Will long nails affect the hammies?

[e10]

I noticed that one of my puddings who nails are getting longer had some difficulties when he walk or run. One of the nails in fact grew sideway to one side so that it is like curling to one side.... Anyone else have such problems?

[ghost]

Pudding?I don't have such problem after being with my w.w. & campbells for 2 years+ lei....may i ask,in what living condition ur ham is staying?I eman in cages or in tanks?And if it's cage,what kind & what brand of cage is it?

I haven't sen a ham with such long nails as u have describe before....hope can see a pic of it....

[e10]

My hammies all living in tanks... and corn is living alone.... only notice that his nails are growing longer recently like the past mth.... b4 that he has no such problems.. managed to trimmed the longest nail of his by a bit... but very difficult to trim all as he will move and bite if hold for too long..

[ghost]

Sorry,me posting the same post from the other hamster nail thread....

I think u need to enlist the help of one more person....meaning one would hold,the other will cut...i try to trim my hamsters teeth some time ago,but i find it almost impossible cos they'll keep moving....i manage to pin my ham down for once but if i do that,i'd have no hands to to hold the nail cutter to trim the nails or teeth...

[animosity]

eh my puddings that i adopted from clover will also hav long nails once in a while. Better cut bcos if too long it may cut into their footpads which will cause pain.

[MaoMao]

yikes... sounds painful. But can curl until the footpads ah.. that means very very long nails. my campbell nails got curl when long but never curl until the footpads there.. phew.

[RoboHams]

I managed to trim my hamsters' nails on my own lor. Need patience and yes, a glove incase they bite u.They can be quite flexible when turning their heads to bite u!

Try to coax them with food. If they struggle, I'll put a bigger piece of groundnut into their mouth (they dun keep into pouch cos I'm already holding them).So harder for them to bite!

Must wait for the rite timing and snip off the nails when u feel tt they'll not struggle or pull away their paws. Sometimes I manage to snip off all at one go, but usu got to go for a few times b4 trimming all nails.

Just need more experience and gut feeling.

[mint]

Use a small nail cuttter n cut the nail;s??


mint

[Leoric]

Welcome mint! ;D