Nail Clipping Help

[stormyhogs]

I have a hedgehog who I adopted last fall. Her nails have recently gotten fairly long and are starting to curl. I have tried countless times to trim them. I've even tried while giving her a bath, because it is the only time she lets me touch her all over - because she's too concerned about getting out of the water lol, but she is too squirmy and I can't do it when she is moving. She had to have surgery and was traumatized before I got her so she is still very scared. I try and hold her all the time, and she's improved a lot, but she curls up into a ball and I cannot get to her feet or hold them still to trim them. Is there anything I can do? I was thinking about bringing her to a vet, because she may need to be put to sleep to actually do it - that's the only thing I can think of. My other hedgehog, I never have to trim her nails, they are always short - get worn from the wheel or something, so I'm lucky there. lol. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[FiaSpice]

Did you try to have someone holding her while you clip her nail (or you hold her and someone else clip the nails). I found a way of clipping Litchi's nail alone. I hold her with one hand and lean her back on my chest and I can manage to grab one paw an clip the nail. If it doesn't work, you should bring her to the vet so he/she can clip them while "sleeping".

 

[MyHeggieSonique]

I used to have the same problem with Sonique, she used to be impossible to cut her nails. I can only do it when I bath her. It's still not always easy but it takes alot of patience, I used to have someone hold her while I grab a foot but now I can do it on my own. She is pretty stubborn too so it takes awhile to get every foot