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    Best time to weigh a snake?

    When does everyone take a weight on their snakes? I know the best time is when they are empty, but if your feeding every 5 days, when is that? Or every 7 days?
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    I feed my girl every 5 days and I weigh her on the 4th, it seems to be working but I have no clue if there is an optimal time to weigh them.
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    Re: Best time to weigh a snake?

    Quote Originally Posted by thedarkwolf25 View Post
    I feed my girl every 5 days and I weigh her on the 4th, it seems to be working but I have no clue if there is an optimal time to weigh them.
    So far I have been weighing on the day I feed, right before I feed them all. I was just curious if there was a "best time" to weigh them
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    After they go to the bathroom is most likely the best time.
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    Re: Best time to weigh a snake?

    Quote Originally Posted by bsash View Post
    After they go to the bathroom is most likely the best time.
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    Yep I weight or after they poo or 1 day before i feed...


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    Normally after you see stool in their tank, this lets you know how much weight they retained from their last meal (If you weighed before the meal).


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    Re: Best time to weigh a snake?

    Quote Originally Posted by Aes_Sidhe View Post
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    Yep I weight or after they poo or 1 day before i feed...
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    I weigh before and after I feed. I give her some time to make sure it's down, then very gently weigh her...
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    i need a scale...

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