Nail Clipping

[ihatehumans]

Is it really nessicary? Why can't I just give an animal that might eventualy need clipped nails roughage in its tank (rocks, wood, ect) and let its nails wear down naturaly like they would in the wild?

 

[Schnab]

Nail clipping is just a part of the maintenance that comes with tegus. It's just like getting a dog or cat groomed. I clip my tegus nails since they can grow pretty long and makes handling unpleasant. All you need to do is clip the tip so you don't risk cutting a nerve ending. And besides, their nails grow slowly.

 

[DaveDragon]

Nail clipping is just a part of the maintenance that comes with tegus. It's just like getting a dog or cat groomed. I clip my tegus nails since they can grow pretty long and makes handling unpleasant. All you need to do is clip the tip so you don't risk cutting a nerve ending. And besides, their nails grow slowly.

I agree. It makes handling much easier when you don't have as much chance of getting torn up. We clip our Cuban Rock Iguanas nails also. VERY necessary for those nails!!!!

 

[ihatehumans]

So is cutting more nessicary for people ro be able to move the animal in question from place to place or more for the animals sake (claws could get tangled in branches, harder to move around, ect.)?

 

[AlpineStar]

cutting is more comfortable for us the handlers as to say, atleast from my expeirience. i have had large monitors that did not tolerate handling nor want to be which they made very apparent. and i never once cut there nails and they never had any probs, but like dave said some are just plain necessary like iguanas and other large animals. or you will get nasty cuts from your animal either struggling to get it's balance or walking or climbing on you, or just being tempermental and not wanting to cooperate with a move. the little black point that extends from the tip of the nail is all that is cut. i think i have pics somewere of the nails before and after trimmed i will try and find

 

[ihatehumans]

Thanks a bunch! It seems nail clipping is pretty nessicary...but is it with all animals? What about small animals like turtle/tortoises (Have a pair? of Russians) and bearded dragons?

 

[AlpineStar]

uhh. for large bodied reptiles with long nail yes in my and alot of peoples opinions,. but turtles and torts ummmm why lye i havent the slightest i have never owned own at all. so i cannot help on that note but beardies i have kept along time ago before they were so run of the mill. but i never clipped them

 

[ihatehumans]

Thanks!

 

[Schnab]

For turtles it depends. Males would be the ones you'd want to trim since theire nails outgrow females (ofcourse depending on species). And besides, I personnaly wouldn't be comfterble holding a turtle with diced hands.

:dead <------------ ...and why is there this dude beating down a horse in the emoticones list? lol

 

[AlpineStar]

lol. someone correct me if i'm wrong but i think i'm right. have you ever heard the phrase "dont beat a dead horse down". it's already down and dead just leave it be.