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Raksha
Hatchling

United Kingdom
105 Posts

Posted - 10/09/2012 :  12:08:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
how in the nine hells do you do this and get a accuret readding?

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sue2012
Hatchling

United Kingdom
391 Posts

Posted - 10/09/2012 :  12:33:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
u prob done this but this is how i do mine put the tub u want the snake to be weight in on the skales first with the skales off then when the tub is on turn the skels on set it to grams and then put snakey in this will give u the weight of just the snake i got a cheap pair of digital skales from argos hope this helps xxx

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Lozzy
Sub Adult

United Kingdom
1556 Posts

Posted - 10/09/2012 :  13:48:29  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by sue2012

u prob done this but this is how i do mine put the tub u want the snake to be weight in on the skales first with the skales off then when the tub is on turn the skels on set it to grams and then put snakey in this will give u the weight of just the snake i got a cheap pair of digital skales from argos hope this helps xxx



Same always been accurate enough for me



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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
5599 Posts

Posted - 10/09/2012 :  13:54:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yep,the above method has always worked for me too


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claire_daz
Hatchling

United Kingdom
412 Posts

Posted - 10/09/2012 :  14:06:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thats just how we do it
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Sleeper341
Hatchling

United Kingdom
124 Posts

Posted - 10/09/2012 :  16:21:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
ditto :)

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Thorne Walker
Yearling

Canada
642 Posts

Posted - 10/09/2012 :  17:14:37  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Bah..

You take a coat hanger and tie 2 strings to it 1 each at the 2 bottom corners..

You tie one string to a plastic samich bag, the other one you tie to the snake (using the snake knot* of course)

Then you just add rice or sand to the bag till the coathanger levels out.. bingo, you know (down to a grain of sand!) how heavy your snake is..

* http://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/knots/knot-of-the-week-snake-knot/




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Ell
Sub Adult

United Kingdom
1640 Posts

Posted - 10/09/2012 :  21:45:29  Show Profile  Click to see Ell's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
I use the vet scales :P



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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
3315 Posts

Posted - 10/09/2012 :  22:17:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I use a cheap pair of digital scales, put a tub on top and zero them then add the snake. I often do it two or three times as the scales tend to have a mind of their own and make up numbers sometimes haha. Plus I weigh my snakes after they have had their post feed poop, normally just before they have a feed, because then it is more accurate.

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