Do any of you keep record books for your snakes

[Caz]

Do any of you keep record books for your snakes?

None of mine can read

[BecciBoo]

I have a file that contains a section for monitoring (also accounts, paperwork, invoices)
My sheets are for the month and has the date down the left and the snakes name/id across the top. I then mark down feeding, sheding, mating behaviour etc.

[elliot ness]

always good to keep permanent records so if you decide to sell.....the buyer can see what sort of snake they are getting (good or bad feeder for instance)
paul

[wildlifewarrior]

years ago i used to but not anymore....
only keep records of babies which are passed on with the buyer.

[strictly_scales]

I have one book for all my reptiles and inverts. I document Snake feedings, sheds and shed cycles, any treatments, when new stock comes in or goes out, and I also document things like Monitor feeding regimes, animal weights and behavioural observations. When an animal is sold, I compile all the data for that animal onto a table, and print it off, so the new owner has a good idea of the animals history. And finally, record wise, I have laminated information cards on every single animal I have, detailing Trade name, species name, origin, habitat, sex, behaviour and activity patterns. These took me ages, but I was on a labelling mission for the DWAL, and got carried away.

[oakelm]

I keep electronic records using a program called one note. Very handy, so buyers can have loads of history if they want but I tend not to include all the feeds and sheds otherwise with some they could end up going away with a small book but do print a sheet for any snake sold that states DOB/age, sex, morph, who bred them if known, cb,cf,ltc,wc, plus notes on feeding and temperament, quirks, and any extra info. And for anyone I think could be a newby it gets stapled to a good care sheet. Plus even though I am a hobby breeder I do photo het paperwork for royals and give each sale a reference number just so if anyone ever asks about a snake that I had sold in the past I have all the info.
Sometimes I feel a bit OCD about the way I do things but then I look at a ralph davies video on youtube and makes me feel like the normal again.

[elliot ness]

excel is easier .....saved forever on your hard drive or backed up to disc

[Rachael Grace]

Originally Posted by Caz

Do any of you keep record books for your snakes?

None of mine can read

How did I know it was going to be you

My OH thinks I have ocd, just cant understand why everything has to be put down. He just fails to realise without it I wouldnt know which way was up

I do feel a little more normal now I know Im not the only one

[Pyro]

I only record feeds and sheds, I don't see the point recording when they crap etc

[jetley]

I just use the word processor and date when they did / didnt feed , when they shed and when i do a full cleanout .