be too low on the max range for some larger species.

[GarterPython]

She has a Brazilian Rainbow Boa and a Milksnake. I would go with alessia's, it is recommended by many.

[Trollbie]

She has a Brazilian Rainbow Boa and a Milksnake. I would go with alessia's, it is recommended by many.

Yup! I think I'll go with Alessia's also :)

[Stewjoe]

I use the 7001DX (http://www.celticserpents.com/other.html)

[Trollbie]

Well this is lame. My scale just came in the mail today, and it doesn't work. This is what I get for being cheap...

I ordered the Oxo instead.

[alessia55]

Well this is lame. My scale just came in the mail today, and it doesn't work. This is what I get for being cheap...

I ordered the Oxo instead.

Bingo! Oxo is best.

[millertime89]

I just bought the cheapo from Bed Bath and Beyond, 20 bucks, no shipping, made sure it worked before I left the store :P

[Trollbie]

I just bought the cheapo from Bed Bath and Beyond, 20 bucks, no shipping, made sure it worked before I left the store :P

Amazon prime = free 2 day shipping :P

[millertime89]

drive to the store = the time that it took you to get there and back shipping. :P

[Trollbie]

drive to the store = the time that it took you to get there and back shipping. :P

The store is on the other side of town, and I can't make it there between hours of operation :p

This town kinda sucks. We have nothing useful here...

[hellosugaree]

By the way, as a side note. To test a scale, a dollar bill weighs about a gram. You can always buy calibration weights at like 50 or 100g, but everyone usually has easy access to a bill or two. Obviously you probably don't have 100 bills lying around to test in the higher ranges, but you can always throw something heavy on there and then throw another bill on top of that and see if it comes up as one gram more. Just a good way to make sure your scale is fairly accurate.

[exwizard]

The store is on the other side of town, and I can't make it there between hours of operation :p

This town kinda sucks. We have nothing useful here...

I know Santa Cruz well. Nothing but hippies there for sure. :p

[Trollbie]

By the way, as a side note. To test a scale, a dollar bill weighs about a gram. You can always buy calibration weights at like 50 or 100g, but everyone usually has easy access to a bill or two. Obviously you probably don't have 100 bills lying around to test in the higher ranges, but you can always throw something heavy on there and then throw another bill on top of that and see if it comes up as one gram more. Just a good way to make sure your scale is fairly accurate.

Thank you! This is an awesome tip :D

I know Santa Cruz well. Nothing but hippies there for sure. :p

True story... :wacky:

[hellosugaree]

Thank you! This is an awesome tip :)

And don't ask when, where, and why I learned how to check a scale in the grams range with a dollar bill... ;X

Snakes, I assure you!

[Trollbie]

And don't ask when, where, and why I learned how to check a scale in the grams range with a dollar bill... ;X

Snakes, I assure you!

I don't think I need to ask lol