Scale to weigh ball python

[PufferManMike]

Was going to invest in a scale to weigh my python in soon. Does anyone have any recommendations on one that is durable and will be big enough when they are full grown? Thanks

[Bloodborn25]

Well chemical scales are very nice cheaper in most cases abd can weigh more so let's do a 5000g scale hmm if I'm right $20-$30 for a good one but balls if I remember most only get 3,000g that's a big female right there 0_0 but I could be wrong on the adult weight. Like I said a good chemical one would be nice any lab shop or chemical store online ( lab supplie store) would sell them just look around a bit you'll find one but a 5,000g scale should be more then enough. How this helps

0.1.0 normal Ball Python

[GregsMoko]

I was asking the same question before and was advised to go to walmart and found one. A 5000gram kitchen scale. I paid $39

[Bloodborn25]

Gotta love your chemist I estimated the price pretty good with the weighing capacity you should get. I'd do a ok kitchen scale there tough I use a lot for my pyrotechnics and other one for snakes and then my kitchen for my foods if I cook

0.1.0 normal Ball Python

[MonkeyShuttle]

My weigh 7000 is really nice for price and limit is 7000grams

[Bloodborn25]

Do balls even get close to that Idk if I need that much. Maybe a over weight ball but maybe you get into bigger snakes so you might want to listen to monkey think ahead too!

0.1.0 normal Ball Python

[Daybreaker]

I use this kitchen food scale from Walmart, up to 6.6 lbs $25 for my smaller guys and weighing feeders: http://www.walmart.com/ip/The-Bigges...acity/11090896

For the bigger guys a bathroom scale, subtracting my individual weight from the total weight of me holding the snake

[Reptile Frenzy]

We bought the scale off reptilebasics.com it will weigh up to 75 pounds. The biggest ball python i have heard about was 10,000 grams! Thats 22 pounds! It was 6.5 feet long!

[MonkeyShuttle]

Gratzzzz

[Pythonfriend]

you have two things: maximum weight, and resolution.

i would aim for something like: 5000 grams maximum, resolution 1 gram or 2 grams. that will also work for really small snakes, and even smaller food items. these are quite affordable, even with a high resolution of 1 gram.

chemical scale / kitchen scale sounds fine.

if you just go for a high maximum, resolution may be lower, and you may not be able to properly measure a 6 gram mouse or a 14 gram mouse.