Scales

Can you go wrong purchasing a scale? Im looking at buying one on eBay, and found this:

Scale

Is it worth buying??

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Originally Posted by pavlovk1025

Can you go wrong purchasing a scale? Im looking at buying one on eBay, and found this:

Scale

Is it worth buying??

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It should be ok. I use a kitchen scale to weigh my snake. The only reason it might not be good is if the scale is off or not. Something you probably wouldn't know until you got it. I guess you might not even know if it is off or not once you do get it. Is it new or used? A used scale could be off.

That scale looks fine.
Try walmart around the coffee pots and electronic gadgets(blenders, etc.).

Good find!

Yeah, I don't think you need a scale that is manufactured by a reptile-specific company; any working scale will do the job.

Personally, if I were to buy a scale (which I want to), I would buy a larger one to use for when my short tail, Sangre, gets bigger. Something to think about for those that keep other species.

You sir just saved me $14. I got one from Target for $30 that has a weight capacity of 6.6lbs. It didn't even have a bowl!

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Originally Posted by van_garret2000

It should be ok. I use a kitchen scale to weigh my snake. The only reason it might not be good is if the scale is off or not. Something you probably wouldn't know until you got it. I guess you might not even know if it is off or not once you do get it. Is it new or used? A used scale could be off.

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It is new. I figure I'll get it and I have some 2lb weights my wife uses for cardio, I'll check it's accuracy by weighing those first. I need a scale, getting my 0.1 Het Albino ready to prove out.

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Originally Posted by Jason Bowden

That scale looks fine.
Try walmart around the coffee pots and electronic gadgets(blenders, etc.).

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I did, they were more than I really wanted to pay.

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Originally Posted by Crazy4Herps

Good find!

Yeah, I don't think you need a scale that is manufactured by a reptile-specific company; any working scale will do the job.

Personally, if I were to buy a scale (which I want to), I would buy a larger one to use for when my short tail, Sangre, gets bigger. Something to think about for those that keep other species.

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Ok cool that's along the lines of what I was asking. Most herp related items have recommended brands, i.e. Herpstat, Ranco, Sterilite. If any scale will do then any scale will do.

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Originally Posted by mrshawt

You sir just saved me $14. I got one from Target for $30 that has a weight capacity of 6.6lbs. It didn't even have a bowl!

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Yeah I saw that one at Target and didn't buy it. I didn't think 30 bucks was money I wanted to spend on a kitchen scale that I probably will never use for food items...with the exception of mice and rats of course.:D

Thanks all! I just ordered it. =]

i think thats the scale i have (mine is white). it works very well. I've been told that only the AC outlet adaptable ones are "good" but this one is battery operated and i use it for my snakes with great success.

I may buy a plug in one later when i breed and stuff, but for right now this does the trick just fine.

I just got mine today, but I think it's broken. It has one button that does on/off, tare, and changes units. But mine isn't changing units from oz, it either tares it or turns it off (go figure). Anyone else with this problem?

I wish i could of said something sooner.

I bought the same exact one in white and it kinda sucks.
First off i bought 2 of them and the first one broke after the third use.
Second i have a more axpensive scale and it is dead on(i have weights) and this one would be off by 10-20g every time i use it.
Third it is very flimsy, i dropped the second one from about 2 fee and the top part of the scale flew off and the display cracked.

Hope you have better luck with it than i did.