How do you get a proper weight on a ball?

[dee151]

Yesterday was feeding day, it was her 2nd feed, since I have had her, I got her at 91grams. fed her last Saturday 7/10 , then I weight her yesterday before feeding, she was 99grams.
But she has not poop that first feeding I gave her, so How do you really get proper weight?
Or do i just say she is 99grams? I just want to know for my self education purpose only.

[Charles8088]

Hard to get an "exact" proper weight... unless you wait it out and wait till you know they've pooped everything out. I just weigh whenever I have the opportunity. But, generally speaking, I don't weight right after a meal. I'd wait a few days at least. As your snake gets larger, the minor grams from a meal are less relevant anyhow.

A good experiment would be weighing your snake right before a meal. Then after feeding give the snake a couple days to digest. Then weigh every day for like the next week. I guess just to see how much the weigh adjusts as the food is digested.

Maybe I will try that.

[Trinityblood]

I always weigh after a poop if it happens a couple days after feeding.

[dee151]

Hard to get an "exact" proper weight... unless you wait it out and wait till you know they've pooped everything out. I just weigh whenever I have the opportunity. But, generally speaking, I don't weight right after a meal. I'd wait a few days at least. As your snake gets larger, the minor grams from a meal are less relevant anyhow.

A good experiment would be weighing your snake right before a meal. Then after feeding give the snake a couple days to digest. Then weigh every day for like the next week. I guess just to see how much the weigh adjusts as the food is digested.

Maybe I will try that.

im just going to roll with 99 grams, before the feeding.
thanks for the information

[dee151]

I always weigh after a poop if it happens a couple days after feeding.

first feeding with me was 7/10 and no poop, 2nd feeding with me was 7/17 So i weight her before the 2nd feeding since she did not poop yet, 99 grams. weigh here again in about 1 month from today, i am keeping track of a few things like feeding, weight and dates. all in my note....
And ill be keeping track of wen i see her going into shed, from start date to finish date.

[Charles8088]

I used to weigh my bp more often when she was younger. Now, she's at about 2300 grams. I still weigh her when I can, but just not as often. And, I just jot it down in a journal. I'm more concerned in a sharp decline in weight if she starts fasting than I am in her gaining. But... it does help to also see if they're gaining weight too fast.

[EL-Ziggy]

It’s best to weigh them “empty” after they poop if you want the most accurate information.

I weigh my snakes when I first get them and I stop weighing them once it gets too hard to stuff them into a container to be weighed.

I only keep a log of feedings and sheds.

[Trinityblood]

first feeding with me was 7/10 and no poop, 2nd feeding with me was 7/17 So i weight her before the 2nd feeding since she did not poop yet, 99 grams. weigh here again in about 1 month from today, i am keeping track of a few things like feeding, weight and dates. all in my note....
And ill be keeping track of wen i see her going into shed, from start date to finish date.

Your readings will be fine from that. Just know it could be a few grams off due to food/retained waste. They will hold their poop for a long time sometimes.

Funnily enough my BP pooped today...the day after a deep clean because of course. Lol.

[EL-Ziggy]

FWIW- Depending on the size of the snake I’ve seen discrepancies of 20-50g between animals that were weighed empty and those that were carrying waste. YMMV.

[dee151]

It’s best to weigh them “empty” after they poop if you want the most accurate information.

I weigh my snakes when I first get them and I stop weighing them once it gets too hard to stuff them into a container to be weighed.

I only keep a log of feedings and sheds.

Speaking of shed, how do I know? Her belly is not pink yet, but in the sun she is looking funny I took this picture cause of the different discoloration i see it looks bluish why? Is this a sign of shedding coming

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