Hi I was just wondering if anyone had any purchase suggestions for getting a gram scale for measuring my babies weight. I want to get one just to be able to track his growth and know when I should be bumping up his meal size. Also if anyone could post on here the feed/weight scale guide that would be much appreciated because the ones I always find seem to differ from each other. Thanks again.
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Scale for weighing snake
- Thread starter smale492
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Karl_Mcknight
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you'll get a different answer from everybody you ask.
A good general rule is to feed items that weigh about 10% to 13% of the snake's weight. (I always split the difference and used 12% for my reference.)
So for example, if your snake is a baby and weighs about 15 grams, you should feed a Pinkie that weighs about 1.8 grams. If your snake weighs 80 grams, you'd feed a Hopper weighing about 9 grams, and if your snake was a full grown adult weighing about 300 grams, you'd feed an adult mouse weighing around 30 to 35 grams.
Most people will tell you at that point, that a 30 to 35 gram mouse is as big as you'll need to feed. As the snake ages it's growth rate slows and you'll go from weekly feedings to a schedule or 2 to 3 week intervals.
As far as the scale, I got mine at Target. Both Target and Walmart have nice scales in the "Kitchen Wares" department. It's actually a food scale and weighs in grams or ounces. You can find them starting at around 10 bucks, but you could give 40 or more for a nice one. I think mine was about $35.00.
A good general rule is to feed items that weigh about 10% to 13% of the snake's weight. (I always split the difference and used 12% for my reference.)
So for example, if your snake is a baby and weighs about 15 grams, you should feed a Pinkie that weighs about 1.8 grams. If your snake weighs 80 grams, you'd feed a Hopper weighing about 9 grams, and if your snake was a full grown adult weighing about 300 grams, you'd feed an adult mouse weighing around 30 to 35 grams.
Most people will tell you at that point, that a 30 to 35 gram mouse is as big as you'll need to feed. As the snake ages it's growth rate slows and you'll go from weekly feedings to a schedule or 2 to 3 week intervals.
As far as the scale, I got mine at Target. Both Target and Walmart have nice scales in the "Kitchen Wares" department. It's actually a food scale and weighs in grams or ounces. You can find them starting at around 10 bucks, but you could give 40 or more for a nice one. I think mine was about $35.00.
Thank you for your help!