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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.

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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

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

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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.

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We all know how threads go on RFUK...

The never ending Vortex...

It's like watching a puppy chase its tail. You know it will never reach it, but the puppy doesn't know that, and you keep watching and encouraging because frankly it's quite amusing.

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.

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Oakelm Exotics
Keeper and hobby breeder of:
-Royal Pythons
-Kenyan Sand Boas
-Cornsnakes
-Childrens Pythons

www.oakelm.co.uk
oakelm@sky.com

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

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

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

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My Reptiles1.1 Royal Python1.0 Charcoal Corn Snake1.0 Pictus Gecko
http://blackarkreptiles.webs.com/

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

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1.0.0 Orange winged amazon parrot
0.2.0 Border collies
0.1.0 Hermann's tortoise
1.1.0 Royal python's