tracking growth

[bruster]

i have had my BP 2 weeks now. this is the 4th i have owned. i was planning on keeping track of his/her growth rate better then the others i had. my plan is to weight every week and the weight of the meal. i am feeding every 5 days for the first few months then going to every 7 days. anyone think this is a good idea?

[starmom]

I think it's a great idea and is how good research is conducted.
In my opinion, you'll learn a lot by looking back at your records

[naba2002]

exactly what im doin. good luck!

[bruster]

exactly what im doin. good luck!

any tips that can help me with this. im gonna do it with my blood too.. its a lil late for him, ive had him for over a year. my ball weights 93g and the blood is 578g.

[Mike Schultz]

I'd say that a good way to remember is to do it just before every feed. That way you won't be skipping weeks due to just having fed, etc

[CdnSee]

I decided to do that too so I will weigh him every chance I get

[reptile3]

I have a pre made tracking growth chart.

But I only weigh & measure my bp every month, as I do with the other 4 reptiles I own.

It's great to see how they are growing!!

[bruster]

I'd say that a good way to remember is to do it just before every feed. That way you won't be skipping weeks due to just having fed, etc

im going to do it right before each feed.

[Somed00d]

im going to do it right before each feed.

I would do it monthly after a poop. If your weighing him with his previous meal still inside your not getting an accurate weight.

I have been keeping detailed records for all my snakes and its pretty neat when you can chart the growth over a long period of time.

[ama1997]

I use the degei program and I weigh the 1st of every month. They you can go in and look at all the animals or just pick the ones. Its makes a chart and shows how much they have gained or lost. Here is where you can get it http://www.degei.com you can download a trial copy of it. But to get the full program you have to pay.