Reptile Husbandry Record
Record the parameters you are actually achieving against the ones you are aiming for, which is the difference between keeping a reptile and hoping.
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Exotic and small pets · XP-02
Snake Feeding and Shedding Record
A free printable snake feeding log — offered, taken or refused, weight, enclosure temperature, and a separate shed record.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
Print it and write on it
Fill it in type and save
The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.
What this sheet is for
Track feeding and shedding together with weight, so a refusal can be read against temperature and the shed cycle instead of worried about blindly.
Who it is for
Snake keepers of every species and level of experience.
How to use it
- Record refusals as carefully as feeds — the pattern is the information.
- Note the enclosure temperature on feeding day.
- Weigh regularly; a refusal with a steady weight is a different thing from one with a falling weight.
- Record whether each shed came off complete, and check eyes and tail tip.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: Feeds taken and refused, sheds complete or in pieces, and the weight trend that ties them together.
Your regime, from a species source. No feeding frequency, prey size or shedding interval is printed. They depend on species, age, size and temperature, and a wrong figure causes real harm in either direction. Write your own regime at the top, from a species-specific source, and record against it.
Write-on lines: Species · Name or ID · Hatched or acquired · Feeding regime you follow
Feeding
Table, 4 rows: Date · Offered · Size · Taken · Refused · Weight · Enclosure temp · Notes
Sheds
Table, 5 rows: Went blue · Shed on · Complete · Eyes and tail clear · Humidity at the time · Action taken
Questions
How often should I feed my snake?
No frequency is printed. It depends on species, age, size and temperature, and both under- and over-feeding cause harm. Use a species-specific source and write your regime at the top of the sheet.
My snake has refused several feeds — is that a problem?
That is a question for an exotics vet, and this sheet is what makes it answerable: with dates, weights and temperatures they can tell the difference between a seasonal fast and a problem. Without a record it is guesswork.
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