getting a scale from walmart. do I need a expensive one or will a cheap digital scale work?
03-04-2013, 12:12 AM
ericarditti
i got a cheap digital one from target, works fine
03-04-2013, 12:13 AM
KMG
Mine was pretty cheap. Just make sure to see the range of the scale. Some wont weight things that are pretty light while others won't weigh things very heavy. Make sure its range will work for you.
03-04-2013, 12:59 AM
BHReptiles
Re: what scale to buy?
Any scale is fine as long as it measures anywhere form 2g-4000g.
03-04-2013, 01:03 AM
dillan2020
yeah definitely check the weight on them. alot of the cheep ones only go up to 5 lbs.
i would get a 2 grams / 2000 grams digital one, meaning it goes to 2000 grams in 2-gram steps. that gives you the precision for weighing small pinkies and fuzzies, while also covering adult BPs, and these scales are quite cheap.
oh and, when it comes to snakes, the metric system has taken over, so a scale with the US unit system, meaning lbs and ounces, would be quite useless.
03-04-2013, 08:45 AM
Annarose15
I have a few girls that are over 2000g, so I find it useful that my scale goes up to 5kg - and it was only ~$25 at Walmart.
03-04-2013, 08:58 AM
Pythonfriend
Re: what scale to buy?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Annarose15
I have a few girls that are over 2000g, so I find it useful that my scale goes up to 5kg - and it was only ~$25 at Walmart.
2g / 5000g would of course be even better if you can find one :) lol i guess this has changed since i looked for a scale last time.... now they have 1g/5kg scales :) now they are cheaper and more precise than i remembered. last time i checked the best ones were like 2g/2kg or 10g/5kg.
now i really have to think about getting a new one.
03-04-2013, 08:59 AM
Annarose15
Re: what scale to buy?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kurtilein
2g / 5000g would of course be even better if you can find one :) lol i guess this has changed since i looked for a scale last time.... now they have 1g/5kg scales :) now they are cheaper and more precise than i remembered. last time i checked the best ones were like 2g/2kg or 10g/5kg.
now i really have to think about getting a new one.
Yeah, mine won't weigh under ~4g (was playing with pinky mice!), but it goes in 1g increments otherwise.
03-04-2013, 10:37 AM
nick654377
Mine i got from bed bath and beyond. It goes up to 11lbs. Does grams from 1g-? I never had a peoblem with it and love it but i just wish it had a bowl on it so i didnt have to use one of mine.
03-04-2013, 11:03 AM
kitedemon
Unless you are a breeder any scale will work as long as it has a range that is acceptable 5gm or less to 5000gm or so. What is the most important thing is it has good repeatability. If you take the same object measure it turn off the scale then on again and measure the same object it should be within a degree or two. It doesn't matter if it reads 400 when it is actually 409 or something as long as it repeats the results. If you are planning on breeding I would suggest an accurate scale, when you tell a client a weight you know that weigh it spot on. Breeders should be concerned with accuracy better than a kitchen scale.
