Guinea Pig claws

Hi Humbug, I used to have loads of lizards and I used to clip their claws..but like your guinea pig they didn't like it so I had put up with a bit of wriggling too..the vets charge astronomical prices to clip their claws, if I was you I would put up with the struggle for as long as you can...lol....littleowl

How about wrapping them in a towel, like swaddling a baby and then put out one foot at ta time to clip? I used to do this with may parrots if their claws got too long.

Try putting them on their backs. Works with rabbits and they are hairy! You could always buy them vanity sets for their birthdays and encourage them to learn to use them. I'm not helping much am I?

It's much easier with two people. One to hold the guinea-pig on its back the other to clip. You need special nail clippers - they are a slightly different shape to human ones, and you need to make sure that you don't clip too far down the nail, as their nerves often go over halfway along. Sometimes you can see a line in the nail, but if the nails are dark you can't. Best thing is just to cut the very end - you might have to clip more often, but its safer. Also, if you have somewhere they can run around often and wear their nails down themselves even better.