If I could give people 3 pieces of advice about nail clipping it'd be this, first swaddle them in a towel, it'll make them wriggle less and easier to isolate each limb, 2nd if your not experienced I would avoid any of the fancy hair guinea pigs like silkies and texals as thier fur will make it more difficult, 3rd black nails are much harder to trim as you basically cant see the quick....so for first time owners I would recommend getting a short haired female with a light paw coloration (but avoid gingers, chances are its a cuy from the andes that was originally bred for livestock, they get huge and are super skiddish)...for actual technique after i got them all swaddled up, I hold the piggie against my chest and ill get one leg in between my left middle and index finger to steady it, then just trim like i would my own nails.

Popcorn coming down by himself from nail trimming is soooo cute!!!

This is SO important to do regularly. I was so worried at first, and yes, I have messed up once or twice, accidentally hitting the quick. I always feel so guilty! But the alternative is too long nails, or packing them up for the vet, which is just stressful AND expansive!

the music is so cute at beginning!! so piggylike

cute pigs

Even though I’ve had a Blumpkin Schmoogie for I think a year now it was just last week when I cut their nails myself and alone. I remember someone had told me before that bathing them and getting them really tired out read before you do their nails helped so that’s what I did. They were fine with me handling them and they were so tired. They had hardly any flight in them so I got the nails done fairly quickly and I only nicked one quick ever so slightly. So, go all the way, and bathe your pigs before you do their nails . It makes the nails easier to cut as well. Thanks for another great video.

This was so helpful! Thank you 💜 We (parents) gave our 18 year old son 2 short-haired guinea pigs for Chistmas and we all love them. But are afraid to clip their nails after one bad experience 😭 It will be better this next time, thanks to your tips!

GOSH! Yor Piggies are MASSIVE! We thought Master Alfie an American Guinea Pig was large,BUT! We now have two Black Tans-Rufus and Robin. They are tiny compared to Alf! Great video,btw! This will prep us for when Rufus and Robin need a pedicure! 6 months old tomorrow and still quite skittish,but we will work together for their well being! Xx

My guinea pigs hate getting their nails done, so thanks for the video!! ❤❤😊😊

Thanks for watching! More info (article version) here: iccinnamon.com/how-to-clip-a-guinea-pigs-nails-when-they-are-scared/

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This is one thing I hate to do to my pigs. 😊

having trouble and nothing works, that are too scared to eat anything once ive grabbed them. they wont stay still and i get scared and frustrated i just put them back in their cage. nails are getting long and they won't let me cut them :( one cries and the other moves too much and no amount of food helps. i even give them an entire veggy and fruit platter but they can't be bothered by it until they are back safe in their cage

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I'm sorry to say but it looks like your guinea pig is a bit over weight you shouldn't feed them so much. how much do you feed your guinea pig hes a big boy try to ween them down off of treats during the day and skip them all together and get the portions sizes down to an acceptable level my god your over working his heart and organs and his feet must be painful with all the weight he has to carry. you should reconsider what your feeding your guinea pig please and make a new video with those changes okay thank you .