Run the business behind the breeding.
You know your genetics, your pairings and your clutches. ScaleLedger makes sure you know your numbers too: what every animal cost, what every sale made, and where the money went.
The demo is a made-up business. Nothing you do there is saved.
Sold at a showPaid by card$650.00
| Square | 630.50 | |
| Card fees | 19.50 | |
| Animal sales | 650.00 | |
| Cost of animals sold | 23.35 | |
| Animals on hand | 23.35 |
Profit on this hatchling: $607.15, after the card fee and what she cost to raise.
Most breeders find out how the year went in April.
Sales on PayPal, Cash App and at shows. Feeders on the card. A breeder paid for over three months. Receipts in a drawer. By tax time, nobody’s sure what made money.
How it works
Start where you stand
Any time of year, any size collection. We set up your starting numbers with you.
Record as you go
Sales, expenses, pairings, births. A minute each, right from your phone.
See it in real time
Cash in every account, animals on hand, and what’s owed both ways. Know whether you can buy that breeder before you do.
Real numbers, no translation
Profit by clutch, by animal, by year. Built by a CPA so you don’t need one to read it.
Built for how breeders actually sell
- Show sales and card fees. See what each animal really made.
- Deposits and payment plans. Tracked until the animal goes home.
- Feeders. Spread across the animals you’re raising, so every price tag tells the truth.
- Partners. Who put in what, and who owes who.
- Breeders on payment plans. Counted when they arrive, not before.
- Hobby turned business. Bring in the animals you already have.
Built by a breeder who’s also a CPA
I’ve kept reptiles since I was five, and it’s always been something my dad and I do together. Like a lot of people, the hobby kept growing, and before we knew it we had a business.
As a CPA, I couldn’t find anything that understood holdbacks, payment plans or a weekend at a show, so our real numbers lived in spreadsheets. ScaleLedger brings the two things I love together, reptiles and running a business, and it runs our own collection every day.
Simple pricing that grows with you
Early access. ScaleLedger is invite-only for now. Free during early access. Nothing is charged until ScaleLedger launches, and we’ll tell you before anything changes.
A one-time setup, then a monthly plan based on the size of your collection. Every plan includes sales, breeding, expenses, bank and app imports, reports, and a year-end package for your tax preparer.
| Setup | Quoted once, after a short call | We walk through where your business stands and set up your starting numbers with you. Priced by how much there is to set up or catch up on. |
|---|---|---|
| Small collection | $25 a month | Up to 50 animals and breeders. |
| Growing collection | $49 a month | 51 to 250 animals and breeders. |
| Large operation | $89 a month | More than 250 animals and breeders. |
Add-ons
| Monthly accountant review | $75 a month | An accountant checks your books every month, fixes what needs fixing, and answers your questions. It’s a review of your books, not tax prep or tax advice, and it doesn’t make us your CPA. |
|---|---|---|
| Catch-up bookkeeping | Quoted | Behind on the year? We enter the months you missed so your books start current. |
Planned pricing after launch. Monthly plans can be cancelled any time.
Questions
How do I get in?
ScaleLedger is invite-only while we test it with a small group of breeders. Request an invite on the sign-up page, or enter the code you were sent.
Is ScaleLedger my CPA?
No. ScaleLedger keeps your books. The monthly accountant review checks those books; it isn’t tax preparation, tax advice, or representation. Your CPA or tax preparer still handles your return.
Does ScaleLedger file my taxes?
No. It keeps your books and gives you a year-end package for your tax preparer: your statements, every sale and expense, and the detail behind them. Your preparer decides how it goes on your return.
Who can see my books?
The owners you add, and your ScaleLedger accountant. Everyone signs in with a password and a code from an authenticator app.
What if we’re a partnership, an LLC, or an S corp?
Every structure works: sole proprietor, single- or multi-member LLC, partnership, S corp, LLC taxed as an S corp, and C corp. Owners, labels and tax lines follow your structure.
Which animals?
Boas and ball pythons today, including live-bearer and egg-laying timelines. More species are on the way.
Can my accountant work in it?
Yes. The accountant has their own view with the trial balance, adjusting entries, write-downs, and an activity export for Excel. Owners see it read-only.