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Post by helenmat on Dec 11, 2012 16:15:05 GMT
Pickles claws seem to be getting really sharp and catching on our clothes, he has natural branches of various sizes in his cage and walks around all over too when he is out, is there anything else I can put in the cage to help wear them down, I wondered about a stone/cement perch but not sure Attachments:
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Post by Hezz on Dec 12, 2012 0:48:25 GMT
Hi Helen. Pickles claws shouldn't need trimming if he has natural perches. But there are certain ailments that can cause budgie claws to grow more rapidly than normal. I don't see Pickles claws looking overly long from the photo, although it is rather blurred when at full size. An easy way to check: put Pickles down on a flat surface, like a table or kitchen bench. If he can walk around with his feet flat on the surface, all is good. His claws are not too long. If on the other hand the tips of his toes are raised up off the bench top because of the claw length, then his claws are overly long, and may need clipping. There is an exception to this rule, which is in the odd case of your budgie having deformed feet, like my little Fluoro has.  |
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Post by Hezz on Dec 12, 2012 0:51:36 GMT
I should make mention too, that just because his claws get caught on your clothes, it is not necessarily the fault of the claws .......... maybe check out the clothes. Smudge used to get caught on a particular shirt I had and I thought her claws may have been too long too, but no, it was just the shirt.  |
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Post by helenmat on Dec 12, 2012 6:41:04 GMT
I didnt say they were too long Hezz just sharp and yes it does seem to be certain clothes not all of them but we have noticed it hurts more when we get landed on! ha ha
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Post by helenmat on Dec 12, 2012 6:42:00 GMT
By the way that is a really old photo and the perches in the picture have been replaced ages ago with branch ones
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2012 8:24:20 GMT
I didnt say they were too long Hezz just sharp and yes it does seem to be certain clothes not all of them but we have noticed it hurts more when we get landed on! ha ha in that case Helen... juse your nail flie .... to take away the sharp point .. job done ... |
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Post by Hezz on Dec 12, 2012 10:38:58 GMT
I didnt say they were too long Hezz just sharp and yes it does seem to be certain clothes not all of them but we have noticed it hurts more when we get landed on! ha ha Oops, my mistake. Sorry. I misread your question, Helen. Although I would be wary of filing his tips down - I noticed Smudge was inclined to not be able to grip properly after we did hers. Only did the once, she kept sliding off my shoulder then, so just left them be and we got used to it. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2012 17:53:38 GMT
hezz i done this to george and he was fine . . before it was like he had neddles for claws... as he was always walking about on my head ..... it was painful .... i had lots of little scabs becuse of this ..  .. so thats when i got the other halfs nail file .... and took the points off ... i used to do it once a month... with no problems at all . .. |
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Post by Hezz on Dec 12, 2012 20:27:57 GMT
;D ;D had to laugh, Mick! You either needed more hair or a hat!!!! ;D I have always said Smudge is a "special" bird ............ she doesn't do anything the normal way. Glad it worked for you and George, Mick .......... hopefully this is something Helen can use too. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2012 22:51:21 GMT
;D ;D had to laugh, Mick! You either needed more hair or a hat!!!! ;D I have always said Smudge is a "special" bird ............ she doesn't do anything the normal way. Glad it worked for you and George, Mick .......... hopefully this is something Helen can use too. mmm i could do with a hat .... ;D |
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Post by helenmat on Dec 13, 2012 7:09:55 GMT
Nail file it is then, just a tiny bit mind, thanks all x
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2012 8:40:19 GMT
Nail file it is then, just a tiny bit mind, thanks all x keep us posted ... . |
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Post by Rachael Kellett on Dec 14, 2012 12:54:34 GMT
I've never used a file on my budgies nails, but I have had to cut a couple of them, mostly lazy hens ;D I use the type that you cut toenails with, the squeeze type, does that make sense? I trim a teeny tiny bit at a time, I'm talking literally a millimetre. I always have cornflour on hand just incase, because this stops bleeding. I've never made a budgies nail bleed though |
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