Colombian Tegu: Nails!

[Syd]

I've had my tegu for about 2 months, she's great- but I took her out to play yesterday, and I noticed her nails were getting really sharp! Should I trim them, and with what? I don't think she'd be too comfortable with that. She scratched my thigh just by casually crawling over it!​

Advice?

 

[kymzilla]

I try to trim both my guys every few weeks but they don't sit still, and even trimmed they're still brutal. I have about 20 scars from them already.

 

[Tannaros]

I use Drylok in all of my tegu and monitor enclosures - they seem to have a fascination with trying to burrow through the bottom of their cages, so their nails stay pretty well filed.

 

[chitodadon]

Dryloc keeps Godzilla nails filed

from Samsung Galaxy S3

 

[Molly Janke]

I would love to do this. What is Drylok?

 

[Tannaros]

I would love to do this. What is Drylok?

Drylok is a masonry sealant used primarily for concrete.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/DRYLOK-1-gal-White-Masonry-Waterproofer-27513/100118662#.UhVLI_nCaSo

http://www.amazon.com/Drylok-27512-...ie=UTF8&qid=1377127230&sr=8-1&keywords=drylok

etc.

It generally comes in Gray and White - though you can add pigment to it, it just takes twice as much or more than standard paint.