I had my Rex's nails trimmed at the vets a few weeks ago, & I just took her to be done again. She's a house bunny, loose with one other rabbit for about 12 hours at a time, & the rest of the time in a 2 tiered hutch. The room, she's loose in has a laminate floor, with some carpet down. Should her claws be growing this fast? Is there anything I should be doing to keep them down? At weekends, she goes out in the garden for a bit, where she can run on grass & concrete, but time out there is limited til I find some money & have the garden rabbit proofed!
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Fast-growing nails
- Thread starter Angie65
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i cut mine every 2-3 weeksrunnybabbit
Alpha Buck
Here i go with another stupid question
How long should they be, candy wont let anyone touch her feet but I cant see any just looking at them and as she wont let us pick her up we dont have a problem with her scratching us.
You all must read my posts and think that rabbit gets away with murder and you know what..... YOUR RIGHT.
How long should they be, candy wont let anyone touch her feet but I cant see any just looking at them and as she wont let us pick her up we dont have a problem with her scratching us.
You all must read my posts and think that rabbit gets away with murder and you know what..... YOUR RIGHT.
taylor v 109
Mama Doe
Your rabbits nails need cutting when there visable past the hair line on the foot. They will grow quicky if your rabbit is indoors, plus rex do have slightly longer nails than most rabbits. Also sharper for some reason :lol: . val
runnybabbit
Alpha Buck
Candys nails will have to be done at the vets. When Amy was a baby I couldn't cut her nails, it just went through me, so I had to get my best friend to do it for me, so there's no chance for candy. Vet will be happy thought, the prices they charge....lol
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
This thread is 14 years old so I have asked for your post to be made into a new thread
The substrate a Rabbit is housed on/exercises on will effect how their nails are worn down.
