record keeping

[yellermelon]

What do you guys use to keep your records with, Weight/ age/ hatch dat/ partents blah blah. I was trying to use microsoft Office. but mabey Im an idiot...I think it would be easier in a notebook oldschool style? What programs do you use , or do you use a notebook?

 

[Kotsay1414]

What do you guys use to keep your records with, Weight/ age/ hatch dat/ partents blah blah. I was trying to use microsoft Office. but mabey Im an idiot...I think it would be easier in a notebook oldschool style? What programs do you use , or do you use a notebook?

I have all of my hatchlings in Microsoft Excel. I'm currently in the process of moving all of my stuff to the Database software in Open Office.

 

[acpart]

I use both a notebook and the computer, but not software. I have a yearly datebook with a small space to write for each day. I record when eggs are laid and when they hatch. Eventually I transfer it to a word processing document where I list each clutch for each pairing with the following info: date laid, date hatched or other (e.g. molded and discarded), distinguishing marks of the hatchlings, date sold, to whom sold and weight when sold. I don't include gender because they're all females so far. If I decide to use a software program, I'll have all the data and I can enter it retroactively. I try to type up a general summary at the end of each season. This works for me because I'm producing less than 40 hatchlings per season. I wouldn't be able to do that if I was a large-scale breeder.

Aliza

 

[Leopardbreeder]

I keep super detailed records with Herp Care Software. There are a few things I would change on it, but it is a GREAT program. You can get that here. I keep records for everything. If I notice they limped once and never again, I write it down.

 

[yellermelon]

THANKS MATT I DL that, looks as though it will work for my basic needs easier than the way I was doing it. And the price was great

 

[eyelids]

I kept great records last year, but this year everything is mixed up...

I record all of last years offspring and breeder data in a spreadsheet and this years are jumbled up with my '07 breeding data...

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[yellermelon]

Yeah the second pic looks like the way Ive been doin it, But when you get to the far right, and you cant see wich gecko it is that your entering info in for...it gets quite annoying. i think im gonna try this new program, see how it does.

 

[eyelids]

Yeah the second pic looks like the way Ive been doin it, But when you get to the far right, and you cant see wich gecko it is that your entering info in for...it gets quite annoying. i think im gonna try this new program, see how it does.

That xls is two years old so I pretty much know which row each gecko is ... Sometimes I have to scroll back, but that only takes like 0.25 second... (having a widescreen monitor helps a lot) :main_thumbsup:

 

[ByRandom]

You can also freeze cells in Excel which allows you to scroll to the left and/or right but keep the cells you have frozen will stay put.

 

[mrcsk8ter44445]

O wow thanks Matt i just downloaded that HCS and its amazing and FREEE!! thanks ill have to tell all my friends about it

 

[Leopardbreeder]

Sure, No Problem. I really like that software.

 

[Emma318]

Yeah, it's got a few little hiccups (hichups?) but it does the job for now. And you can't beat the price or lack thereof!