Claws/Nail thingys?

[Hermione]

I have a Dwarfy Named lil dude and he has what seem to be long claws but im not sure because he constantly runs in his ball and his wheel so can someone pls tell me how long theyre supposed to be? :alien:

[Mitchandozzie]

they shouldent be long enough so they could cut u unless there holdin on hard. take him to da vet and she?he will cut em for u if they need to be cut

[makaze]

when they curl under the paws, your WAY over due for a clipping. the vet will do it for cheap. i dont know if you live in the us or brittan but it is fairly cheap. in dollars it is no more than $10 at the most.


:badpc: makaze:badpc:

[Shadow Hamster]

Can't You Just Cut them Of Yourself With a Nial Cliper????

[2468Sandy2468]

you can't cut them with a nail clipper because they have very sensitive veins and the easiest way of trimming their nails is to put a small piece of sandpaper in the cage and they will 'dig' on it and it will get their nails shorter. I learnt this from a vet in case anyone was wondering.:agree:

[Flutterby21782]

More on the sand paper trick, don't get sand paper with glass on it, get the finest grit you can, bury the sand paper and some food underneath the bedding, they will dig to get the food, and file down thier nails. I wouldn't suggest clipping the nails yourself, there are vains in their nails unlike ours and it will hurt them if you accidently clip those.

[2468Sandy2468]

Yup..............she's right!:agree:

[Mitchandozzie]

if you know how to clip the nails then you can do it, but hamsters have veins in the paws ( like cats) ttaht go out preety far and you have to cut it perfectly

[Stinkerbell]

Take to a vet to trim unless you can do it, but my opinion, I would bring to the Doc's, my hammy would not sit still for a moment!;)

[Mitchandozzie]

ozzie would but corkey wouldent! corkey would probably bite the vet to.

[STEPHANIE11]

to tell you the truth the sand paper thing does not work i covered my whole hamster cage with sand paper and his nails are huge he is getting them clipped by the vet in a couple of days:D

[Mitchandozzie]

well i guess it would depend on the hamster. one of mine is always digging at teh bottom
( tahts how te nails would get shortened) and the otehr never does.

[Stinkerbell]

To me I think sand paper is rough on the little feet..

[Mitchandozzie]

you have to make sure to get the kind thats not really rough