How often do you guys trim your iggys nails?
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nail trimming
gmesumsgr
Apr 06, 2004 09:58 PM
Replies (7)
L0wrider
Apr 06, 2004 09:59 PM
i trim tinys nails around every 2 weeks or so...
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gmesumsgr
Apr 06, 2004 10:01 PM
Thanks!! I was gonna say I cut them about 2 weeks ago and it seems like it is time again, lol. Do you use regular human clippers or reptile ones? The first time I used regular ones, then I went out and bought some reptile nail clippers, so we will try those out tomorrow....
L0wrider
Apr 06, 2004 10:03 PM
mine were intended for cats but they are all the same...reptile,cats birds.
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sideman7
Apr 07, 2004 02:10 AM
I trim Dexter's nails every 1-2 weeks. I stopped using a clipper when he was about a year old. Now I use a Dremel tool. He is much happier with that. He didn't like the pressure of the clippers. With the Dremel, it's just zzt, zzt, zzt, etc., and I'm done in minutes. He doesn't seem to even notice. You just have to be careful to not heat up his nails too much!
Iguanamom
Apr 08, 2004 01:51 PM
Hey thats a good idea. Never thought about the dremmel tool. Gonna have to try that, ozzys nails need done badly, i have been too chicken to try it. Im curious how far to go on them, i mean you just take off the tip right? Gonna have to try that this weekend. Cause the last time i put him back in his cage, and well he wasnt ready to go lol, he scratched the heck out of me. Thanks for the tip.
sideman7
Apr 08, 2004 02:23 PM
You just trim the tip, not the thicker part of the nail. There is a vein in there that will bleed if you cut too far up. Also, when I use the dremel, I use the flexible shaft drive with a grinding stone. This allows me to keep the noisy part of the unit away from him.
>>Hey thats a good idea. Never thought about the dremmel tool. Gonna have to try that, ozzys nails need done badly, i have been too chicken to try it. Im curious how far to go on them, i mean you just take off the tip right? Gonna have to try that this weekend. Cause the last time i put him back in his cage, and well he wasnt ready to go lol, he scratched the heck out of me. Thanks for the tip.
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zelda
Apr 07, 2004 03:53 PM
I do mine about once a month or so....good luck...Lyn
