Beardie Nail Issues. (Kind of urgent)

[Sonador]

I just received my bearded dragon from owners who never trimmed her nails...she keeps getting her toes caught in her paper towels. Can I clip her nails, or should I go to a vet? (I'd like to get it done now, but...) Thanks in advance.

 

[7niteshades]

i used to cut my boys nails but now i have pretty large basking rocks that kinda keep them filed down

 

[bunnyrut]

you can clip them up to the point where the black starts to show. any further and they'll bleed. you can also use a nail file while she's sleeping.

i went to home depot and got tiles to line the viv. i just picked ones that felt rough. they help with filing down the nails.
slate also works. pretty much anything that is a little rough that they will walk on will help.

 

[Sonador]

I'm going to pick up some tiles at Home Depot sometime this weekend. For the time being, she's on paper towel.

Should use human nail clippers?

 

[bunnyrut]

i used the smallest clippers i had. and you might want to dip them in rubbing alcohol when you're done.

 

[Sonador]

Thank you for the advice! I just finished clipping her nails...she was a bit impatient, but other then that everything went smoothly. She no longer makes noise when she moves and her toes don't get nearly as tangled up when she walks. Thank you!