How to weigh a ferret

[unclejoe]

1.  Get digital postage or food scale.\
2. Set to appropriate graduations (lb/kg)
3.  Place clean empty ice cream bucket on scale
4.  turn on and  zero/tare scale
5. Add a few drops of ferret oil (salmon/ferretone) to a corner of the bucket away from the scale
6.  Add ferret and read scale

IMG_1394 by unclejoe1158, on Flickr

IMG_1395 by unclejoe1158, on Flickr

[mermaidsirena]

I love the ice cream bucket idea! I have been using a Tupperware container but it isn't quite the right size. Thanks for posting this!

[racheltorres]

This is SOOOO helpful! Getting them to stay on the scale is so difficult!

[PorkbunPrincess]

I love this idea! I'm still trying to teach my kit that salmon oil is yummy. He's not convinced, lol!

[unclejoe]

a treat would work, or a piece of their regular food.

[msav]

An analog scale works the best. if you are watching when you put the ferret in you will not have to wait for those slow reacting digital scales. I can weigh all five of my ferrets faster than my other half can write it down. I lay them on their back in the bowl and it give plenty of time to get a non-bounce reading.

I use a large stainless steel bowl cause an Ice cream bucket will not hold a couple of my Fat ferrets.