kristentaylor0610
New Kit
How often should this be done for a house rabbit? And do you do it yourself or at the vets?
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Claw clipping
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They probably get theirs trimmed every 6 months or so? Mine are outdoor bunnies though.
bunny momma
Wise Old Thumper
Weeble gave you good advice to tell you to have the vet show you how to cut the rabbit's nails.
You will need a sharp pet nail clipper so you cut the nail cleanly, without leaving ragged edges. You will also need very good lighting to see the vein in the bunny's nail which you do not want to clip or pinch. My black bunny has very dark nails so it is hard to see the vein in her nail even with good lighting, so I sometimes had it done at the vets. The vets would clip them a little shorter than I did, but I was being cautious. The hardest nail to clip is the dew claw (thumb nail) since it is not as easy to access. The size of your bun and how well your bun behaves will determine if you can do it yourself. Clipping the nails of some bunnies can be a two person job.
You will need a sharp pet nail clipper so you cut the nail cleanly, without leaving ragged edges. You will also need very good lighting to see the vein in the bunny's nail which you do not want to clip or pinch. My black bunny has very dark nails so it is hard to see the vein in her nail even with good lighting, so I sometimes had it done at the vets. The vets would clip them a little shorter than I did, but I was being cautious. The hardest nail to clip is the dew claw (thumb nail) since it is not as easy to access. The size of your bun and how well your bun behaves will determine if you can do it yourself. Clipping the nails of some bunnies can be a two person job.
bunny momma
Wise Old Thumper
That brings back memory of one of my bunnies. She was less than 1 kg yet he could really squirm. With her small size and tiny bone structure I could not hold her very tight and she knew it!
