Jill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote >Personally, I wouldn't recommend trimming your gerbil's nails yourself >unless you're sure you know what you're doing. My vet taught me how (i.e.., >how to restrain them to keep them still, how much to cut, etc) and I'm >still not totally comfortable with it. Remember, just because the nails >feel long to you doesn't mean they're too long for the gerbil! >Jill If your gerbils get a lot of opportunity to burrow, you should not find they have long nails. Sometimes older gerbils, especially if living alone, will get long mails which need trimming. Gerbils naturally have long mails for an animal of their size. Their scientific name even makes reference to it. -- Julian ************************************************************************ * Jackie and Julian * * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * National Gerbil Society * * http://www.gerbils.co.uk/ * ************************************************************************
