Nail Clipping

[Dan25 87]

Sounds silly but what's the best way to clip ferrets nails and how far do I clip them back cheers

[The one 8,397]

If you haven't done it before go easy mate always possible to snip a bit more off but you cant put it back and it will bleed ,

Its dead easy with albinos you will see the vein in the nail and just stop short of that , its a wee bit harder with a coloured nail

[Mole man Kent 26]

If you got a run put it on concrete and it will naturally keep their nails down.

[krawnden 1,036]

If you got a run put it on concrete and it will naturally keep their nails down.

 

That didn't work for me - I kept 3 in a big run on a concrete base, 2 castrated hobs and a micro jill. The jill's nails were never much of a problem but both hobs grew nails like badgers' - the concrete didn't make the slightest bit of difference.

[Nick3439 83]

You can usually see the quick; just a bit longer than that; on the back ones it's harder so I just take the 'point' of them..

[GreyRake 108]

Rub a little wet treat they like into their chest, a little olive oil, some egg or something along those lines. Lay them on their back on your lap and cut while they lick away. Asthe guys have said don't cut in to the vein, you should be able to see it inside the nail. The front paws grow faster than the back.

Edited March 19, 2014 by GreyRake

[paulus 26]

if you do nip the quick, a dip in potassium permanganate crystals will clot it instantly

[Nick3439 83]

Or draw the nail over a bar of soap

[WhiteRabbit 112]

I've heard of the concrete regarding Dogs claws but does it actually work with ferrets?

 

Some good techniques on here, shall try and use them myself

 

White

[Mole man Kent 26]

 

 

If you got a run put it on concrete and it will naturally keep their nails down.

That didn't work for me - I kept 3 in a big run on a concrete base, 2 castrated hobs and a micro jill. The jill's nails were never much of a problem but both hobs grew nails like badgers' - the concrete didn't make the slightest bit of difference.

[Mole man Kent 26]

That's strange it didn't work for you, works for me and works for every other small clawed animal kept on concrete bases

[krawnden 1,036]

That's strange it didn't work for you, works for me and works for every other small clawed animal kept on concrete bases

 

No idea why it didn't work for the hobs, but like I say it did for the jill.

[Country Joe 1,411]

Someone gave me a bottle of Ferretone I just put a blob on their belly, they lick it for a while, and are perfectly still I sit on a outside chair with the ferret on my knee, and snip, and as said not into the quick.

I use the Dog nail clippers, only takes me a few mins to do three ferts.

[delboy_187 900]

Place some sand paper in hut stuck to the floor or where ever you choose. Works well for me an my birds

[The one 8,397]

I only clip maybe once during the summer but they mostly claw away at the wood in the hutches keeping there claws trimmed and i wont clip them from late summer as they need them for working and there out all the time keeping them down