extremely short nails?

reytamminen

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hi all, i recently noticed chompys nails are very short. i admit i probably don’t cut them often enough, but when i do i definitely do not cut them this short. however- chompy is a VERY active beardie and spends the majority of his time running around, climbing, and exploring. when he wants to come out of his tank he runs around his tank- his decorations are wood and a plastic rock. could he be filing his nails down just by being so active? is it okay? should i be concerned?
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KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 4
hi all, i recently noticed chompys nails are very short. i admit i probably don’t cut them often enough, but when i do i definitely do not cut them this short. however- chompy is a VERY active beardie and spends the majority of his time running around, climbing, and exploring. when he wants to come out of his tank he runs around his tank- his decorations are wood and a plastic rock. could he be filing his nails down just by being so active? is it okay? should i be concerned? View attachment 70214
They look ok to me no bleeding that I can see -- will have AHBD take a look
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CooperDragon

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Look out for signs of damage such as bleeding or fingers at odd angles etc, but having them short like that from wear doesn't necessarily pose a problem. It can make climbing/gripping things more difficult for them though. My dragon has very short/filed nails like that - they haven't grown out in the 6 years I've had him. Doesn't seem to bother him, but he isn't a great climber because of it.
 

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