My sister thinks her lizards toe nails are getting too long.?

can she cut them ? file them ? if so does she need any special tools or can she use normal nail clippers or a nail file?My sister thinks her lizards toe nails are getting too long.?
Yes you can cut the nail with clippers and filing them down. The thing about clippers is that if you put too far up it will hurt the lizard and cause the nail to bleed. Filing them down is more simpler. You can use a regular nail filer. If you want to clip the nails, first give the lizard a warm bath. This softens the nail and it becomes more able to clip off. When you begin to clip the nail, do it fast but not too hard or too far up the nail. If you do it slowly the lizard will want to get away and it will feel that you are doing something to the nail. So do this quickly and you should not have a problem. I find the filing more simpler though. On youtube you can search videos that are about clipping a lizards nails. I think that will help out a lot too.My sister thinks her lizards toe nails are getting too long.?
Yeah you can clip or file them, but maybe its best to get a vet to do it first, then they can teach you so you can do it on your own knowing you're doing it correctly.





If you do do it on your own first, then make sure you don't cut too far up. Near the top of the nail is the quick, which is the whitish part. Don't cut this or else it will hurt the lizard and may bleed. ( It's like when we cut our nails too far and it hurts like mad- that's what your lizard will feel)





yeah soak the lizard first to soften the nails.





However, most reptile owners I've seen said you don't need to cut a lizards nails- in the wild this wouldn't be the case with no humans to do it for them.


The nails are the lizards grip and without them they can't climb that well. If you put a couple of rocks in your vivarium, then when your lizard runs on them its nails will wear down over time- which is much more natural. This is the method I use.





Hope this helps