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what do you use to trim the toenails? Do you cut them or let them wear down on a rock? If a rock, what kind ?

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Owned by 2 bearded dragon, 2 Leapord geckos,iguana, 2 cats, dog , 2 wonderful kids and a wonderful husband

I had my vet trim them for me... you may want him to trim your beardies too....

I got my vet to do it.
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I trim my beardies toenails with little baby clippers, just take off the very tip to make them blunt. Rocks work somewhat, but unless they are on them alot it doesn't quite do the trick.

Long nails can be quite a problem. I use a nail human nail clipper. Doesn't have to be a small one, any size will work. I've also used cat clippers if that was the first thing I could find around the house. I can't see having the vet do it because you would need to go quite often in order to keep the nails trimmed so that you can be comfortable. Rocks would work if you covered the entire cage in rocks, but that's not realistic either.

be really careful not to get the bloodvessels inside. If you get one of those it can mean trouble. Some clippers that work good are the guillotine kinds. You ought to get them done by the vet for safe practice.
Tito

I've cut the nails on a beardie as small as 8 inches and never cut into the vein. Smaller clippers are always better, but once you get used to doing this, you can use anything. After you've done this a couple of times you feel right where to cut. It's not really practical for all of us to run to the vet every few weeks for this when we can do it at home ourselves. If you are unsure of how to, it is probably a good idea to get your vet to do it once and show you how.