Pick some up here on Amazon now and have it ready for your next nail trimming session. Occasionally, owners may cut the nail too close to the quick and the nail will bleed.
If this happens, styptic powders or pencils can make short work of the bleeding. Dog and cat owners should be very familiar with this product. The biggest obstacle to successfully trimming their nails will be how much they decide to squirm and wriggle around when you are trying to do it.
The best way to make sure they are still and docile when trimming their nails is to handle your beardie regularly. If the only time you ever pick up and hold your beardie is when you need to take them to a vet or trim their nails, they might end up more skittish than most.
A well socialized beardie is a well behaved beardie when it comes time for nail trimming. Regular baths see our full guide with pictures here and regular playtime are important parts of keeping a healthy bearded dragon. This is something that all beardie owners should be doing several times a week if not daily. One of the many side benefits of this daily contact is a much more cooperative bearded dragon when it comes time to trim their nails.
Regardless of the above, your bearded dragon is occasionally going to be a little or a lot! Sometimes they might just be ornery! Instead, here are some possible solutions. You could simply try again later. You could even try after they are asleep for the night. We had to give our beardie injections twice a day for a month and the evening injection time fell after lights out.
Try a beardie burrito! Take a warm, soft towel and wrap them up snugly like a burrito. We even do it with a paper towel after bath time. One last note here is to be careful of how you pick them up.
A startled or scared bearded dragon is not a still and cooperative bearded dragon. We put together a complete step by step set of instructions for picking up your bearded dragon that you can read here. Follow those steps and your beardie will feel safe and secure when you pick them up and hold them! We are lucky. That means that with Bacardi, cutting her nails is a one-person job. Some of you might not be this lucky.
Ideally you should have your lizard's nails trimmed by a trained professional, or at the very least, have one show you how to do it safely. Most veterinarians will offer this service for a nominal fee, and more and more cat, dog, and bird grooming facilities are able to work with lizards.
If you feel confident that you can do so without harming your pet, and without placing undue stress on it, then nail clipping is something that can be done at home. The advantages of home treatment being that there is no need to transport your animals, and additionally you can do it whenever you want to. Small lizards can be clipped with regular human nail clippers, and it is recommended to have a special pair just for your reptiles.
Larger animals may require a set of nail clippers specifically designed for cats and dogs. These clippers are often ideal as they are designed to be safer and easier to use than human instruments. In addition to the clippers, you should have a person to help you, a towel, Q-tips, and cornstarch in case of bleeding.
Begin by having your assistant hold the lizard and wrap it gently in the towel, leaving only a single limb exposed. The use of a towel here cuts down on the stress to the animal and makes restraining uncooperative lizards a bit easier. When actually cutting the nail, you only need to remove the very tip. All lizards have a vein in their nail, called a quick, and this should obviously be avoided.
In animals with light colored claws, the quick is actually visible as a dark streak running the length of the claw. In animals with black claws, you will have to use your judgement to avoid hitting the quick. In general, lizard nails have a noticeably thicker part closest to the hand and then a smaller curved section that is the very tip.
This is where rapid growth takes place, and this is where you want to cut. Avoid the whiter part as that is where the blood supply is. I use baby nail clippers on my guy. They work great. I use regular nail clippers, cut only the black tips, and do so while my dragon is sleepy. If he's alert, he'll move his foot away. I used to have slate tile in the tank, but never noticed any difference in the sharpness of his nails. Everyone seems to have it covered.
One thing I wanted to add even though it's a no brainer and you prob already do it, but just incase! Make sure you use peroxide and clean the scratches. Reptiles are known to carry salmonella, granted it's not a high chance, a fresh wound from your dragon who may have walked in his poop definitely puts you at risk! And of course always wash your hands after handling.
I used to have to cut my guy's nails those needle-sharp tips can really grow fast! I've never had to trim them again, they get worn down naturally when he goes to eat. ShelbyLu Hatchling Member. I've only had my beardies for a few weeks, and about a week ago I switched to tile substrate and I love it so much.
It wasn't very expensive to do. I just did some measurements and picked up some boxes of a couple different sizes of tile at home depot. One person told me that at Lowes they will cut tile for you. If that's true, at some point I'll change the tile floor so that it's all the same kind of tile. Right now I have a couple of different sizes to make it work. Just thought I would give you a thumb's up from another newbie to beardie love.
Siren Juvie Member. Colder dragons move less I use infant nail trimmers and trim just the tips. If you do get too far, and it bleeds, try to have styptic powder handy. If you don't have it, you can use flour or corn starch to stop the bleeding. Some people like to get their dragon's nails done at the vet as doing this yourself can be a difficult thing to do, but you can also do this at home.
Your dragon's nails have a "quick" just like cats' and dogs' nails do; you mustn't cut through this when trimming its nails, or they can hurt your dragon and bleed. If this should happen, you can dab the end in some flour to help the blood coagulate and create a clot to stop the bleeding. But this is why when you are cutting your dragon's nails, it is essential only to cut the very tip so you can avoid this happening.
Keeping your beardie's nails trimmed neatly or clipped is very important for comfortable and safe handling.
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