I never have had any gerbils with their nails grown
too long. I give them boxes which they dig in the
corners of for a while before they gnaw up.
The nails do look long (as opposed to say a dogs toe
nails) and are a bit curved at the end, but I don't
believe you need to clip them.
Donna
ABC Gerbils
www.abcgerbils.com
AGS Committee Member
--- Amber White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello list! :)
>
> I read the tips on keeping gerbils' nails nice and
> trim, but today as I was
> holding Hamlet, I happened to look at his back paw.
> One of his nails had
> grown so long that it had curled under and kind of
> to the side (so it made a
> circle-type shape, but had I let it continue to
> grow, the tip would have
> grown beside the toe rather than into it..if that
> makes sense). Another nail
> was curled up like that as well. I think I spent
> about half an hour or more
> trying to hold him still long enough that I could
> cut off the curly part! He
> tried to bite me several times, though I can't say I
> blame him...I probably
> freaked him out!
>
> Anyway, is there an easier way to trim gerbil nails
> when they've grown too
> long? I was thinking maybe having one person hold
> the gerbil while you hold
> their paw and clip might be easier, but it also
> might be more stressful on
> the gerbil. So I'd like to find an easy,
> stress-free way, just in case any
> more nails grow too long!
>
> I *did* finally manage to clip off the curly parts
> of Hamlet's two
> nails...just enough so that he's able to wear them
> down normally again! And
> then I checked the rest of the gerbils for curling
> nails, but they were all
> fine! ;o)
>
> Thank you! :)
>
> ~*~Amber~*~
> The Eisen Clan
> http://burrow.envy.nu/index.html
>
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