trimming a dragons claws question

[angelofthenorth2009]

can anyone tell me if its safe to trim my bearded dragons nails or would you reccomend taking him to a vet for this ?
they arnt super long but he has been catching them a cpl times on my clothing ect when hes out n about ... i will get sumthing to put in his viv to help this situation in future but 4 now any help please n thx ...

 

[BeardieNewbie15]

my friend just cuts her beardies nails with regular nail cutters (for people) it all depends on how comfortable you are doing it.

 

[bierdieman]

My personal opinion is that if they are only catching on your clothes and not really causing a problem other than that I think you should leave them. Mine seem to need them to help them climb their tree and stuff :study: :study: :study: :study: .

 

[angelofthenorth2009]

My personal opinion is that if they are only catching on your clothes and not really causing a problem other than that I think you should leave them. Mine seem to need them to help them climb their tree and stuff :study: :study: :study: :study: .

i wouldnt try cut them myself or nuthin but yeah they just catch on clothes or if hes on carpet ect ... they just seem to be looking long atm ... ill see how he goes but ive been told to put a climbing rock in his viv n this will help with keeping them the way they should be ... still learning stuff myself 1st time beardie owner :0) but thanks

 

[bierdieman]

Thats cool that you decided to go with a bearded dragon they are awesome. My biggest bierdie Ducky has pretty sharp nails he just uses them to climb up my shirt to fall asleep on my shoulder he dos not scratch though. You should post some pics we would love to see them (or him)

PS If you need help uploading pics just let me know and I can give you the site everyone here uses it is so easy my 9 year old niece can do it (no offense)

 

[isabelleandpaul]

I choose to trim my dragon's nails once in a while, to make it more comfortable to hold her. The first time I went to the vet, and the technician showed me how to doit, now I do it at home with a standard nail clipper. It takes usually less than 5 minutes.

 

[keschete]

You can use some baby human nail clippers. Just trim the small tiny sharp tip off. I was actually just doing that. I don't clip often, but Diablo put a scratch on my neck that was pretty nasty.....some people at work actually asked me how I got scratched.....and he can still climb trees.

 

[jewelmick]

I trim Maxxs' nails occassionally. I use a small cat trimmer and a smaller rotor....that's what my vet suggested. It works really well....the best time to do it is at bed time, when she is getting sleepy and will be still. I just trim the very ends so they don't catch on everything.

 

[ChellyBeans]

The very tips are the only area necessary to trim. If you put a basking rock or tile in there, they will file themselves down.

Once it warms up, let him roam on some concrete.

 

[smurfthebeardie]

I'm almost worried about doing it... Are they like dog's toe nails with a vein that goes into the nail? We had an incident with my dog once because of that. I wouldn't even bother with it, but Smurf can actually cut me if he struggles. My mom thinks that a nail file would work well just to keep it under control.

Smurf has a rough log and a rock to file them down on, but it doesn't seem to work.

 

[ChellyBeans]

They do have the vein, called a quick. It will never meet the very tip. Just snip the very tip. A nail file tickles and they probably won't be too happy about it.

 

[isabelleandpaul]

You have to clip the very tip, the last mm of nail. It does not seem like much, but it makes a difference when the nails scratch at your skin!

 

[smurfthebeardie]

Thanks for the info. I was going to ask the vet too, but naturally they want money.

 

[ChellyBeans]

You did ask a vet. ME. :lol:

 

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