How to Log an Activity

The Activity form is how you log everything that happens with your animals. Feedings, sheds, weights, pairings, locks, ovulations, and more. Every activity you log feeds into the Dashboard stats, feeding analysis, breeding pipeline, and animal timelines. One form handles all of it.

Step 1: Open the Activity Form

Click the Activity button in the Quick Actions area of the sidebar. This opens the Add Activity form as a full-screen overlay on top of whatever page you are on.

You can also open the Activity form by scanning an animal's QR code with your phone camera, which pre-selects that animal automatically.

The Activity button is in the Quick Actions section of the sidebar.

Step 2: Select an Animal

The first field is Select Animal. Start typing a name or ID and the search will filter your collection in real time. Click the animal you want to log the activity for.

Type to search for an animal by name or ID.

Step 3: Choose an Activity Type

Below the date field is the Activity button grid. Click the type of activity you are logging. The selected button turns dark to confirm your choice.

Activity	When to Use
Took Meal	Animal successfully ate. Updates next feeding due date.
Refused Meal	Animal was offered food and refused.
Skipped Meal	You chose not to offer food (travel, pre-breeding fast, etc.).
Assist Feed	Animal required assistance to eat.
Regurgitation	Animal regurgitated a meal.
Shed	Animal completed a shed cycle.
Weight	Record a weight measurement in grams.
Paired	Introduced male and female for breeding.
Lock	Confirmed breeding lock observed.
Ovulation	Female ovulation confirmed.
Pre Lay Shed	Female completed her pre-lay shed.
Ultrasound	Record ultrasound findings.
Health Hold	Flag an animal for health monitoring.
Laid	Female laid eggs. Creates a clutch record.
Quarantine	Place an animal into quarantine status.
Deceased	Record an animal's death.

Click an activity type to select it. The button turns dark to confirm your selection.

Step 4: Set the Date

The Date field defaults to today. If you are logging an activity from a previous day, click the date field and select the correct date.

The date defaults to today. Click to change it if logging a past activity.

Step 5: Add Notes and Save

Below the activity buttons is an optional Notes field. Use it to add any context: "refused after 30 min," "shed was clean," "paired at 11pm," etc.

When everything looks right, click Save. The activity is logged to the animal's timeline immediately. After saving, the form resets so you can quickly log another activity for a different animal.

Click Save to log the activity. The form resets for your next entry.

Step 6: QR Code Shortcut

If you have QR codes printed for your animals, you can scan a code with your phone camera to open the Activity form with that animal pre-selected.

This is the fastest way to log activities during snake room rounds. Scan, pick the activity type, save. No searching required.

Scan an animal's QR code to open the Activity form with that animal pre-selected.

Step 7: Bulk Feed

If you are feeding multiple animals the same prey at the same time, use the Bulk Feed button in the sidebar instead of logging each one individually. Bulk Feed lets you select multiple animals, choose a prey type and size, and log all feedings in one action.

Step 8: Where Activities Show Up

Every activity you log flows into multiple parts of THE RACK automatically:

Location	What You Will See
Animal Profile	Full activity timeline showing every logged event.
Dashboard	Activity This Month stats. Due to Eat Today and Needs Pairing tables adjust.
Breeding Pipeline	Paired, Lock, Ovulation, Pre Lay Shed, and Laid activities move females through pipeline stages.
Feeding Analysis	Feeding costs and frequency data for cost-per-animal reporting.
Health Dashboard	Weight, ultrasound, and shed data for health monitoring.
All Activity	Searchable log of every activity across your entire program.