~how the heck...........

[~SG~]

do you get your chin to sit still on a scale?? lol
:hmm:

 

[threewingedfury]

You could offer them a treat or sit them in a bowl and tare the weight of the bowl.

 

[chinchillalover0927]

i have a plastic container that is kind of tall. i set the plastic container on the scale BEFORE i turn it on then i set the chin inside and it works great! my cheap little walmart scale automatically recalculates the weight of the container since it was on before it was turned on.

 

[Olallie]

SAme here with the container. My new little one wont sit still, but the big ones will sit still for a sec or two with a treat or if i hover my hands above them.

 

[~SG~]

lol ok, put them in a container,
Miscu weighs 485 and Luvins weighs 495

 

[Spoof]

I train mine to sit on the scale, made a video showing it. Both baby and adult chinchillas are exceptionally easy to train with repetition. Often it only takes two or three times before they learn - I don't weigh that often, maybe an adult that looks not quite right every few months and young babies.

Had that scale going on 9 years now. It's still spot on!

 

[Jazicat]

Edgar is also trained to get on the scale for a treat and he gets so excited when he sees it that he makes it hard to turn on.

 

[3CsMommy]

Mine will sit on the scale every time he sees it hoping that I plan to give him a treat... which of course I do because I want him to keep associating the scale with yummy stuff.