Claw Trimming Dilemma

remi&rayo

remi&rayo

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Heyy guys, it’s been a while. We’ve made loads of breakthroughs with the little ones finally eating out of my hand, willingly going into the cage at night and choosing healthier foods over snacks.

One area I’m still struggling with is getting them not to flinch so I can cut their claws! They’re overgrown and the vet said I was unable to bring their full cage and they won’t stay in the carrier.

If anyone can provide tips that would be greatly appreciated. I’ve tried using a towel to cover but they flinch a lot and I don’t want to hurt them.

P.S if anyone lives in/near Kent I’d love to have a play date at some point.

Sincerely,

Tomtom, worried plant parent xo
 

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Hun as an experienced parrot owner of many years I would say file dont cut. I have cut and think it has hurt my bird, even though no blood. So they either go to the vet for filing (AV used a dremel type thing) or we train to accept a little and often filing at home if necessary.

One thing you could do is install a good rough perch in the cage but not overnight sleeping perch, that's too long a time. These keep my three mainly in good fettle. If your birds nails are growing rapidly then a blood test should be asked for at the avian vets.

Mostly a birds nails are not too long but they are scratchy when they land on us. So it is really only those tiny points that need doing.
 
Wow thank you so much for the insight :) They’ve got pepper wood perches in both their cage and outdoor wall playground which I feel have been helping, if not they’d probably be a lot curlier. I appreciate you giving me the heads up on filing rather than trimming too, goes a long way! 😌
 
We have a couple of those too, one by Dora's skewer, and one in her garden cage. Although we get the little scratches from her nails we've never trimmed or filed them.
 
We often buy these JW perches. Usually two are sold for a cheap price and you receive random colors. We make sure there are several other perches, so nobody has to spend too much time on a sanded one. However, be careful when tightening these...there is a fine point between the screw being "tightest" and then coming undone again.
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I bought one of these half-sanded "Play On" perches from a store, in a size for the Budgies. They were a bit pointless for nails because most of our birds seem to sit in the center, so one foot stays off the sanded part. I liked them as a wavy perch.
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There was one perch I saw in a YouTube video once: the entire horizontal bottom half was sanded, so the bird can have most of their feet resting on the smooth top and the sanded part files their nails. I've never seen it at stores or online.
 
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Try Polly's Sandwalk hun, they do them in many sizes and they are described as orthopedic. They dont damage the cage either as the fittings are easy. Remember there is also natural wood perches available from many garden trees and shrubs, just check before and of course make sure it is not green; had time to harden off and of course is clean.
@AprilRobin they look a bit too smooth those JW ones hun.
 
plumsmum said:
Try Polly's Sandwalk hun, they do them in many sizes and they are described as orthopedic. They dont damage the cage either as the fittings are easy. Remember there is also natural wood perches available from many garden trees and shrubs, just check before and of course make sure it is not green; had time to harden off and of course is clean.
@AprilRobin they look a bit too smooth those JW ones hun.
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They're a bit rougher than they look in the picture.
 
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