How Do You Weigh Your Guinea Pig/s?

[Drezella]

How do you weight your guinea pig/s? I'm debating whether to invest in some pet scales and wondered what you do?

 

[piggyfan]

I use these,

 

[Chief Guinea Pig]

I use some salter scales. With the dish included. I cannot remember what it was exactly as it was a while ago, but I know they have stood the test of time.

 

[Wiebke]

I just use kitchen scales from the supermarket. That is enough to give me the relative weights and tells me when I need to see a vet!

 

[furry critters]

I use digital scales

 

[Drezella]

How do you get your pigs to keep still, do you sit them in a box?

 

[piggyfan]

I put mine on a breakfast tray and they keep still.

 

[Midge&Panda]

Digital scales from asda and an old high sided mixing bowl.

 

[Davey-cavy]

I use these,

We use exactly the same ones but they are black in colour instead of white:-)

 

[Wiebke]

How do you get your pigs to keep still, do you sit them in a box?

They will learn the routine, especially if you praise them for sitting still, but if they are very wiggly, you can always use a lidded cardboard box or a suitable hidey to weigh them in.

 

[aimzer]

I use ones similar to the scales pictured above. My girls just sit still on them, they don't seem to mind it

 

[sport_billy]

We use the Salter Scales too

 

[Freela]

I use a food scale. I calibrate it to 0 with a basket on top, then put the pig in the basket to weigh.

 

[Drezella]

Right thanks everyone, I'll invest in some scales

 

[Cavy Lover]

I use a normal food scale and I put their plastic house upside down and they just sit there.

 

[Pebble]

Normal digital food scale - with nice plastic tupperware container on the top and then zero it before adding "piggie" (container is high-sided enough to stop them escaping)

 

[Maddykins]

I have some small digital food scales. They do move about a bit but can usually get them to sit still for just about long enough to get an accurate reading.