Nail Trimming

So a few days ago after I had cleaned Toffee out, I noticed her nails were getting a bit long so they needed to be trimmed a little bit so that it's more comfortable for her.

If your piggie(s) are anything like Toffee then they won't be too happy with this and will make a lot of noise when you're cutting their nails but don't worry, as long as you hold them firmly and securely with both hands then it won't hurt them at all - I think it's just the idea of not being able to run around for a few minutes... 

Here's some things that you will need to remember for cutting a piggies nails;

• Seen as you will need hold the piggy with both hands, I would recommend that it is a two person job! 

• When you're cutting the nails, remember that guinea pigs have 3 claws on each foot at the back and 4 nails on each foot at the front (just so that you don't miss any)

• They have a little vein at the top of each nail so only cut off the end to avoid it.

You will need start cutting their nails when they are around 2 months old and it will need to be done around every 6 weeks - or when you notice them getting long. 

A vet can cut them but it's just as easy to do it at home as long as you have a steady hand and feel comfortable doing it. 

To cut the nails you will need nail clippers - you could just use ordinary nail cutters but I would recommend getting pet nail clippers that a designed to be safer for you and your pet seen as they might squirm a bit...

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