how far from the tip do i trim their nails? my new savis getting rather long nails
Reptile & Amphibian Forums
Welcome to kingsnake.com's message board system. Here you may share and discuss information with others about your favorite reptile and amphibian related topics such as care and feeding, caging requirements, permits and licenses, and more. Launched in 1997, the kingsnake.com message board system is one of the oldest and largest systems on the internet.
where to trim nails?
alex_reid33
Jan 20, 2008 07:27 PM
Replies (4)
sidbarvin
Jan 20, 2008 07:37 PM
Give it some dirt to dig in.
kap10cavy
Jan 20, 2008 08:30 PM
If you give your critter everything it needs, nail trimming is not needed.
Ya know, dirt to dig and tunnel in, rocks and logs to climb up and over.
Scott
-----
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
Paradon
Jan 20, 2008 10:29 PM
Just cut the sharp tip off...not a lot...just the tip. If you go past the quick they will bleed, but it won't kill them, but it does hurt them like you cutting your finger nails too short into the fleshy part.
HappyHillbilly
Jan 20, 2008 11:01 PM
Alex,
For the long-term health of your monitor please follow sid & kap10's advice and don't clip a monitor's nails. Any monitor.
Dogs & cats kept indoors are the ones that need their nails clipped due to walking on "unnatural" surfaces. Outside dogs & cats don't need it. Do things the natural way. Let monitors naturally wear their nails down by providing their natural needs.
Have a good one!
HH
-----
Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
Appalachian American
