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SPELL
Hatchling

United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/02/2010 :  18:39:21  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
should i weigh my royal before or after he sheds or does it matter???

GMac
Grumpy scots admin

United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/02/2010 :  19:32:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
dont see it making any difference,

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Robert
Royal Python Moderator

United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/02/2010 :  22:01:46  Show Profile  Visit Robert's Homepage  Reply with Quote
You should weigh your royal after he poops and get an empty weight or as near as makes little difference then you will have the body weight

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Paulusworm
Fully Grown Royal

Azerbaijan
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Posted - 09/02/2010 :  08:48:19  Show Profile  Click to see Paulusworm's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
All that weighing before and after shedding will tell you is the weight of the shed skin.

Keep a record of the weight of his food too then if you can only weigh him a couple of days after feeding you'll know roughly how much to deduct.
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SPELL
Hatchling

United Kingdom
60 Posts
Posted - 09/02/2010 :  18:00:03  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
right thanx!
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pfleming
Yearling

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Posted - 09/02/2010 :  19:06:01  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
yeah before/after shed makes no difference (allthough the snake may be more stressed if it is in the final stages of shedding) but its after a poo which is the ideal time to weigh. that way you will get a better comparison when you look at your results of each week/month.
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