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| fluffycorn |
Posted - 09/09/2011 : 22:31:48
I have never weighed him before so tomorrow we will find out how heavy he is  ... I am also going to attempt to measure him too (I'm sure that will be fun)
He is only 15 months old so shouldn't be too heavy
Will update in the morning with his measurements  |
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| Simmy_82 |
Posted - 12/09/2011 : 10:20:37
Here is how to measure your snake, i got it from the Hatchling 101 thread.
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Originally posted by LittleMick
WEIGHING & MEASURING
Now your snake is happy in his/her home and feeding well you want to keep track of how well it is doing and how big it is getting.
Another item not mentioned in the previous steps is the Feeding/Holding Tank. I use a small animal/fish tank. Elijah goes in here if I am doing any maintenance on his faun, or I want to weigh, measure or feed him.
The box cost about £6. To measure and weigh him I use some digital kitchen scales from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Salter-Design-Electronic-Platform-Kitchen/dp/B000ZNM51O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1275249192&sr=8-1
and a 6" ruler from any stationary store. You can use a snake measuring tool called, surprisingly Snake Measurer. You can download it here
http://www.serpwidgets.com/Apps/measure.html
Set up your scales, lay a piece of white A4 paper over them, place the box on them, place the ruler in the box. Turn the scales on so the combined weight is set to 0g. Put snakey in the box, record weight. Now take a photo from above.
Use this photo in the snake measuring program to get his length.
The little app on it works wonders.
Here is the Excel spreadsheet. I uploaded it to Google Docs so you should be able to download and save it. Let me know if you have any problems.
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7JKKYHTiBPFMjExNGU0NzQtNmQxNC00OWU0LTllN2YtN2NjOWVjZDYzZDFi&hl=en_US |
| Simmy_82 |
Posted - 11/09/2011 : 10:18:19
Do you guys not use that snake measuring application? Will send a web link tomorrow. I put a tape measure under it's rub, take a photo from above and work it out.
Will email excel dic tomorrow also. It's on my work comp! |
| Aegis |
Posted - 10/09/2011 : 13:04:04
Weighing is the easy part, length is hard :o| I weigh mine every week before feeding just now due to trying to beef her up.
Length...i try and do as little as i need too cos i struggle to get her to sit still!! |
| fluffycorn |
Posted - 10/09/2011 : 12:37:10
not really shaun he just kept wriggling, got him still in the end though |
| shaunb |
Posted - 10/09/2011 : 12:30:29
yea Simmy 82 that would be cool if you could, thats good fluffycorn was she easy enough to measure.  |
| fluffycorn |
Posted - 10/09/2011 : 11:30:44
Update: He weighs 195g and is 2.6ft long at 15 months old
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| fluffycorn |
Posted - 10/09/2011 : 11:11:03
good idea :) |
| Simmy_82 |
Posted - 10/09/2011 : 07:14:54
I have an excel spread sheet if you guys want it emailing? I use it for feeding and shedding? When I feed her intake her weight before hand and take a photo to measure her with a program. |
| fluffycorn |
Posted - 09/09/2011 : 22:49:03
I'm going to start doing it every 2 months or so to record his progress, should have started earlier in his life really, better late then never though :)
Tomorrow I am just going to have to make do with a scales and tape measure lol, thats if I can keep him still for more than 2 seconds |
| kdlang |
Posted - 09/09/2011 : 22:44:18
I love doing weight and measures of mine. Really helps you to keep track of their progress. I use the snake measurer tool to measure mine. Really simple to use and pretty accurate |
| shaunb |
Posted - 09/09/2011 : 22:36:37
cool good luck with the measuring lol I think i should start keeping a record ov my little ones weight and length too that's a very good idea.
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