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Hobbyist walkthrough

ScaleVault for one to ten pet reptiles — the lean setup.

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Hobbyist walkthrough

You have one or a handful of pet reptiles and want a clean record of their care. Here's the smallest possible setup.

What you'll create

  • One species per kind of animal you keep.
  • One enclosure per animal (1:1 — easier to scan QR codes that way).
  • One animal per enclosure.
  • A printed QR code for one-tap feeding.

Step by step

  1. Sign up — see First-time setup steps 1–4.
  2. Skip what you don't need. Don't bother with sites, members, pairings, clutches, or lineages. Hide nav items you don't use under account → display preferences (coming soon).
  3. Print one QR per animal. From the animal detail page → QR tab → choose actions (usually just Feed and Handle) → print to a small label.
  4. Scan & log. Open your phone camera at the enclosure, scan the code, fill in the prefilled feed form, hit save. About 8 seconds.

Day-to-day usage

ActionWhereNotes
Log a feedingScan QR or animal page → FeedDefaults to species food + last amount
Log a weightAnimal page → Weights → +Optional; great for charting growth
Note a shedAnimal page → Sheds → +Plain date; useful to track shed cycles
Vet visitAnimal page → Events → + → "Vet"Free-form notes + photo of any meds/labels
Photo updateAnimal page → Photos → uploadFront-of-card image is the latest you upload

Plan tier

The Hatchling plan is free and covers up to 20 animals and 12 enclosures. If you're collecting more than that, the Juvenile plan ($5/mo) lifts those limits to 100 animals and 50 enclosures and adds CSV export, handling logs, and feeder colony tracking.