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Can i use dog nail clippers on a rabbit?

Bunnie

Bunnie

Warren Scout
In july i am getting a bunny and i want to get everything as cheaply as possible, we already have a big doggy and she has doggy nail clippers my sister sujest using our dogs nail clippers on the rabbits nails. is this a good idea or not? (if i was to get rabbit nail clippers i would get the ones from wilkinsons is this a good product or do you guys give it bad reveiws?)

Also does a question about nail clippers actually count as a helth question?
 
You can, I have to on my dwarf/German lop as his nails are too thick. On my more dianthus rabbits small animal clippers are generally used. To be honest there's not really any difference!
 
I used normal human nail clippers on Bella and Woodys front nails and they were fine! I am going to get some proper animal ones though :oops:
 
I use the same big orange dog nail trimmers that I have from work on both my cats and my bunny. My bunny is big, so her nails are quite thick.but I also use these on baby kittens and whatever species I have to trim nails on.
 
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