I have no clue how to do it, but will probably do it myself as it is cheaperReally it is just when they look too long. Can sometimes be better to trim little and often. Are you planning on doing it yourself or taking them to the vet?
I have white and brown? Well Ernie is ginger soI’d advise you to go to a vet for the first time (or a few times) and watch how they do it. It isn’t hard to do but I found it easier to to learn by watching someone do it rather than reading how to do it.
What colour nails do your piggies have? White nails are easier - you can shine a torch through the nail to be able to see the quick and therefore avoid it, but black nails are fairly tricky. Don’t attempt it alone either, have somebody else hold piggy wrapped in a towel and then you can concentrate on the cutting
I will probably take them to the vet when they start to get long but they’re really short at the momentWhite nails are easier, as mentioned above, you can shine a torch up through the nail and you can clearly see the quick through. If you can see the quick then it is much easier to avoid cutting into it (it shows up as a pink area). With black/dark nails, nothing much shows up when you shine a torch on them so clipping them is a lot harder to avoid the quick.
I managed to get a picture of both their nails, but from what I can tell Berts look much shorter than Ernies. What do you think? Bert is the mixed one and Ernie is gingerHi everyone,
I know this is probably a stupid question, but how will I know when to cut their nails? I check them daily and at the moment they look short and not sharp at all
Any thoughts?I managed to get a picture of both their nails, but from what I can tell Berts look much shorter than Ernies. What do you think? Bert is the mixed one and Ernie is ginger
I can’t really tell that’s the problemYes bert’s are shorter and certainly don’t need cutting. Ernie’s don’t look too long at the moment either. It does depend how far beyond the quick they extend though. You obviously can’t cut until the nail extends a safe distance away from the quick to enable you to have something to cut
Managed to get hold of them and look. Berts definitely don’t need cutting as they’re still so short but Ernies look quite long at the backYou need to shine a torch up through the nail to be able to see the quick. You’ll be able to see it as the light won’t shine through that area.
It is harder to see on darker nails but his don’t look too dark that it won’t work.
Ernies back nailsYou need to shine a torch up through the nail to be able to see the quick. You’ll be able to see it as the light won’t shine through that area.
It is harder to see on darker nails but his don’t look too dark that it won’t work.
Here are his frontErnies back nails
To be fair I don’t think there is much room from the quick on Ernies nails to be cut..might wait till the new yearYou need to shine a torch up through the nail to be able to see the quick. You’ll be able to see it as the light won’t shine through that area.
It is harder to see on darker nails but his don’t look too dark that it won’t work.
To be fair I don’t think there is much room from the quick on Ernies nails to be cut..might wait till the new year
Yes that’s the thing. They may look long but if it doesn’t extend far enough away from the quick to get clippers onto the nail then it can be cut without risking hurting him