What scales do you use?

I can’t find any decent scales. Would like to see which ones you use so I’ve got more of an idea on which one to get.


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I just use a regular kitchen scale. It measures in grams. And has to be as close as any $30-$40 dollar scale. And only cost me $11.99 on e-bay.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...fb460eb308.jpg

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I put the snakes in a pillowcase and use some digital spring scales https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f579907683.jpg


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I have a $15 food scale from Walmart. I zero out a plate or bowl and then put the snake on it!

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Think it was less than $20. Bought it to weigh bicycle parts and now it weighs snakes as well.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...497af28828.jpg


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I currently have a kitchen scale I got at Wal-Mart. It was around $20 if I remember correctly.
As my snakes get bigger its tougher to use due to the size of the plate. I'm ordering one like the one @Zincubus shared soon.

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I put the snakes in a pillowcase and use some digital spring scales https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f579907683.jpg


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Would never of thought to do that. Until now.


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Originally Posted by MuicyJelon

Would never of thought to do that. Until now.


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It’s the only way I can weigh my 7’ Snow Boa :)

Seemed so easy I do it for them all now , especially the faster King snakes etc


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Originally Posted by Zincubus

It’s the only way I can weigh my 7’ Snow Boa :)

Seemed so easy I do it for them all now , especially the faster King snakes etc


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Zinc, you're the man! I'm going to find something similar here in the States. I haven't been able to weigh my Boa, but this will definitely do it.
Thanks for posting it, brother.

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Originally Posted by Zincubus

It’s the only way I can weigh my 7’ Snow Boa :)

Seemed so easy I do it for them all now , especially the faster King snakes etc


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I’ll just get one of them they’re easy enough to find.

I couldn’t handle having snakes that grow that big. I’ll just stick with my bp for now :).



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Originally Posted by RickyNY

Zinc, you're the man! I'm going to find something similar here in the States. I haven't been able to weigh my Boa, but this will definitely do it.
Thanks for posting it, brother.

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No worries :)

I’ll have to start patenting these wacky ideas that work ;)

The hairdryer trick seems to have caught on well !


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Originally Posted by RickyNY

Zinc, you're the man! I'm going to find something similar here in the States. I haven't been able to weigh my Boa, but this will definitely do it.
Thanks for posting it, brother.

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I've found them under hunting/fishing scales.

Often called luggage scales as well I think mine was like 15 bucks. Never thought to weigh snakes with it until now.


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This is the one I use. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It runs on batteries, but you can buy a power adapter for it. I had mine of just over 3 years with zero issues so far.

I use an ordinary kitchen scale from Walmart that measures in grams.
I place the bin on it. Zero it out then place my snake in the bin.

I use a MyWeigh, model 7001DX. Here is a picture.https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...72e80ee6dd.jpg


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I wanted something that would weigh both grams and up to 10 lbs - recently got this and pretty happy with it
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Salter Aquatronic Glass Electronic Kitchen Scale

I use an actual baby (infant) scale. I like how big the tray is and it measures in grams or lbs plus it has a memory. Probably overkill but I like it.

i used to use this one made by Taylor. it's bamboo, backlight and beautiful - but difficult to use when u have a snake on it. also it uses two large button batteries and the battery life sucks. i got it from Target.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...m/ngCrm9rl.jpg

now i use this stainless steel one from Vivarium Electronics/Reptile Basics for my BP's. very durable and uses regular AA batteries. the tray that it comes w/ flips and fits over the scale for simple storage.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...m/BPLK2r6l.jpg

Every time I see this thread title pop up I think . . "Well, I use snake scales, isn't that obvious? Snakes have scales."

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Originally Posted by Jakethesnake69

Often called luggage scales as well I think mine was like 15 bucks. Never thought to weigh snakes with it until now.


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When I attended a friend's home birth a few years ago, the midwife used one of these hanging scales to weigh the baby in a sling. I thought that was pretty neat too!

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This is the one I use. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It runs on batteries, but you can buy a power adapter for it. I had mine of just over 3 years with zero issues so far.

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I actually just got the smaller version of this scale in the mail today. The UltraShip 55 Lb. scale.

I ended up buying one of these because I was having trouble weighing my bigger females on a kitchen scale, because the tubs that would hold them would cover the display. With this scale it has a remote display on a 2 ft. cord that pulls away from the scale so you'll always be able to see the readout no matter the tub size needed for your animal, even boas should be weighable on here if you can get them in a tub long enough. And the smallest model will still weigh up to 35 lbs, the largest will top out at 75, and most of us here aren't really gonna come close to weighing anything near that large.

The only problem I see with it is that it's accurate to within 2 grams if you're weighing something under 1000 grams, but anything over that it's only accurate to within 5 grams, but it maintains that level of accuracy to well over the weight of most snakes you'd be able to fit on it. And 5 grams is still a negligible tolerance when dealing with a 2500+ gram female. So not a big con, but still not as accurate as a within 1 gram accuracy kitchen scale.

I'm just excited to finally see how big my big girl Snickers actually is, her last weigh-in that we could manage she was just under 2400, and she looks like she's really put on some size since then. She looks massive when I compare her to my 2200 gram Pastave Bee female, Praline, who's ballooned as she gets closer to laying time.

I'll put an update in once I've tested the scale and weighed them, and hopefully I'll be able to speak highly of the new scale.

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I actually just got the smaller version of this scale in the mail today. The UltraShip 55 Lb. scale.

I ended up buying one of these because I was having trouble weighing my bigger females on a kitchen scale, because the tubs that would hold them would cover the display. With this scale it has a remote display on a 2 ft. cord that pulls away from the scale so you'll always be able to see the readout no matter the tub size needed for your animal, even boas should be weighable on here if you can get them in a tub long enough. And the smallest model will still weigh up to 35 lbs, the largest will top out at 75, and most of us here aren't really gonna come close to weighing anything near that large.

The only problem I see with it is that it's accurate to within 2 grams if you're weighing something under 1000 grams, but anything over that it's only accurate to within 5 grams, but it maintains that level of accuracy to well over the weight of most snakes you'd be able to fit on it. And 5 grams is still a negligible tolerance when dealing with a 2500+ gram female. So not a big con, but still not as accurate as a within 1 gram accuracy kitchen scale.

I'm just excited to finally see how big my big girl Snickers actually is, her last weigh-in that we could manage she was just under 2400, and she looks like she's really put on some size since then. She looks massive when I compare her to my 2200 gram Pastave Bee female, Praline, who's ballooned as she gets closer to laying time.

I'll put an update in once I've tested the scale and weighed them, and hopefully I'll be able to speak highly of the new scale.

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The moveable display is also the reason I went with this one. My only real concern is the quality of the cord used to connect the base with the display. I really only weigh the babies a few times to make sure they are growing ok. Sometimes I'll get asked for an updated weight on an animal that's up for sale. So this 75lb scale was a bit overkill for me. I also use it for getting weights for shipping.

Back when I first started keeping/breeding 1993ish. I weighed everything. It ate, I weighed it. It pooped I weighed the snake. It laid eggs. I weighed the snake, and the eggs. I even weighed the water x vermiculite mix for the egg boxes.

As for how accurate it is. A few g's either way I don't think is that big of a deal. Only real issue with that would be when shipping.



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Yeah, I'm an OCD record keeper, always have been.

For now, while my collection is still relatively small, I weigh everyone once a week just to have it set to a schedule, and it allows me time each week to ensure that everyone is doing well and nobody slips by the wayside.

I also weigh my frozen rodents when I get them in and split them up by weight so feeding is easier each week. It comes in handy when I know I need some fuzzies around 15g, a pup around 25, and then smalls ranging from 50 grams up to 80-85 depending on which snake they're for. Everything is prelabeled and I can just grab a few baggies full and go.

Now if only I could devise a way to know if they felt like eating...... lol