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I was wondering how many of y'all trim your gila/beaded's nails. My adult is mellow, so keeping his nails short is no problem...the yearling is manageable. I have 4 babies I'm raising up and their nails are getting long. They are really "wiggley" and after getting nipped by one a few months back- I am kinda uneasy about restraining them to cut the nails.

My "plan of action" is to get a pair of those midwest gloves ...hopefully I will not loose too much dexterity... hold them that way while I trim the nails... Does anyone have the gloves?

Some of the pics I see of people's animals have long nails... In nature they constatnly grind them down on the rocks/soil/digging... Being lazy in a neodesha on aspen doesn't do anything but let their nails grow.....

Any hints/tips....

Graham

JUST AN FYI - I'VE KEPT GILAS FOR YEARS AND USE MID-ARM LENGTH WELDERS GLOVES TO HANDLE MY ANIMALS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL. YOU CAN PICK UP THESE GLOVES AT ANY TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY FOR $10 AND THEY ARE JUST AS EFFECTIVE.

JEFF

Graham,
All you need is a pair of leather work gloves from home depot 20$ no need for midwest gloves on babies.
Have fun,
HorridumA

HorridumAngeli's Beaded Lizard Web Site

Thanks y'all for the answer...exactly what I was looking for!

BTW: Steve- Those beadeds are amazing...they are really coloring up...I can't even imagine how outrageous their adult coloration will be!

Graham

The insulated welder's gloves I found at a Home Depot worked fine. In fact, once picked up, the babies stopped all their "huffin' and puffin'"... The nails were trimmed on all six beadeds without any trouble.... Thanks everyone.

Graham