Quote Originally Posted by Homegrownscales View Post
...I always no matter what recommend a new owner have a scale, and a notebook. You should be recording defecations, feeding, regurge, shed, weight and odd behavior everytime...

That is one thing I forgot to mention. I document everything; weight, tub cleaning, start/finish shedding, feeding and how long it took to grab the rat, every once in a while I record temps and humidity, handling, etc.