Trimming nails?

[Spartan06]

Do you trim your bearies nails? I never thought to do this but recently our beardies nails are getting lonnnng!!! We have reptile carpet in the viv, but I was reading a bit about using tiles to help keeps his nails shorter? I think I read that sandstone time is good for that? I'm not sure how much that would help as he doesn't spend a lot of time down in the viv, he prefers to hang out in his hammock or his branch throughout the day and usually only comes down to eat and/or do a little bit of running around. He does most of his *exercising* when we get him out of his viv but then that's either on our sofa or on the rug in our family room.

 

[Esther19]

I use a baby clippers after a bath.

 

[Spartan06]

Thank you, I'll have to a set next time I'm at the store!

 

[ddurph]

I was just going to post about this, so thank you. Perry is tearing up my arms.

 

[kcarello]

I use the cat nail trimmers,,sort of like scissors.

 

[jackiesmama]

how do u know how far down to clip nail ? im afraid to hurt my babies ...

 

[kcarello]

Just cut off the black part, there is a clear part that comes down part way...that is the part you don't want to cut.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYglbG3EiQc

This video will help show you how. Its not as hard as it might seem.

 

[ddurph]

Perry's nails are all clear no black and very sharp. I want to make him a harness so I can let him walk outside thinking maybe that will file them down a little.

 

[jackiesmama]

ok ty