I FINALLY found an affordable digital kitchen scale that goes up to 11 pounds. E-bay is the best thing ever.
http://cgi.ebay.com/11-LB-Digital-Ki...QQcmdZViewItem
This seller has a ton of them for sale for 14.99 usd, free shipping. they also come with batteries, i have purchased one to replace my analog scale and the weight was off on my analog one by about 100 grams (!!!). so my 850g girl actually weighs 930. wow.
For anyone looking for a usable scale for your herps, this is a good place to get a very affordable one.