Any of you guys keep reptile related docs?

So I don't remember who's youtube video it was, but the girl was talking about a "reptile binder" or folder or something.. Basically it has her blue-prints to the racks she built, her feed chart, her top secret breeding plans lol. I thought that was an awesome idea so I started compiling one of my own :D.

So far I printed out the bp.net caresheet, a bit of genetics information, some fun facts, and my feed sheets for all my newcomers (they're most likely going to be my breeding group). I also keep business cards from the reptile expos I go to, and the receipts to things I buy at these expos.

Does anyone else keep reptile binders, or something related to paper records? I didn't want to use the PC for reptile keeping because I feel like I wouldn't update it ever... On paper, I feel cool just tracking little tidbits, and re-reading over some of the vast information that this forum, as well as some outside source had to offer.

Just looking for some ideas ^_^. I was thinking of getting pictures of my favorite morphs, but I think that would cost too much money :P:P:P:P

Yes I have a giant binder with every ball I've ever owned in it, activity logs, business cards, pictures of them, my breeding schedule etc etc. the thing is giant. And I live by it. It's my bible.


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Yes I have a giant binder with every ball I've ever owned in it, activity logs, business cards, pictures of them, my breeding schedule etc etc. the thing is giant. And I live by it. It's my bible

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Nice! I was with my sister shopping for binders, and she suggested I go for the smaller binder. I think I'm going to get pictures of my collection and put them into the binder as well =]!! thanks for the idea :D!

I forgot to mention that I also have caresheets and information on my other favorite reptile the crocodile skink! I don't own one, but I looooove them! The reptile store I buy rodents from has some as well as armored skinks, and they're so awesome! One day I will own one =]

I used to have a binder of seahorse info, both downloaded and info on my own tanks and such. I haven't done so with ball pythons somehow. It's a good idea.

I have 3inch binder for every does and donts for ball pythons I also use the snake lab software for keeping track of feeding, scheds health checks cage cleaning

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Originally Posted by Homegrownscales

Yes I have a giant binder with every ball I've ever owned in it, activity logs, business cards, pictures of them, my breeding schedule etc etc. the thing is giant. And I live by it. It's my bible.

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This is exactly what I do, except for the breeding part...I just collect. I have the feeding records and growth charts for all the BPs I've ever owned, and several that I've snake sat for. It's cool to go back through it sometimes and see how fast individual snakes made weight gains. I also prey item weights and shed data.

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This is exactly what I do, except for the breeding part...I just collect. I have the feeding records and growth charts for all the BPs I've ever owned, and several that I've snake sat for. It's cool to go back through it sometimes and see how fast individual snakes made weight gains. I also prey item weights and shed data.

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I just put whether it's a fuzzy, small, hopper, etc etc.. I think weights would be cool. As a videogame nerd, I really enjoy stats =]. Justin Kobylka has a sweet "Birthing Stats" page on his website:

http://www.jkobylkareptiles.com/page.php?id=002

When I saw that, I was just awe-struck! Me: WHOAAA!! COOOOL! I have no idea why XD.. It's just so organized, neat, and interesting! Dig the ~50% male to female ratio! That's just the order of nature! haha

My binder isn't super detailed. Just feed, shed, and weight records.

Yes we have a big fatty binder where all of the information about our snakes is kept. not only is it a great way to keep track what's been going on with the snakes, but it has all of the information for each snake so if we ended up stuck out of town for a extended amount of time, a family member or friend would be able to reference it to care for the snakes. Another thing we have started using is Evernote, which is a free program where you can take notes or pictures on your phone, and then access them from any device. That way if we think of something we need or breeding ides etc... we write it down and later can look at those notes from any computer or phone. i also take photos of business cards and then file them in evernote so i don't lose them later.

All of my stuff is on an excel file.

I just use iHerp.

I know there's a bunch of different programs that you can track, but I'm just too lazy to get on those lol. I don't like typing on the ipad/iphone :D. I don't like handwriting either, but I feel better writing it down and keeping a record in a binder that I'll constantly update :gj:

Also, it's fun to keep it all in the order the way you want to! No empty spaces. No columns that I could care less about. No superfluous data required. And no UI to learn! That's why I'm curious to hear about what kind of information everyone else is tracking :gj:

I use iHerp to keep track of feeding, sheds and weights. I also use the breeding section to keep track of pairings and copulations. I also put on there who I bought the snake from and when. If the seller provides me with it, I also enter in the hatch date. If I receive paperwork with a snake, I keep it in a file in my file cabinet.

I find iHerp VERY user-friendly. VERY.

I only wish they had a way to backup/download a copy of my tracking info, even if it was to an excel file so that in case something were to happen to their servers...I'd have a backup.

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I use iHerp to keep track of feeding, sheds and weights. I also use the breeding section to keep track of pairings and copulations. I also put on there who I bought the snake from and when. If the seller provides me with it, I also enter in the hatch date. If I receive paperwork with a snake, I keep it in a file in my file cabinet.

I find iHerp VERY user-friendly. VERY.

I only wish they had a way to backup/download a copy of my tracking info, even if it was to an excel file so that in case something were to happen to their servers...I'd have a backup.

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Agreed. I may just start printing each tracking sheet monthly or so just in case

Just got my first snake back in September and from day one I've been keeping track of weight shed feed and even if its gone #2 so I catch any problems and I can't second guess what day I actually fed her or not. It's all in a spreadsheet document written down by hand.

Does anybody keep other reptile related paperwork? Similar to what I mentioned? Blue-prints? Pictures? Fun stuff like that?

I have a journal I write feeding info, shedding info, and misc in. It makes a world of difference when you can't rememeber it. I'm sure I'll add breeding info to it when I get there. I should start adding pictures.

We have binders for everything. Binders for current adult snake records, binders for juvies, binders for eqiptment. Filing cabinent for old records, and also keep track of every penny spent, from feeders, to cleaning supplies.
LOL if you really wannd get depressed, keep a binder for everythin spent:rolleye2:
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I have 3 2" binders full of nothing but care sheets for all my critters and others that we would like to aquire, 2 3" binders for tracking pretty much everything, on binder for the snakes, one for everything else.

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I have 3inch binder for every does and donts for ball pythons I also use the snake lab software for keeping track of feeding, scheds health checks cage cleaning

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Googled snake lab software , couldnt find it! What is this?

I keep care sheets for all my snakes, notes on if I had a problem what I did to fix it, receipts for products, and a few random things here and there.

I created templates on my iPad. And anytime we do something I bring with me and I update it

I personally use Metzcal software to track my BPs. It has everything you would ever want to track...EVER. Including an address book with businesses and I even created a list for "Good Guys" and people I will never deal with. It's pretty useful and I am definitely more of a digital gal. Binders are fun and you can add personal touches but when it comes down to it, electronic records with back ups are always better.

It also comes in handy to use digital software when you are selling a snake; you can copy and paste info into a "packet" for your customer that has poop, shed and feed records along with a generated animal ID page with genetics and all that fun stuff (this is my own creation and not Metzcal's).

As for other records I keep on my BPs, I've been keeping a profit & loss on file so I can see how much I'm spending and earning on my snakes and I also have my own rat breeding tracking worksheet that keeps track of what rat bred with which one, how many babies were in a litter a rat has produced, how many litters a particular rat has produced and it also autocalculates how many available feeders I have (I have to update every so often when they grow to a bigger size).

Some might think I'm swimming in paperwork and tracking but realistically, it's all much simpler than it sounds. But I am a girl that likes her data! :D

yes, i have 6 sections right now

1. ball pythons, they each have their own page, with their number and/ or name, sex, morph, DOB, and DOP
2. feeding and shedding/ weighing, i weigh when they shed
3. is where any other snakes i will get will be, and the things i have in 1. and 2. are combined on one page.
4. health, just for records of anything that may happen to each snake
5. snakes i want to buy, listed by priority lol
6. future breeding plans

if i ever get a large collection, i will probably draw a diagram of the racks with who is where, but i only have four snakes, and they all look quite different from one another so its pretty easy to tell who is who

and i definitly like tracking on paper alot more than the computer, i do have an iherp, but im not sure if im going to bother keeping it