MerryFriarTuck
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Everyone was just talking about first time nail trims in this thread here; I think it'll really help you! https://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/threads/122387-How-To-Cut-Nails?highlight=Nail+trim
In my post on the thread in that link, I have another link to one of my own threads, about trimming my Friar Tuck's nails. I'll admit I was a nervous wreck, lol , because Friar Tuck is very shy, just like princess Abby, especially the first months I had him. Everyone helped me so much there!
He was pretty scared, and I thought he'd hate me for a week after the trim... but in a few hours he was already taking veggies from my hand again, and by the next day it's like it never even happened
We use normal human nail clippers. One person holds the piggy normally against their chest, while the second person reaches from underneath and trims the nails. We try to give them a treat during it, too. In the link above, and especially the link to my own thread there, there's lots of different methods of holding scared piggies, all of which work really well for different people. So do whatever sounds best to you! For the actual "how to cut the nail" part, bpatters' guinealynx link in that thread is fantastic. Lots of pictures and step by step instructions
In my post on the thread in that link, I have another link to one of my own threads, about trimming my Friar Tuck's nails. I'll admit I was a nervous wreck, lol , because Friar Tuck is very shy, just like princess Abby, especially the first months I had him. Everyone helped me so much there!
He was pretty scared, and I thought he'd hate me for a week after the trim... but in a few hours he was already taking veggies from my hand again, and by the next day it's like it never even happened
We use normal human nail clippers. One person holds the piggy normally against their chest, while the second person reaches from underneath and trims the nails. We try to give them a treat during it, too. In the link above, and especially the link to my own thread there, there's lots of different methods of holding scared piggies, all of which work really well for different people. So do whatever sounds best to you! For the actual "how to cut the nail" part, bpatters' guinealynx link in that thread is fantastic. Lots of pictures and step by step instructions