Want to buy a scale... Looking for recommendations.
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Nicholasdeaan
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The brands Taylor. You can weigh in grams or ounces. It also has the option to add the weight of a branch or anything. All you do is have the branch on the scale and turn your scale on. It automatically weighs in at 0 and then have your Cham crawl onto the branch, bowl, or whatever you'd like to use to weigh. It can weigh any where from 1 g to 6 ibs. Only costed me 30$ and I got it from Ace Hardware. Works like a champ!
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brownie64
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Here is the one I use. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Compact-5Kg...845038?hash=item5d53eaa4ae:g:VP4AAOSw8d9UrwgN
brownie64
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Wile I admire you patriotism finding stuff not made in China these days isn't that easy, and if you do expect to pay two - five times as much, I don't like it anymore than you, but unfortunately it's the world we live in.
I'll pay. The major problem is searching on the internet is far inferior for products than it was in the past.
Before you were presented a narrow search.... Simply too many articles out there now
I'll accept
USA
Germany
Swiss
Austria
British
French
Hell most of europe
Japan
Maybe s. Korea
Nicholasdeaan
Avid Member
The one I use is similar to what you described. Has a tare feature. Though I'm unsure of where it's manufactured.
NERVOUS
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Just a follow-up... I ended up buying this scale:
American Weigh Scales AMW-SC-2KG Digital Pocket Scale https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001RF3XJ2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_H7aUwbCSDNB6C
As well as this set of (likely unnecessary) calibration weights:
American Weigh Scales Calibration Weight Kit WGHTKIT, Class M2 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003STEJAC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_Z8aUwbSA4Q7N1
American Weigh Scales AMW-SC-2KG Digital Pocket Scale https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001RF3XJ2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_H7aUwbCSDNB6C
As well as this set of (likely unnecessary) calibration weights:
American Weigh Scales Calibration Weight Kit WGHTKIT, Class M2 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003STEJAC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_Z8aUwbSA4Q7N1
Carlton
Chameleon Enthusiast
There's a very simple, inexpensive, low tech (never needs batteries, conversions, or calibration) scale I have always used to weigh chams, birds, and other small creatures. Pesola hang scales have been around for many decades. They work just fine and come in various gram increments and ranges. The scale is a springloaded graduated cylinder with an alligator clip on the bottom. Basically, you can either put your cham in a baggie or have it grab onto a small perch, clip the bag or perch to the scale, weigh both, then subtract the weight of the perch/bag to find your cham's weight. You can find them here:
http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/Products.asp?mi=71371
http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/Products.asp?mi=71371
