Ouch, those Damn nails.

[Navygal]

Hello Community:
Can anyone recommend a Dremel for an African Grey?

N.

 

[PrimorandMoxi]

I think most Dremels are pretty much the same.
Difference in price maybe how well its made or ease of use?

It's the accessory that differs depending on what you are doing.

Maybe a flexible shaft like this would be good to get the tool close to the bird with less bulk and a bit less noise from the motor.

That sanding attachment shown might be a good too.

 

[wrench13]

Just be careful with any dremel type tool - its very very easy to take too much of the claw off and start getting into the quick of the claw. They work almost too well!

 

[PrimorandMoxi]

Just be careful with any dremel type tool - its very very easy to take too much of the claw off and start getting into the quick of the claw. They work almost too well!

I think I heard somewhere that the dremel cauterizes while it trims!
so the quick will not bleed...?
But that has to be painful as heck anyway and would not want to do that to my bird.

 

[Navygal]

I think most Dremels are pretty much the same.
Difference in price maybe how well its made or ease of use?

It's the accessory that differs depending on what you are doing.

Maybe a flexible shaft like this would be good to get the tool close to the bird with less bulk and a bit less noise from the motor.

That sanding attachment shown might be a good too.

Thank you, can you also tell me the model number and where you purchased it?

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I think I heard somewhere that the dremel cauterizes while it trims!
so the quick will not bleed...?
But that has to be painful as heck anyway and would not want to do that to my bird.

Per my husband the tool guy, If the motor is distant from the sanding end the sanding end won't get hot, unless you use it for a long time which you wouldn't do when trimming nails. Unless it's designed to get hot.
I would try the tool on my own nails first before using it on my birds' nails to see if gets warm and practice technique. Using it to do a bird's nails would be very fast and require coordinating holding the tool and a squirming bird perfectly still. Sounds like a two person job to me.

 

[PrimorandMoxi]

It's actually just the friction of the spinning sanding wheel that does the cauterizing.
I mean that is, if you can call it cauterizing. Not sure.

But hey, did I tell you this a million times?
I had an Amazon in her thirties and she would sit on a perch and offer you her foot to clip her nails with a nail clipper.
Someone in her previous life must have taught her.
I love and miss her.

Otherwise I got mine ages ago.
They are prolific.
Maybe I would stick to Dremel brand?

 

[DonnaBudgie]

It's actually just the friction of the spinning sanding wheel that does the cauterizing.
I mean that is, if you can call it cauterizing. Not sure.

But hey, did I tell you this a million times?
I had an Amazon in her thirties and she would sit on a perch and offer you her foot to clip her nails with a nail clipper.
Someone in her previous life must have taught her.
I love and miss her.

Otherwise I got mine ages ago.
They are prolific.
Maybe I would stick to Dremel brand?

It IS the friction that gets the sanding disc thing hot and that takes a lot of sanding! A birdie pedicure would never do it. My tool expert husband commented about how quickly the job would get done on a bird's nails but also commented on how steady your hands and the bird must be not to knick the bird's toes or go too far and hit the quick. We're both working at Lowe's tonight and he will look at all the models and we will post the model number he would pick for this type of use. Stand by.

 

[PrimorandMoxi]

It IS the friction that gets the sanding disc thing hot and that takes a lot of sanding! A birdie pedicure would never do it. My tool expert husband commented about how quickly the job would get done on a bird's nails but also commented on how steady your hands and the bird must be not to knick the bird's toes or go too far and hit the quick. We're both working at Lowe's tonight and he will look at all the models and we will post the model number he would pick for this type of use. Stand by.

oh yeah! I agree, especially a little tiny budgie.

 

[onamom]

I use a Dremel on my dog's nails. I have accidentally made one of their nails bleed with it before.

I personally would not use one on a bird because of the noise and the amount of dust that gets in the air. I would rather use a regular nail file.

 

[PrimorandMoxi]

Yes!
Full disclosure.
I"ve never done it!

I've used a Dremel a fair amount too, but not on my birds.

 

[PrimorandMoxi]

speaking of nail trimming check out this crazy story.

I let Primor's nails get too long.
The nails on those small toes in the back were in the shape of a backwards "C"

a few weeks ago I go to grab him off a perch and those two "C" 's one on each foot got hooked together!!

Luckily I was able to balance him and get the nails unhooked.

But I say to myself what if that happened when Im not home and then trimmed his nails to better length.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

oh yeah! I agree, especially a little tiny budgie.

Hello Community:
Can anyone recommend a Dremel for an African Grey?

N.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Both of these are good but the Dremmel Lite has way more attachments for polishing the nail tips. Both are cordless.