Things You'll Need:
- Small animal clippers
- Ferret treats
- Paper towel
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Step 1
Distract your ferret by rubbing a small amount of a liquid treat on its belly. This should give you a chance to clip its nails while it's busy enjoying the treat. Another method is to have someone hold your ferret by the scruff of its neck to make it calm down or even go limp.
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Step 2
Examine the nails while your ferret is calm or distracted. There is a pink line inside of each nail. These lines are blood vessels. Using nail clippers for small animals, clip just below the vessel. Try to make the cut so that when your ferret is standing the nail is lined up with the floor. If it starts moving around, wait until it is still again to continue cutting.
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Step 3
Use a nail file to smooth the edges after you're done clipping its nails. The smoother edges will help keep the nails from catching on clothing and other surfaces. It also makes the nail less likely to split later on than if you only clip them.
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Step 4
Give your ferret a treat after you're done. This shows it that getting its nails clipped can be a good thing since there's a reward at the end.
Comments
ferretlady said
on 7/25/2008 This is good! I recommend having styptic powder on hand is case of bleeding, though.
And I put up a pic of the correct cutting angle at: http://www.ehow.com/how_4452552_trim-ferrets-toenails.html
ferretlady said
on 7/25/2008 This is good! I recommend having styptic powder on hand is case of bleeding, though.
And I put up a pic of the correct cutting angle at: http://www.ehow.com/how_4452552_trim-ferrets-toenails.html