Toe nail trimming trauma?

Not to worry you Tex, but I tried clipping Iggy's toenails way back when and I took off such a small piece you couldn't even see it, and he made the worst surprised/angry noise...I thought he was being a baby and faking, but then I looked, and he was bleeding That was about 3-4 years ago...I've never taken clippers to him since...do you have those concrete/sand perches? Those work wonders for Iggy.

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- Yellow Crowned Amazon, Iggy

Yeah, Ham has one in his cage, by his food dish too and it doesn't really help ... he's got little needles ... I can always tell when it's time to get the boys clipped because Chrsity and I break out into this interesting rash on our hands ... hehehe

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Ah yes, I know that rash well...

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- Yellow Crowned Amazon, Iggy

I bet it's even worse with a 'zon ... can't imagine that rash ...

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Yeah I felt the same way, I will do most of my little guys but will not do the Linnes they move to much and that is a real problem for me.

I know I'm abit late on this,anyways do you play alot of towel games with your little Eclectus? This is a fantastic way to sneak in a toenail clip if he is comfortable with it. It's always a good idea to get a young parrot use to towels as soon as possible due to the fact that most vets will come at them with towel and wrap when a toe nail clip is due,same with petstore groomers.

I make towel games a regular part of Jade's (my Eclectus) playtime. It helps to desensitize him of "towel terror". Whenever his nails are due for a clip I bust out the towel and bring jade in a neutral room (bathroom,whatever) and slowly start playing peekaboo with him. I'll cover him up and rub on his toe's (gets him use to me touching his feet) rub on his head...all that jazz. Then when I go and cover him up with the towel I just softly grab his foot and rub on it gently speaking to him and just pick a nail to clip (one at a time) once he sneaks his way out of the towel (he was covered,thus could not see the big scary nail-clippers) I just slowly start playing again and repeat the "game".

He never has any clue what I'm doing. Also I never clip them short enough to bleed. Just enough to take the tip off. This makes for more frequent nail clips but it's better for him cause he walks away with no trauma whatsoever.

-Mark

Hi: Im new to the forums, but I cant deal with clipping either. I use a regular old fashioned emery board. I let whichever one of them needs a trim to sit on arm or lap and just do toe by toe! It takes off the shapness without that startling "clip" sound.

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Living each day on a WING and a Prayer.

Skippah would rip me to pieces if I tried to cut his toe nails.
I am am going to let the vet do it.
While at the vet I am getting,....
An ID ring put on his foot
Ask about "pinioning" his wing.
DNA test him.
Weighing him.
Find out about a ring that you permanently attach to his foot so I can attach a leash when we go outside.
Poor vet.

I blow dry K C every day, I blow dry all my birds,once they get used to the blow dryer it's no big deal but I never had any problems out of him my Quaker hates the blow dryer lol

Because he already loves to, I get Tucker to lay on his back in my lap and then I just take the very tips off his nails with a soft emery board. Works great for both of us because I don't have to worry about going too short.

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Love,
Ashley and Tucker