Scale to weigh chinchillas

[starrynight0621]

I want to buy a proper scale for my chins. I am wondering, where have you all gotten yours from? and how much do they cost?

 

[amignatowicz]

i got mine from bed bath and beyond, it cost 49.99. they did have cheaper ones, but they looked kind of flimsy, and i'd rather spend more at first and have it last, rather than have a cheaper one break. i know they also sell them at wal-mart and target. hope this helps.

 

[Shooper]

Glad this was started, I need one too. Is it better to get a digital or just an oldschool scale?

 

[amignatowicz]

i have a digital scale. i would say that is your best best, they weigh down each gram.

 

[mishalaa]

I have a digital kitchen scale from Walmart ($20ish) that goes up to, I think, 5lbs but can be switched to grams and does it per gram.

Previously I bought a postal scale that went up to 50lbs but in gram mode, it only weighed in 5g increments. I still use this scale for weighing out food and dust orders by the pound, but it's useless for the chins.

I also had a small postal scale from Walmart that had a "hold" function I really liked - once the chin stopped moving for more than a second it would catch that weight, make a "beep" sound and display the number even after I took the cage off the scale. With that function I could go about my cage cleaning duties while the chin was moving about on the scale until I heard that beep, then record the weight. But that scale only went up to 3lbs and if I had a heavily pregnant chin that was large already, the weight of her and the show cage combined was too much for it.

So I like the kitchen one I have now except that it doesn't have that hold function, I have to watch the display and get the number when the chin settles down.

 

[Twilight Chinchillas]

I bought a couple kitchen scales from Walmart also. I can do grams, lbs, or ounces. I can put a coffee can on it, and zero out the weight and then put those pesky chins in, that just won't hold still!

 

[Pikaia]

Good idea Christine! We have a smaller "Biggest Loser" food scale. It works good, but sometimes they won't stand still!! It's kinda too small to put a basket on, but a coffee can might work!

 

[Twilight Chinchillas]

Good idea Christine! We have a smaller "Biggest Loser" food scale. It works good, but sometimes they won't stand still!! It's kinda too small to put a basket on, but a coffee can might work!

One of my down falls is I am sort of impatient. Probably why I came up with the idea in the first place. Good thing the chins don't mimic what I say, like the birds do!