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Collection Defaults: Pre-Fill New Animal Profiles

If you keep mostly one kind of animal, Collection Defaults save you from re-entering the same details every time. Set them once, and new animals (and Smart Imports) start pre-filled.

The Collection Defaults screen with Default Species, Default Units (weight and length), Default Origin, and Feeding Defaults, with a Save Defaults button.

What you can set

  • Default species — the species new animals start with.
  • Default units — weight (g, kg, oz, lb) and length (mm, cm, m, in, ft).
  • Default origin — self-produced, domestic, or wild caught.
  • Feeding defaults — the current food item, quantity, feeder status, and supplement. Feeding cadence lives in Care Schedules, not here.
  • Environment defaults — enclosure type (rack, tank, vivarium, bioactive, and more), substrate, hot- and cool-side temps, humidity, and water parameters for aquatic setups.
  • Behavior defaults — temperament, activity level, and whether the animal is safe to handle.

There’s a Clear All Defaults button if you want to start over.

Setting your defaults

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Open Collection Defaults.
  3. Set the values you want new animals to start with.
  4. Tap Save Defaults.

From then on, creating an animal or running a Smart Import starts from these values.