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Ailsa
Banned
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 23/04/2011 : 11:08:54
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Has anyone used the serpentine Widget thingy I found on here to measure their snakies? Am trying to measure dakota but dont think am doing it right.
Just measured Dakota using this and it gave me a length of 50.12 centimetres, she's just over 3 months of age now. Does that sound right? |
  
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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Ailsa
Banned
United Kingdom
804 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2011 : 11:25:18
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| I took an overhead picture of her using a glass case as a guide which measured 15 centimetres and then carefully joined the dots to measure snakie lol |
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2011 : 13:51:52
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| If you've set it right then its right, Its very accurate and 20 inches (sorry I work metric but cant work snake measuremens in anything but feet and inches) isn't massive and about right, well as right as can be as they are all different. |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/alocheeky |
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kdlang
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3556 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2011 : 14:01:17
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| I use it and have found it pretty accurate (i think) lol |
4.1.0 corns - Izzy (Carolina) Alice (Amel) Peanut (Butter Motley) Swayze (Ghost) Carmellia (Butter Motley)
0.1.0 cat - Kizzy
1.0.0 Dog - Dobbie
Location - Chesterfield, Derbyshire
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/04/2011 : 14:02:49
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| try an use something smaller as ya gauge like a credit card it will be more accurate when using a shorter item to set lengh, i use something thats about 5-7 cm. when u do ua dots up the snake try an keep ya line central an little an often. id say u will get a shorter measurement then 50 cm is only a few inch shy of 2 ft which is is possible but abit big i think |
    
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/04/2011 : 14:16:40
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| I just use string. Very acurate lol |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2011 : 14:23:08
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| HAHA I saw 8 months, I reallt need to go to the opticians! 3 months is a bit young for that size. |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/alocheeky |
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/04/2011 : 14:27:24
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Ailsa I thought you told us you measured her yesterday and she was just under 12 inches which sounds about right.
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Ailsa
Banned
United Kingdom
804 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2011 : 15:32:15
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| Yeah i did, first time i did it it gave me a measurement of 28cm but today it was 50 and i did it the same way, dont know what i did wrong but i will try using something smaller as a measure guide. Ach maybe i will just try a piece of string lol. |
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
Edited by - Ailsa on 23/04/2011 15:34:37 |
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/04/2011 : 15:49:58
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| Or just don't worry! She is prob around 12 inches like you said yesterday and she will grow lots over the next few years so just sit back and enjoy it :D She will be fine in that faunarium for ages yet :) |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2011 : 15:56:16
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Taken from the snake measurer site: The larger the item used for measurement, the better. If you have an item that is 1 inch long, and your snake is 50 inches long, and your measurement of the item is off by 1/16th of an inch, you are going to multiply that error by over 3 inches.
Put a ruler on the floor and put the snake next to it and take a picture from above, then click the 0 point and the 12 inch (or 6 if your only using a little one) mark. then very closely trace the spine of the snake. |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/alocheeky |
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Ailsa
Banned
United Kingdom
804 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2011 : 15:59:18
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| I have a ruler but its a long one not a little one, would say a credit card or mobile do ok? |
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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ptmbradley
Yearling
United Kingdom
676 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2011 : 18:28:20
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Originally posted by Ailsa
I have a ruler but its a long one not a little one, would say a credit card or mobile do ok?
as lotabob quoted from the snake measurer site, longer is better.  |
Corns: 1.1 Anery, 1.1 Butter, 1.0 Carolina, 0.1 Hypo, 1.1 Snow, 1.0 Sunkissed
Boas: 0.1 Arabesque, 1.0 Brazilian Rainbow, 0.1 Crawl Cay, 1.1 Hogg Island X, 0.1 Hypo Hogg, 0.1 Kahl Albino (poss coral)
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Ailsa
Banned
United Kingdom
804 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2011 : 19:22:48
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| Thanks loctabob got a pic of snakie next to a ruler and it was fine so thank you |
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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Newbie
Yearling
950 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2011 : 21:04:52
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I must be lazy lol I just measured Vin's shed to give me an idea!  |
1.0.0 Carolina Motley Cornsnake - Vin, 0.1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa - Rio, 0.1.0 IJJ Carpet Python - Luna, 0.1.0 Dwarf Sunfire Reticulated Python - Helia, 1.0.0 Royal Python - Jasper, 0.1.0 Spaniel - Jess; RIP Gypsy - a beautiful girl through and through, 0.1.0 Rabbit - Binky, RIP Indy, Jan 2010 - Aug 2011, and Ace, Jan 2009 - Aug 2011 |
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