i have a 10month old water dragon and when I handle her she thrashes at first then calms down. Only problem is her claws are quite sharp and have started cutting me quite badly. She doesnt do it maliciously but its starting to be a pain and makes handling again hard as the cuts are sore.
Has anyone else had this or has any advice to help?
2007-03-25 22:30:16 · 10 answers · asked by Carrot 4 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Try handling her when she's cooler, so not as active, until she get more used to you, she should settle down after a while, & scratch less,
but sanding her nails a little wont harm, but be very careful of clipping it might cause infection, so not really advisable, though you could ask your vet??, but do make sure they understand about reptiles first, as not all do.
My old Water Dragon, grew to loved been handled, & loved sitting on my lap watching TV, but she was a scratcher too when I first had her, so dont worry she will be fine in time, they are great pets, I really miss mine.
2007-03-26 11:53:16 · answer #1 · answered by Rockinhippy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do not use clippers on a water dragon use an emory board like humans use for their nails reptiles cuticals run almost the length of their nails till they are full grown. my vet uses a battery powered dremel. I use an emory board. if you cut the cutical it will bleed pretty good. and might cause an infection. wrap him in a towel and put one foot out at a time file each nail just enough to get the hook off and no more. any more and you will inhibit his climbing ability.
2007-03-26 05:00:28 · answer #2 · answered by lizardman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WELL, YOUR PROBLEM IS VERY SIMPLE. Get a nail clipper and cut your dragons nail. no need to worry coz it will grow for sure. but be careful, you might get your dragons fingers clipped.
2007-03-26 01:51:18 · answer #3 · answered by john 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have an iggy with the same thing just trim his nails that will help a ton . i have cuts inside cuts inside cutts. i looked like i put my hand in a meat grinder . before i figured that out.
2007-03-26 00:02:12 · answer #4 · answered by ericams85 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it might want some think like a bath or a rock or some more accessories. you might need to get it out of its tank once in a while to give it some were to run round for a bit. thats all i can think of bye.
2007-03-26 04:34:06 · answer #5 · answered by sean blue4ever 1995 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u must b prety lucky to hav a dragon. but your answer is simple. THE SAME AS EVERYBODY ELES ANSWER: GET HER NAIL CLIPPED! GOD!
2007-03-26 06:09:27 · answer #6 · answered by Lily 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
take her to get her nails clipped. or you can try to do it yourself. I take my mali uromastyx to a local pet store to get theirs clipped. It costs me $5.00.
2007-03-25 23:18:37 · answer #7 · answered by Brandi W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wear rubber gloves!
2007-03-26 04:31:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
search: exotic animal carers
2007-03-25 22:41:59 · answer #9 · answered by jupiteress 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You so do not have dragon!
2007-03-25 23:28:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋