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01-11-05, 06:18 PM
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digital scale question...
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...
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01-11-05, 08:03 PM
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anyone have any suggestions or tips???
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01-11-05, 08:06 PM
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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. 
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
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01-11-05, 08:09 PM
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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...
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01-11-05, 08:21 PM
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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.
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01-11-05, 08:42 PM
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Look on Ebay, I got a decent one for 33 bucks including shipping, duty etc...American Weigh Scales, or something like that..
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01-11-05, 09:03 PM
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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$
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01-11-05, 09:47 PM
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thanks... what weight range should i look into
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01-11-05, 09:54 PM
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One word peterm15.... Ebay.
My scale was $16+$10 shipping. Does up to 5 kilos in .1 gram increments.
You've got PM
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01-11-05, 09:56 PM
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no i dont... lol... there is so many on ebay... i just get flustered and dont know what to look for...
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01-12-05, 12:22 PM
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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.
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01-12-05, 12:58 PM
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flea markets usualy have real nice digital scales that go to the .01 gram.
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01-12-05, 01:45 PM
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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...
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