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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 03/16/2018 at 9:48 AM
  Sirius&Luna
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  I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations on scales to weigh buns with? After being told Luna had put on a bit of weight at her last vet appointment (since her stasis, so I think the vet was being unfair but ANYWAY), I’d like to be able to weigh the buns once a week to keep an eye on it.
  
  I have some tiny baking scales, which I can’t really get them into and which they’re not happy with, or human scales, which means I have to step on holding them and subtract my weight, which isn’t very accurate when we’re talking about bunnies that weigh c. 1kg.
  
  Preferably in the under £20 range and small, but big enough for a 2kg Luna butt
- 03/16/2018 at 10:14 AM
  Harley&Thumper
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  https://www.walmart.com/ip/Farberware-Professional-Electronic-Glass-Top-Kitchen-Scale/38241740?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227026370851&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=42972749912&wl4=pla-81464708552&wl5=9006720&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=38241740&wl13=&veh=sem
  
  This is what I use. Not sure if it’s available in the UK though.
- 03/16/2018 at 10:29 AM
  Sirius&Luna
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  Thanks H&T – I’ve seen similar in the UK, but I wasn’t sure I could get their (Luna specifically) bums on it! Do your buns fit, or do you put a bowl or something on it, then the bun in the bowl?
- 03/16/2018 at 10:51 AM
  Harley&Thumper
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  I put a cardboard box on the scale, zero the scale, and then put the bun in the box.
- 03/16/2018 at 12:41 PM
  Ellie from The Netherlands
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  We have these digital kitchen scales from the Soehnle brand. It can weigh items and buns up to 3 kg with a precision of +/- 1 g, and you can switch between metric and imperial units. This model we bought came with a mixing bowl:
  
  https://www.blokker.nl/p/soehnle-sienna-plus-keukenweegschaal/1134102
- 03/16/2018 at 2:09 PM
  BB8
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  I use a postal scale and put my buns in a cardboard box like Harley&Thumper
- 03/16/2018 at 3:17 PM
  tobyluv
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  You could get some baby weighing scales. I just checked Amazon and the cheapest one was $22.99, which was for babies and pets.
- 03/16/2018 at 3:21 PM
  ThorBunny
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  I have a baby weighing scale and it works great
- 03/16/2018 at 4:35 PM
  Bam
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  I have kitchen scales. Some generic brand. As long as you always weigh the bun on the same scales you don’t need anything expensive. I think mine weigh up to 3 kg. I put Bam in a kitchen bowl. He’s not enthused, but he bears with it because the silly hoomin gives him a treat after. Tuesdays are weigh days, so he’s pretty used to the procedure.
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