cutting nails?

[lizzywoodwardBD]

I was just curious as to how many people cut their bearded dragons nails?

I personaly don't see a need for it.

 

[Buggsy]

I do a few times a year, as Gizmo isn't as active as she used to be and they can grow needle like. I just trim the very tip so she dosnt draw blood!

 

[freitas]

you give her a peticure too? if she has natural material in her enclosure, IE: wood, rock..., then no need to cut her nails, they will be filed down naturally. But then again seems like alot of you here on this forum dont believe in keeping your beardies in a natural enviroment. IE: tile, fake rock, carpet,.....and so on...

 

[jortiz9758]

I keep all of my dragons and uros on tile, and every so often I still have to cut the nails on them ,especialy the rears. Keeping them in a viv with a tile floor is not the same as them being in the wild running, climbing rocks and what not. The tile helps to keep them somewhat in check but when you handle them as often as I do, there is still a need to trim them so I dont get cut up.

And BTW carpet is not in their natural enviorment.

 

[Buggsy]

Lol bit rude :lol: but no, she has slate tile and rock formations, logs to sit on etc. At three they are very lazy and tend not to move as much as they would in the wild, which is why they get sharp. No matter how hard you try you will never emulate their natural environment, you wont, so all you can do is offer safe alternatives.

Let me ask you this, are you using compacted clay sand, and periodically turining a fan on to simulate wind :wink:

 

[jortiz9758]

No they use repti carpet. Its naturally grows wild all over in Australia!