I have 15 guinea pigs n never clip their nails, it is safe 2 clip them now coz i'm afraid it will hurt them.

The only way you'd ';hurt'; them is if you cut into the quick, which isn't a life or death situation. Guinea pigs definitely should have their nails trimmed - if they're left unaltered, the nails can grow to become gnarled, making walking difficult and, in some cases, painful for the piggy. You definitely don't want the nail growing too long so that it curls back into it's foot, either!





Clipping them is easy. You can use a regular nail clipper, or you can get ';cat'; nail clippers at any pet store that are shaped like scissors. The trick is to cut the nail so that the quick gradually recedes. To do this, you'll just trim a little bit at a time, maybe once a week, until the nails get to a reasonable length. I trim my pigs' nails probably once a month. If you do happen to nip the quick, it'll bleed a bit - just apply pressure until it stops. You can get Styptic powder which stops the bleeding right away, or you can try using flower as well (I've never tried this but I've heard of it as an at-home trick). Cutting the quick is uncomfortable for the piggy, but they get over it! Think of it as an equivalent to cutting your own nail too short (into the pink part), or pulling a hang nail.





Check out Guinea Lynx.com - there's a great tutorial with pictures on how to trim their nails. Good luck!I have 15 guinea pigs n never clip their nails, it is safe 2 clip them now coz i'm afraid it will hurt them.
take them to a vet they will do it saftly!





Best of luck with this!I have 15 guinea pigs n never clip their nails, it is safe 2 clip them now coz i'm afraid it will hurt them.
we had a guinea pig for 9 years. and never clipped anything. Be careful, you can injure him. in fact, don't do it. Yes, you WILL hurt him. They are rodents, not humans
Clipping a guinea pig's nails is not difficult, but if you are unsure, please go to a vet %26amp; let them show you how to do it.





Just like human nails, a guinea pig's nails need to be clipped too! They have a tendency to curl around %26amp; left untrimmed, will grow into the flesh of their foot. This causes tremendous pain. Overgrown nails also make it difficult for the piggie to walk properly.





If your piggies have light colored nails, this is an easy process. You should be able to see a pink area inside the nail. This is the blood supply or ';quick';. You don't want to clip into this area or it will bleed, just like if you cut your nails too short! It hurts! Using large, human toenail clippers, clip IN FRONT of the pink area. If you clip too close %26amp; cause bleeding, you can stop the bleeding with some cornstarch, flour, or Quik-Stop from a pet store. If your piggies have very dark or black nails, it makes seeing the quick difficult or impossible. In this case, you have to guess where the quick is %26amp; use extreme caution. You may need to get a second person to hold your piggies while you do the trimming. This will decrease the odds of error if the piggies aren't squirming around while you're trying to clip!





Whether you trim them yourself or get a vet to do it, please make sure you get it done. I trim my piggies' nails once per month.
you can clip their nails as long as you dont cut to the darker part (blood filled nail)..and truth be told thise nails will not hurt them as long as they dont curl down into their paws..
Unless you know what youre doing and where not to clip have a vet or someone that has experience doing it trim them.