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just a suggestion on nail clipping

areia

areia

Wise Old Thumper
some of us know its very hard to trim the claws of our buns and pigs if your pet doesnt mind being handled ive worked a way you can do it, if you have an old LARGE (as in bigger holes) knit jumper when you wrap your bun in it the claws stick out through the holes making it soooooooooo much easier to clip them, i found this works just as well for long haired buns as its not always easy to hold the fur back while holding the bun then clipping, obviously if you have a wriggler this may not work as well as claws may get stuck, just thought i'd share my tip :D unless its been suggested already :oops:
 
Good idea

Just say any one unsure of cutting nails be careful not to get buns nails caught in jumper as if they panic they will rip them out.
If in doubt take them to vets/grooming parlour as if you do accidentally cut too short you could paralyze bun!
I find it easier if someone holds mine for a cuddle then I can clip them as they are being carried.
 
ive never been good at putting me words right i was ment to say something along those lines as well :oops: just something ive found works for me, my partner is not very confident at holding small buns he thinks he going to break them bigs buns fine,:roll: so its a job i do on my own
 
I flip my buns on their backs and hold them tight to me and clip them. But i may be lucky they hold still :? Also i just cut Toffee's long bits if they get in the way.
 
k.mdaniels said:
My bunnies would never sit along enough for this. They hate there feet being touched!
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do 1 to 2 nail at a time. In the local vet hospital, that's all they use, as in the rotary tool (Drummel). Once you try the above, you never go back.

The reason is, w/ nail clipper, which is what I used to use in the past 10 yr., there is a fear of over cutting. So in the end, I can never cut enough.

w/ this tool, you can trim 1 very thin layer at a time, in a worst case scenario, you see the very initial formation of the Quick, you can stop immediately. W/ nail clipper, you cannot see what you cut, thus, the damage on the quick, just like that video
 
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