What sort of scale?

[tyflier]

I've noticed that everyone generally refers to the snake's weight rather than length as a term of measurement, and I was just wondering what sort of scales does everyone use, and where might I find one?

I've been looking at all the usual on-line suspects, but can't seem to find medium sized digital scales anywhere.

Any suggestions?

 

[grdn1014]

http://www.beanfarm.com/store/agora.cgi?cart_id=1105854.25090*Nk26u8&p_id=15006&xm=on

i intend on purchasing this one very soon

 

[jaxom1957]

I've been looking at all the usual on-line suspects, but can't seem to find medium sized digital scales anywhere.Any suggestions?

eBay. Search on "digital scale" and you will find many available, usually for less than $20, including shipping.

 

[tyflier]

Thanks, guys. Except...now that I know what it is I'm looking for, I feel really foolish for posting this topic. I could probably find a suitable scale down the road at K-Mart instead of searching through all the pet shops and online shops looking for one. Probably cheaper, too.

Thanks for setting em straight, guys!

 

[BeckyG]

You're right. I've seen digital scales at Wal-mart.

 

[Nanci]

Recent Thread

http://tinyurl.com/yn77fv

In this thread you can see the scale I use, as well as hear about some others.

Nanci

 

[Infinite]

Yea, they are easy to find. I got mine for £15 from my local supermarket.

 

[Joolz68]

Is it big enough?

http://www.beanfarm.com/store/agora.cgi?cart_id=1105854.25090*Nk26u8&p_id=15006&xm=on

i intend on purchasing this one very soon

The scale in the above link says it has a capacity of 200g. Shouldn't the scale have a larger capacity (since 300g is minimum for an adult female)?

 

[Infinite]

That's a very good point Joolz.

Mine goes up to 5kg so I'm ok :grin01:

 

[SaulsMom]

Husband's a butcher, so we know a little something about scales. (No, he doesn't have large thumbs. Heard that joke before, thanks)

Generally, the more accurate you want the scale in increments below one ounce or 5 grams, the lower top capacity the scale is going to have. There are obviously exceptions. But in general, if you only need a breakdown of 1/10 of a gram or 1/10 of an ounce, you can go much higher in top capacity.

Restaurant supply stores often have very accurate barely used scales on discount--restaurants go out of business a heck of lot.

SaulsMom

 

[Joolz68]

Stop before you Shop...

I went searching for a larger capacity scale.
Came upon this one: My-Weigh's 3001P- $29.99. :cheers:
Also, I came across a Digital Scale Fraud site. :madeuce:
(Didn't realize market was big enough for corruption.) :shrugs:

So BEFORE you buy, check out the Good:wavey: , the Bad:devil01: and the UGLYuke01: !

 

[SaulsMom]

(Didn't realize market was big enough for corruption.) :shrugs:

Big market. Big, big market. Big, Big online market. All those dieters? All those, ahem, drug dealers? All those hobbyists who breed birds, herps, or other small animals?

You wouldn't believe the number of scales salesmen I had to talk to when Dear Butcher was building his store. Oh ye gods. Then the ones which sold to the home market (no PLU's, no SKU's, no barcodes, etc.) started spamming us via email. Fortunately, there are only really three distributors for refrigerated display cases here. If I had needed to go through that rigmarole for every major piece of equipment I would have hurt someone.

SaulsMom