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    Best Brand of Scale for weighing Bp?

    I have one but it only weighs in ounces not grams so it's no good for weighing prey items unless they weigh over an ounce and I'm not entirely sure of it's accuracy anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

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    not sure if there are walmarts in canada, but i got one from there, digital that weighs up to 11lbs, can zero it out for bowls etc for your beep to sit in. Its a Mainstays brand, pretty accurate against known weight of other things not snakes

    this one https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays...Scale/49883592 less than 20 bucks
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    Re: Best Brand of Scale for weighing Bp?

    Quote Originally Posted by oodaT View Post
    not sure if there are walmarts in canada, but i got one from there, digital that weighs up to 11lbs, can zero it out for bowls etc for your beep to sit in. Its a Mainstays brand, pretty accurate against known weight of other things not snakes

    this one https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays...Scale/49883592 less than 20 bucks
    We do have walmart here I'll have to check it out. Thank you very much

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    You can use a simple kitchen scale and you can find some weighing up to 11lbs on ebay for about $10, personally I use this http://www.ebay.com/itm/My-Weigh-SCM...oAAOSwEBxZbIIk, more expensive but very accurate and precise.
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    Can't give a specific brand but based on experience with wiggly slithers get one that is short with a wide area for placing a tub or bowl, as it will be more stable than one of the models that is tall with a small area to place a bowl or tub.

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    Re: Best Brand of Scale for weighing Bp?

    Quote Originally Posted by omglolchrisss View Post
    We do have walmart here I'll have to check it out. Thank you very much

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    Walmart ships for free a lot. I bought mine at Walmart in Canada. Amazon Canada is great as well. Got my stat and UTH on there for a lot cheaper then Petsmart.

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    Re: Best Brand of Scale for weighing Bp?

    Quote Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
    You can use a simple kitchen scale and you can find some weighing up to 11lbs on ebay for about $10, personally I use this http://www.ebay.com/itm/My-Weigh-SCM...oAAOSwEBxZbIIk, more expensive but very accurate and precise.
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    Can't give a specific brand but based on experience with wiggly slithers get one that is short with a wide area for placing a tub or bowl, as it will be more stable than one of the models that is tall with a small area to place a bowl or tub.
    Yeah that makes a lot of sense thanks so much for your response!
    Quote Originally Posted by Newbie39 View Post
    Walmart ships for free a lot. I bought mine at Walmart in Canada. Amazon Canada is great as well. Got my stat and UTH on there for a lot cheaper then Petsmart.
    I love Amazon its one of my addictions I have Amazon prime so a lot of their stuff I can get free shipping on which is good my thermostat is also from Amazon.

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    One that can hold up to say 5000 grams. Really just about any are accurate and the easiest way to test that is to take a US nickel and weigh it. If it comes in at 5 grams, you are good. Walmart sells cooking scales in store as well as Bed Bath and Beyond, and Target if you don't want to shop online.

    Don't even bother getting one with a permanent bowl attached, those are a waste of money. That's what the tare option is for
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    Re: Best Brand of Scale for weighing Bp?

    I use an actual infant/baby scale. Has a large area to put my snake. Weighs in ounces, grams or pounds. Its all digital and has a memory feature. More expensive but I like it and it does a good job with larger snakes.
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