pigeonwriter Special Pigeon Angel
Posts : 1374 Join date : 2009-07-25 Location : Munich/Germany
| Subject: Do I need to cut nails? Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:23 pm | |
| I have a question: While Pina, Willy and Jimi are hospitalized since quite some time and probably will be for longer I have realized that their nails are growing more than usual due to the lack of hard/stony floor. They are running here on carpets, cling to plastic boxes instead of rocks or other hard surfaces so their nails are not used as usual. Do I have to clip them or should I just wait until they are getting a problem/obstacle? I know that other bird's nails have to be cut from time to time if they are kept in cages. So I do not know what I should do here | |
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Matilda Special Pigeon Angel
Posts : 9198 Join date : 2009-01-11 Location : Pacific Northwest of the United States of America
| Subject: Re: Do I need to cut nails? Sat Jan 23, 2010 1:15 pm | |
| You can clip the ends of the nails and doing so will be more comfortable to them especially if the nails begin to curl. Have some baking soda on hard just incase the nail begins to bleed. If that happens, pack the end of the nail with the baking soda and apply pressure to stop the bleed. | |
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pigeonwriter Special Pigeon Angel
Posts : 1374 Join date : 2009-07-25 Location : Munich/Germany
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plamenh Special Pigeon Angel
Posts : 881 Join date : 2009-09-10 Location : Johannesburg, South Africa
| Subject: Re: Do I need to cut nails? Sat Jan 23, 2010 4:06 pm | |
| Just place a brick in their boxes and let them perch on. | |
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AZWhitefeather Owner/Administrator
Posts : 10863 Join date : 2009-01-11 Location : Arizona Southwestern United States
| Subject: Re: Do I need to cut nails? Sat Jan 23, 2010 10:48 pm | |
| I file the the tips of the nails. Works great for me and the bird. | |
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pigeonwriter Special Pigeon Angel
Posts : 1374 Join date : 2009-07-25 Location : Munich/Germany
| Subject: Re: Do I need to cut nails? Sun Jan 24, 2010 1:13 pm | |
| Thank you for your tips - will try brick/stone first without molesting them :Yes: | |
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