Can you clip squirrels claws/nails or do I have to get used the scaring of my body from the little she-devil ?
I was thinking of perhaps (if OK) using the typical dog type nail clippers.....
Thank for any help !
~tommyboy
Can you clip squirrels claws/nails or do I have to get used the scaring of my body from the little she-devil ?
I was thinking of perhaps (if OK) using the typical dog type nail clippers.....
Thank for any help !
~tommyboy
I believe you can clip their nails with a small cat or dog-type clipper. Check out the "Squirrels as Pets" forum for threads on this subject -- I think someone did post a message about how they do it.
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I would use human nail clippers, they are easier to control. It has been my experience that I could not clip them very far back at all because the quick is very close to the tip of the nail. You should be able to see a clear area on the very tip of the nail - that is all that I would ever trim on my little guy.
Thanks, I'll try that...... I just want to take the "needle tips" off :-)
Be sure only to clip the tip.Or he will bleed badly.
Thanx alot, yea this 1st time may be very memoriable for the both of us.Hi There. To answer your question Yes you can clip their claws but as was told only the tip. I use nail clippers small ones and works good on my Baby-Chance and she is 3 years old I do them once a week. If you start very young to rub their feet often and just touch with the clippers in time they get use to it. At first yes was a fight took two of us to get her claws done. Now she lays on her back on my lap and I can clip away and done in one minute. Oh, yes having that tip removed sure does help alot on the skin. I call it the fish hook (ha-ha) Good luck with your baby.
Try putting her feed bowl on a large flat rock, so that the nails will stay worn down as she walks across it. And give her lots of good thick branches to play on - that will keep her nails trimmed and also help keep her teeth the right length.
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