Okay, so short of pinning my rabbits to the floor in an effort to manhandle them into my (small) kitchen scales and being able to read the weight within a millisecond before they leap out and scatter everything everywhere, how do I weigh a (very light) rabbit?! :? (I say (very light) as they're only Rex Minis and only about as heavy as a bag of sugar!)
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Weighing a rabbit
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MotherPanda
Warren Scout
Hmmm... yummy treats perhaps to keep them still and occupied? as long as you remember to take the weight of the treats off, are they the flat kind of scales?
They are flat, but they're only small. If the bunny sat still it'd be fine ... I'm thinking anaesthetic? :shock::lol: only kidding
It's only out of curiosity as Coco has always been a tiddly bit bigger than Thumper anyway (sisters) and I just wanted to make sure they hadn't lost any weight (no reason, just curious as I say). It doesn't really matter, but a couple of replies on here for different things have mentioned weight and it got me thinking.
It's only out of curiosity as Coco has always been a tiddly bit bigger than Thumper anyway (sisters) and I just wanted to make sure they hadn't lost any weight (no reason, just curious as I say). It doesn't really matter, but a couple of replies on here for different things have mentioned weight and it got me thinking.
I do it when cleaning the litter tray out ... empty it put a tiny bit of grass in zero the scales when the litter tray is on it .. then hold it and wait for said bunny to jump in ... quickly read weight ...
it doesnt always works and he gets wise to it and knows that I need him to sit for 1 second and finds it much funnier to throw the tray and tip things up ...
good luck :lol::lol::lol::lol:
(not sure on the weight of mini rexes but Bee is a mini lop and weighs 1.4kg so he is a light bunny too
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it doesnt always works and he gets wise to it and knows that I need him to sit for 1 second and finds it much funnier to throw the tray and tip things up ...
good luck :lol::lol::lol::lol:
(not sure on the weight of mini rexes but Bee is a mini lop and weighs 1.4kg so he is a light bunny too
)MotherPanda
Warren Scout
Babsie - that's how I weigh my baby!
helennnnnn
Wise Old Thumper
Could you put a box on the scales, reset the weight, and put bunny in? Or just take the weight of the box off after if you can't reset?
Silly 'bunny mummy'!!!
Mama Doe
I do this too, works really well :wave:
Don't they struggle to get out or is it a case of WTF :shock: and they just sit still through the "OMG what's this???"
Dave81
Mama Doe
They sit still in the bowl, not enough room to move plus I think they are Sat thinking why am I in a bowl :lol:
madcatwoman
Mama Doe
i put my kitchen scales on the floor and put the washing up bowl on it then pop the rabbit in and sort of hold them but not touch them if that makes sense. I do it twice so i can get a rough guess at the weight. Its not easy it takes 2 of us and while one gets weighed the other disappears.:evil:
:lol: Yes, that's what I thought :lol: though mine might actually be thinking ":shock: oops; she really is going to turn us into a pie :shock:" so it does work, albeit temporarily? I might give it a go then, for a laugh. If it stresses them then I won't do it again, but maybe I'll try the weekend when my daughter can help (she's only 8 and would love this!)
Thanks :thumb:
Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
I used digital kitchen scales (about £10 from Tesco) and weigh the rabbit in a carrier. I usually put a fenugreek crunchie in the back of the carrier, dangle the carrier in front of said bunny (usually Shadow) wait for the bunny to dart into the carrier (this only works with Shadow! the rest need shoving in!). Weigh bunny and carrier on scales whilst bunny noms treat. It's really quick and easy.
The bathroom scales version wouldn't work for me because my eyesight (even with glasses) isn't good enough to read the dial and be balance the bunny at the same time.:lol::lol:
The bathroom scales version wouldn't work for me because my eyesight (even with glasses) isn't good enough to read the dial and be balance the bunny at the same time.:lol::lol:
