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Could someone post a pic of what their feeding (record) cards look like. I'm just interested in what kind of info people keep and how they keep it.

Thanks.

I don't have a pic. I just have word processing document made up of tables. The headings for each row of the table are:

DATE: EVENT: NOTES: KEEPER:

The events that I regularly track are as follows:

a) Temps and humidity (I have a digi-therm. in each cage)
b) Poo and Urates
c) Handling (duration)
d) Feeding (what and when/how it went)
e) weight in grams (after each shed)

You can track whatever you want or nothing at all. It's a hobby for me so data collection is just part of the fun. It can also be handy for spotting trends.

That's interesting. I track weight (grams) after each stool. Why after sheds? Is the old skin really that heavy?

Chris
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"I don't know about you...but I find comfort in that." -- Cowboy

No particular reason really. The Ball Python Manual has a chart tracking growth statistic for several female Royals. According to the chart the snakes were weighed after each shed, so I figured what the hey and that's how I started doing it, but I doubt it really matters.

It's as good a time as any and many of them will take a dump while shedding so they'll be at their lightest. I only track feeding, shedding, weight and copulations with the male of female of record.

Mark

>>According to the chart the snakes were weighed after each shed,

Proexotics has a word document that you can print-out and use. Here's the link.
http://proexotics.com/tracking_cards.html