Quote Originally Posted by kitedemon View Post
Because they stop eating. The big issue isn't not feeding but what kind of weight they have lost one of my females started to 947gm and has not eaten in 2.5 months and is now at 862 gm which is more than I'd like, but she is healthy and it is not a massive amount for her. If she were to have lost say 300 gms I'd be worried. It is an easy indication of health healthy snakes grow. Fasting snakes stay static or nearly static very little % loss but unheathy snakes will loose more faster, tapeworms internal issues can be caught by weight loss.
Thank you...I couldn't have said it better myself. I just got home from work so I didn't get a chance to respond to the question asking about why I thought a scale was important.

I think a good thermostat and a good thermometer/hygrometer are more important, but a scale is definitely something a good snake/herp keeper should not be without!

It definitely gave me peace of mind and reassurance when my male went off feed for six months!