Guinea Pig Nail Clipping 101 Instructions - Step by Step
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Thanks Saskia. I’m not super confident but I try.
I've always clipped my pets nails myself, with my new texel guinea pig rescue girls I find the easiest and most stress free way is to wrap them up in a pillow case and pop the foot out that I need, clip clip clip and then switch it for the next paw. They don't wriggle or anything and they look super cute in the process 😁
Texel piggy’s are always so calm, my sweet girl Canela is the most chill and loving guinea pig I’ve ever owned
Now you have 165k subscribers. You are wonderful and I'm learning so much.
just clipped my piggie's nails for the first time while watching this video and it was so easy. Thank you for this!
Love how your hair is styled Saskia ! Agouti is adorable. Calm too . 😐
Thank you!!
The video I needed is finally here! My three guinea pigs nails are sooooooo hard to clip! They never stay still! Thanks for the help! Keep up the good work!🐹🐹🐹🐹
Guys you act like pro...almost like an tv interview.... but your style is amazing for me and please don't change... love you guys since day one
Thank you!! 😍😍
I love watching Saskia’s nail clipping videos. it’s like watching the perfect Guinea pig nail clipping video - like the ballet of nail clipping for guinea pigs. Probably never achievable for us mortals, but that’s why watching Scotty’s nail clipping video as a companion is so awesome. His video is Guinea pig nail cutting for us mortals. He is a little bit better than I am, but I feel there is hope for my technique and everyone is going to make it out with all their toenails intact this nail cutting session.
I am teasing everyone here - if you cut your pigs nails with almost no clips , you are hero to me. Honestly nail cutting in my house is traumatic for everyone. They don’t like to get clipped and I feel horrible when I clip someone. I clip really sloooooowly to make sure I don’t clip them. This make my pigs and kids bonkers. I paid the vet one time to cut my pigs nails. The vet did it exactly the same way that I do it, so there was no reason to pay someone else to do it.
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Love your hair,, with the bow , and of course the little fur baby. Love your videos, because you learn something new every time, thanks
I appreciate these videos you make. Most of my handling techniques are greatly influenced by you, and I can't find many other people who have you're kind of techniques. But they work great for me.
Aww, such a cute little piggie model for us. I can't get over how well you handle those curvy nails! It takes me like 2 minutes just to cut one curvy nail lol. I find that piggies seem to dislike the noise of the clippers more than the actual clipping, they only seem to pull away after that clip sound is made.
It's been about 10 weeks since I cut my piggies nails because I've been really sick for the past 2 weeks. Every time I cough the pigs run away so I didn't want to be coughing while clipping nails. This video comes just as my cough has finally settled down!!
Awww. I wish you luck and health in future endeavours
@@erkheth Thank you. All my piggies have short nails now and were most grumpy with me lol. A veggie treat got me back in the good books though :D
@@amandah2866 Bless them, they hold grudges easily and forgive easily. Hehe, it is great to hear that nails are clipped. You did it! I am still learning with my bunny. She panics, then i do.
But i am getting there. Confidence and relaxing are always important
@@erkheth So true. We often say that guinea pigs would make terrible politicians, they'd be too easily brought off with grass/veggies lol.
Practice will help you stop panicking when your bunny does. The more you do it the more comfortable you get, even when they panic. I find it the same with treating hay poke, at first I went to the vet every time but after a couple of injuries in the middle of the night I had to treat I got more comfortable doing it. I've not had to take a pig to the vet for hay poke in quite some time.
You look extra glamorous today giving piggy manicures, Saskia!! Have you ever had a piggy chew on their own nails? One of mine likes to do that and I really wish he wouldn't. I worry he will bite off too much or crack the nail leaving a sharp edge. I keep a close eye on his nails, but so far he only chews off a little bit at a time and it hasn't been a problem. I also like to soak their feet a little before clipping and use a file to lightly go over them when I'm done so there are no sharp edges. But I suppose that takes a lot of time and might not be all that necessary. I just like to pamper my piggies a little extra I guess. Haha I have been practicing your technique at home. So far so good!
Inspect the foot carefully, he may have a bit of ringworm between the toes because that is the only times I have seen a guinea pig chew their feet. Get some people athlete's foot cream and apply it 2 daily for 10 days or so, making sure it goes all over and in between the toes.
@@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue Thanks I never thought to check for ringworm there. I just thought it might be a nervous habit. I will definitely take a look and check it out!
I found your channel about a month ago and I’m addicted, the sad thing is it made me realised I was not the best mum even though I love my piggies. I’m busy putting all I’m learning into practise thank from ME and Poppy and Penny.
Life changing! I always needed help to trim nails before. After watching this, I did it by myself!
And so true(not the funeral - but i'd never hate you Scotty, usually that comes from the impatient and those without some sense of humour) that we must ALWAYS have patience, understanding and compassion towards our fellow creatures and pets. How heartfelt 😍
Love all your videos Saskia! No ego, no dramatics, just straightforward, no-nonsense information! I ask Guinea pig carers/sellers (gumtree) to please look at Saskia at Los Angeles Guinea Pig Rescue!! ❤❤👍
Awwww loved it as always we love you Saskia and scotty you are both amazing people with hearts of gold 💕
Now if we could just bottle it...
@@CavyConsciousness l think we already have! If just one person learns something when watching Saskia & Scottie then it has been bottled now all we have to do is make sure nobody spills. We are all here to help each other to ensure this does not happen. ♥ What you said ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
@@winciewillis6506 well said and agree
Thanks Saskia, you're awesome
Thank you so much! This was very helpful! I have a guinea pig who’s nails need to be trimmed. I usually have someone help me since I am scared to hurt her but now I think I can do it on my own. Your RUclips channel has helped me so much! Thank you!!
You are SO welcome!!
Thank you for helping us take care of our babies! Adorable little pancake! Love you guys!
I just love your videos. I could watch them all day.
Thank you so much for this video and your other informative videos Saskia. For the next upcoming 8 months I'll be taking care of my nieces Guinea pigs while she is out of state at school. I was successfully able to cut their nails.
Can never get tired of watching how to cut nails Its scary buisness but I will get more convenient the more I do it. Thankyou .
We still have our first two piggies (they’ll turn to 3 years old in Febuary) and they both have black nails. I am always so scared when clipping their nails, the tip of clipping where it curls really is a life saver! It makes it so much easier.
Oh I love her fur color and texture!
This video is great. It will give me another resource to provide for my group members who who ask about nail trims.
I have a piggy who seems more scared than usual to have her nails trimmed. I just have to keep trying, but so far, I only manage to get ONE nail cut here and there. She gets her head turned enough to bite my shirt and then she can pull and twist herself and scamper up to my shoulder. Silly girl. I’m inspired right now, after watching this video, to go trim her nails.
Wonderful! 🌻
i love you saskia!!
Thank you Saskia! I have had to trim my piggies nails myself, due to the covid lockdown. Hopefully I can do them all the time and save £15. Very useful video. You are amazing with your rescue centre. X
Haha, Scotty and Saskia with their nail clipper showdown 😂
Awee what a sweet furry potato. Great video as usual
Love you and your videos!! We adopted a piggie a few months ago and have learned so much from you!!
Awesome!!
Thank you for this video. I am confident in cutting my pigs nails now.
I love this channel. I just got a Guinea pig a week ago. He's a baby and needs his nails clipped. This helped out a lot
It’s my first time cutting my guinea pig’s nails and it’s been about 7 months. God I just need to do it already, she’s so unhappy with her long nails and doesn’t run around the same way she used to. I need to get over myself, it’s about my beautiful baby, not me.😢✌🏽wish us luck!! tysm saskia💖
Good luck! You will be fine🌻
Thank you, a great video! You have "great hands" the whole time you examine or trim nails your hands are moving, relaxing comforting, and getting the job done. When she chomped your shirt I thought she might bite. She listened to your hands and relaxed more. A really good video
This is best content online for guinea pigs anywhere.
Thanks very much ❤️
Lol - Saskia so patient with Scotty’s joke at the end.
Thanks so much for the educational videos you make they are great and help me learn and feel more confident as I am getting ready to get 2 baby guinea pigs
Your so pretty Saskia! :)
New owner of two piggies. Theses videos are very helpful. So thank you guys. Lol @ Scotty.... brother, you are sooooo ADHD. 😂😂
Not bad....
Just funny.
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Parsley always helps us get the job done :D
Zo goed en zo geduldig😍😍😍mooi om scotty ook te horen
My 2 little guineas have just had their first manicure :) thanks for the video! :)
Thank you for your tutorial. I never knew that you needed to cut guinea pig nails. I am gonna go do that now.
I was referred to you I had a guinea pig several years ago and someone told me that I was supposed to trim her nails but she always seemed to keep her nails filed down on her own so I was confused but I am glad there are how to videos for if I ever get another one some day
Thank you so so much! I’ve watched this video a few times and trimmed my pigs nails for the first time today! Went so well! They got a special treat to keep them busy and I wrapped them up in a towel in that “sitting” position you show! Only 2 squeaks and only pulled a paw away twice!
Saskia... Scotty... again together! Love you guYs♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
Saskia you look so amazing....
Thank you so much for the advice now I know how to trim my guinea pig's nails the correct way
Thank you so much, have been needing this for some time.
I learned from the videos how to do it now its done fast and easy my boys just let me do it! Thanks Saskia
Thank you for this video. Great information and you have wonderful techniques.
We love you Saskia, we love you Scotty's Animals, Skinnypigs1, DIE NAHFEE, Cavy Conciousness and soooo many more. This is an interesting video, and a great idea to refresh and teach people on care tips.
It is true, with practice you can get the hang...im still training myself to clip my rabbit's nails. It's all about her relaxing, feeling as though she is being groomed, and not specific attention to her nails. Obviously different method cos she's a bun, but practice and confidence is important. You are both teaching me to be self assured with my pet, it's making a difference and i thankyou both deeply.
🎶The Saskia can cos she clips their little nails and it makes them feel good, there's a Scotty that can cos he fills all his creatures with love🎵. Hehe thanks for that 😋💖
Thanks love
@@CavyConsciousness You are more than welcome. Compassion, like love, is contagious
Saskia en Scotty goed team zijn jullie! Zo goed al jullie voorlichting filmpjes 👍👌zo worden eigenaren goed ingelicht over de zorg die bij een cavia hoort, zo krijgen we gelukkige en gezonde cavia's op de aarde!! Groetjes uit Nederland van Eline. Je ziet er altijd verzorgd uit Saskia! Looking good 😘
Dankjewel Eline!!!! 😘
What a gorgeous, little girl! Good job on her nails :D
One of my pigs is a chocolate tan boy, and his nails are the worst to clip due to being brown, plus he pulls his foot back!
Happy future to Meredith from Tanja, Kai and Twister :D
Now you have 118,000 subscribers!
Is there any special way to trim the nails if they are overgrown to start? Can you trim them as short as they need to be with one trim or do you need to do several trims spaced out at all?
Thanks for sending the link! This was great!
Thumb nail is great!!!
Thank you!!! It is a little different.
Even though its true people don't look at older video's, I still send people the links to some of your older videos as well as the new ones anyway, so hopefully some will come here and check it out is all I can hope. it's for the guinea pigs after all.🐹🐹👍
Not that you'll ever see this . RUclips don't give notifications to uploaders of older videos as I have discovered on my own channel. Oh well, the important thing is if anyone I send your different videos links to actually comes here and learns something
Saskia, you need to watch my quick video of my Aby. giving me sass in the middle of a nail trim, it's pretty funny/cute. She's good for nail trims but usually by the time I get to paw #4 she's had enough and in true Aby. form she lets me know she's done, so give her a minute and then finish up. Nail trims are not hard to do but they sure do act like you're murdering them. Just be gentle yet firm, take your time, try to get it over with quickly but don't rush and give them a treat when it's over. Glad to have you back
The patient looking Up when Saskia says: this one is the best😅
This is soooo helpful. Thank you.
Saskia thank you sooo much! I’ve had my Guinea Pigs for about 2 months and I swear up and down I’m the princess of clipping nails! (You’re most definitely the Queen) I do it super quick and like it’s nothing now thanks to you! Lol 💕
Awesome!! 😜
Thank you Saskia,i was able to confidently cut the nails on my two boys and not freak them out :) i appeased thrm with their favorite ball pepper and it was really hassle free
Yay so happy to hear!! 😀
Oh I love this little piggy! Wish I could come and pick her up. I’m from Germany tho :D I have four guinea pigs at home and some of them have black nails which makes it even harder I think
i used to I file my guineas nails with a small nail file while giving them some treat and there were no risk for finger cut no pain and no stress for guineas
Hi, Saskia & Scotty! I have a suggestion for a video. We need a video to refer people to, to show what guinea pig parts look like when there is nothing wrong - like “this is what healthy feet look like,” etc. I know that stuff is sprinkled throughout your instructional. Ideas, but usually you’re addressing an example of a problem. Thank you! Keep up the good work! 😊
Great idea!!
What works for us is to have one of my children support the pigs so their legs sort of stick out. We do it two different ways, one for the front and one for the rear. And also they sit in a revolving chair, so I can rotate the helper and pig a bit. Helps to get them lined up correctly... I use my right hand. We keep corn starch for errors but they rarely happen. One of the best pieces of advice I ever got about clipping was from a commentor on an LAGRP video who advised to shine a bright flashlight through the nails to see exactly where the quick ends. Wont work if your pig has all black nails... You dont have to do this every time; its just to help you calibrate to each individual pig. Also have a very sharp set of clippers... dull ones squeeze the nail before cutting and the dont like it. Using thr flashlight you can literally see the blood in the quick being squeezed back into their toe. So get a good quality sharp set of toenail or large fingernail clippers like Green Bell or Seki.
Thank you so much. Im so anxious about doing Oreos nails, it needs doing thou.. So, I'm grandmaing up. Lol
I'm using tweezers as well, but one of my piggies has a really big claw that just doesn't fit in the tweezer so I need one of those scissors. They have a use. 😂
And it's pretty easy to click nails with two people. It's how I and my mom did it before I learned your technique.
I was given an older guinea pig when I was about ten. That was many years ago, but I'm almost certain I never cut his nails or cleaned his private area. I would have remembered that smell if I had. I fed him whatever. He was in a tiny cage. All I remember doing was bathing him, cleaning his cage and loving on him nonstop. I don't remember him having any issues, but he must have because of my ignorance. There was no Google or RUclips then. I don't even remember my mother helping me or instructing me. That poor little guy. I feel guilty every time I think about it. My daughter's two piggies are super high maintenance and have required multiple trips to the vet. Surly my childhood piggy had all the same needs. Obviously my ignorance and lack of adult guidance caused that poor little guy to be neglected and suffer. I always wonder if anyone else feels that way about piggies they had as children.
happycrickets everyday, unfortunately
Me too, I feel super guilty about my first two pairs of pigs I had as a kid. I try to learn from my mistakes. I am praying for my little four angels and I beg for their forgiveness.
"Miles of Nails", there has to be a song in there.
Loved this, I still have my moments with nail clipping. I go into adrenal surge, but that is lessening. Really good tips. Need to find me some Tweezerman clippers.
I can see just Miles of Nails
Seems like i've been clipping them for days
And those piggies nails do grow
So glad you showed us how
To clip them with ease and finesse
And that Tweezerman is best
Scotty has Nails, Saskia has miles, with all these pigs, we are guinea files
Also, the description of adrenal surge puts across perfectly how many of us are. If pets are nervous, we become nervous and panic too. So true xx
@@erkheth omg love it
@@CavyConsciousness
I have good inspiration from you 😁
loved it ♥️😂😍
Thank you so mutch
Watching this to try and help my girl. My piggy is a rescue that someone dumped. Never had one before her. She has a cocked head and is very very small. plus I have poor eye sight. So cutting nails is very hard for me. I get the back ones done but the front is sooo hard. I about took her toe once cause her feet are so small. I am gonna try again now after watching your video. I hope I can get them cut.
"if you surrender an animal you are a terrible person!!" No being a terrible person would be to not surrender it to someone who can look after it, and to instead abuse it until it dies or set it free into the street. thank you for recognizing that people who surrender animals are terrible people. I personally haven't and have never had to, but I hate when people jump to them being terrible people.
Thank y’all so much, I struggled to cut my older pig’s nails for the longest time but today I was like nah “we gon do this” he whines so much and runs a lot but I was able to get the back nails done on to the front 😭😭
I am almost ashamed to tell you that I have been afraid to clip my own guinea pig's nails since I was a child. I did cause a bleed (small one just like you discussed but it traumatized me!). I have owned many, many furry potatoes over the years and have subjected them to an unsettling trip to the vet, every three months. I have handed over so much money just for nail clippings. This video has inspired me to just overcome the foolishness of my my own fear and do this myself!!! Thank-you.
Is the talking man Scotty from Scotty's Animals?
... Tweezerman ordered! 👍
Geweldige filmpje heel leerzaam groetjes liefs😍😍😍❤💋
Hi love all the videos I have a ? How to do nails on a guinea pig that bites she don't like to be held at all but getting better at not bitting
I use a small towel as a barrier to protect my hands.
Your instructional videos are always so helpful especially nail clipping. My piggies go nuts, but veggie bribery always helps. Just a side note..anyone who scolds a piggy shouldn't have one. They will only get frightened ans thats not good
Nice nails 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
I am so glad that I'm not the only one that struggles with clipping their piggie's nails! We have a male named Snickers and you'd think I was torturing him when I attempt to clip his nails! 😫 But I gotta suck it up, or rather HE needs to suck it up, because I can't afford to have our vet do it for $45 every couple months!
My piggies see the clippers and they weak before I touch them. 4 out of 7 of my pigs are bad getting nails done the are ok. My 7 week old piggies nails are so tiny hard to get plus she is hiper. It got done barely. And yes corn starch and regular flour is good if you get a bleeder while cutting nails used them both.
Aww, it must be heart wrenching before you clip. But it sounds like you are getting on with the task with bravado. I hope it becomes easier with practice. And time. And patience...you are not alone
How would they keep their nails under control in the wild?
Would the skinny pigs nails be cut the same amount of time 6 to 8 weeks
😍👋so informative love u for saving for baby live
Love Scotty..but would like no interruption. 😂 I understand he is bringing up questions and info, but..😊
New Subscriber here 😁😁
Welcome!!!!
Hi I have a question- I recently got this boy who is about 6 weeks old. I've had him for more than a week now. He isn't eating much. The only time he will eat is when I am sleeping at night. I've got told he still doesn't eat when I am not present in the room. I was just wondering if you could give me any tips and what your thoughts on this little boy
Youngsters can have URI especially if the husbandry has not been the best from birth.
Best to see a vet and perhaps see if he needs antibiotics. A guinea pig that is not eating right is a sick guinea pig unfortunately
Hallo Saskia
N de toekomst ga ik ook. Nagelsknippen bij een bijeenkomst voor cavia's
Zeker na jouw instructies voel. Ik me safer dat te doen, al knipik meer dan 40 jaren 👀😍🤗🤗🤗begonnen met mijn eerste cavia's 🤓
40 jaar! Dan ben je een pro!
Oh what a darling she is
What pellets do you feed your piggies?
Sherwood pellets is often suggested and healthy. But I'm no Saskia or Scotty....
Most pellets have filler like soy, corn and wheat. None of those are good for pigs.
Sherwood is the only one so far that we can recommend. We use our own Piggies Choice pellets 100% organic and no fillers but don't sell those yet.
@nope nope it's always good to learn, and perhaps youre right. And always great to get good tips 😁
@@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue It will be a wonderful thing when can sell your pellets. But it is true of fillers, for guineapigs and so many other pet foods. It took some time for me to realise and educate myself, but im getting there. And thanks to your channel, and others', we can all learn better and faster
Saskia from Los Angeles Guinea Pig Rescue
What’s wrong with Oxbow pellets?
Hi Saskia! My sisters had a guinea pig for around 3 years now and she’s never trimmed his nails. I decided I’m gonna have to be the one to have to do it, because my mom refuses to and my sister pretty much neglects him so I have to care for him and I don’t want it to affect how much he can walk and stuff. He has curled nails thatre pretty long, do I do the same method as in the video? I’m scared I’ll hurt him or cut too short.
I would like the come visit the Rescue when is the best time to come
Any Saturday is a great time to visit between 10am and 3pm
hi saskia i have a guinea pig question, do you have to feed guinea pigs hay is they live on grass??
Yes hay is an essential part of their diet.
okay thank you so much. i feed my guinea pigs oxbow hay and they live on grass.
Cute ♥
Love when they make the nini nini sounds.lol