Pedicure time!

[Die Fledermaus]

They all got a nail trimming today, Chris, Ophelia, Sam, and Lester.

That's it! Went well. I am good at this now.

[Andrea]

Want to come to my place and do bunny nails?

I'm always in need of a second pair of hands, as a couple of my bunnies, though Bo in particular i cannot do on my own.

[Die Fledermaus]

Wish I could get there. It would be relaxing.

I lean on them with my chest pressing them down as I tightly hold a paw.

I was impressed when a friend and pet expert did a dwarf's long nails with just her two hands. That requires dexterity and a perfect scruff!

[Hamsters82]

That's good that it went well. When we trim nails at Paws, our Guinea Pigs are pretty good, the bunnies like Andrea was saying? Yeah, two people are definitely needed!

[Die Fledermaus]

I used to put Poppy the bunny on his back for trimming. But these two are less likely to trance out quietly. I will do them soon and tell you how it goes! They are next.

BTW, I also once did a dwarfie alone, but it is tricky!

[Andrea]

I did a dwarf hammies nails as well, with those little wire cutters when he was holding the bar of a cage.
Most of my bunnies and the ones at the shelter I do, i put them on their back and trance them, or cradle others like a baby in my one arm. But Bo doesn't flip, or trance, he just FREAKS. he is very strong, and stresses easily, I think the Rex breed itself is a little different then most bunnies.

[pinky]

I have had some success trimming dwarfie nails, but it ain't easy. That they are Phodopus is the problem for me--I can't see the nails for the hairy feet! It doesn't help that my eyes are old and it's difficult to maintain perfect focus, necessary to tell nails from hair from feet!

[Die Fledermaus]

Phodopus. Reminds me of when I was a kid watching my father.

>>my eyes are old<<

What elderly gent did you get them from? Mine are older than yours and I can see closeup very well. But I have a peculiar new stiffness in the small fingers of my right hand - a portent of things to come?!

[Dezzi]

If I had a car I'd drive over and give you a hand, Andrea! I need to learn how to do it but I'm thinking I might just get the nails done when Sam gets his teeth done. It's hard to see the quick on black nails and I am not experienced enough with doing bunnies to try.

I had a Syrian who's nails grew too long. I'd clip them when he was on the bars as well.

[Die Fledermaus]

Oddly, I never had a Syrian with really long nails, and I have had dozens, many living two years or more.

My bunnies have black nails. I just sort of know how far down to go from experience.

[Hamsters82]

I hate it when an animal has black nails and either you or someone else as you're watching has to cut them cause you don't know where the quik is. I rather have a dog or any animal have nails that are white (or clear).

The only thing my rodents ever needed was clippings for teeth because Chewie's grew inward towards his mouth.

[Die Fledermaus]

Well, the rabbits here have black nails. I applied pressure with the clipper to the nail as far down as I thought safe; they did not react so I SNIPPED at that point. That was how I learned how far down to go.

Don't have to go right down to the quick, wherever it is exactly anyway.

[Dezzi]

Yeah, I've only had one Syrian who's nails needed trimming (they were starting to grow into themselves when I did it). Genetic defect, maybe?

[Die Fledermaus]

I guess. I have never seen it in a Syrian. Dwarfs I have seen with scaring long nails!