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Weighing buns

Hawarden

Warren Scout
I know the obvious thing to do when weighing a bunnie is to stand on the bathroom scales with you holding the bun and then deduct the combined weight from yours - but - is there any other method people use?
 
I bought a set of digital kitchen scales specifically for this purpose :lol: . I used to do it on the bathroom scales but found that they weren't that accurate at the low weights of bunsters, even if you do it holding them then not holding them. My kitchen ones only go up to 3kg though so I was wondering about getting a set of postal scales (seen them on ebay) or something similar instead. Proper veterinary ones are around £85.
 
I'm lucky, only yesterday I brought Leonard to work to weigh him, weigh the carrier first then the carrier with him in it and he is 1,707.9 grams, yes, the scale will weigh to that much refinement. He is 10 grams lighter than the last time I weighed him, which is less than half an ounce!!! :lol:
 
Awwww, well one doesn't want to lose weight too quickly :lol:

Santa was weighed at the vets the other day, she is 940g :lol:
 
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