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  • @Yifto101 man i have thr same issues with the black slaves i have in my drugoen.

  • I just trimmed all of my rabbits' (3) nails this week- I came out with battle scars. One vet told me to make a "bunny burrito". Basically, if your rabbit won't hold still, or kicks and hates being held, wrap the bunny in a stiff towel or blanket, and do the nails that way. I only suggest doing this if your rabbits are really tough, because they tend to breathe harder and that always scares me. I usually use this tactic ONLY for back nails.

  • I have on bunny that nips, and one who makes nests in your laps when you make her sit on you for long periods. What I do is I put them on their backs. Most rabbits go into an almost trance. It's great for trimming crazy rabbits nails.

  • But that rabbit is nothing like my rabbit. That rabbit is totally calm...

    

  • wait...how often should you trim them?

  • I don't know if this helps, but sometimes if you can keep your pet's head turned the opposite way, so they don't see what you're doing, it might be a little easier.

  • thankyou this will help me so much with my wriggly rabbits! Xx

  • is that rabbit urs orbelongs to the expert village

  • My rabbit has black nails... A bit harder to clip?

  • @LucariosNumber1Fan you should defently get a rabbit becuase rabbits dont bite they only bite when they try to defend there selfs

  • once my mom decided to trim Lola's nails , but as she trimmed a little she started bleeding ): the poor bunny didn't react at all , but my mom had to desinfect her ):

  • Cuz he might be in pain

  • Take him to a vet @nukacola900 cause you migh

  • I just accidentally trimmed my rabbit's nails too short and it started to bleed ALOT, its so difficult because he tucks his feet underneath himself.

  • the way you do that is so easy >"<

  • my rabbit runs from me when she sees me with nail clippers..... when i caught her to trim her her nails she glared at me...

  • My bunny would never let me do that...

  • my rabbit bites his own nails and trim them when they get too long

    is it going to cause some sort of problem?

  • Im scared of going to the vets incase ive done something wrong with my rabbit! :'(

  • Hi!Can i ask something?I got a bunnie and i want to cut his nails but they are very strong and i can't cut them with that!can you please tell me what to do?I know a way to do that but i am not sure and i don't wanna hurt my little love! =3

  • wow rabbit nails are a lot longer than guine apig nails!

  • too short

  • that bunny doesnt give a FUCK!

    hahahaha

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  • thanks for posting this!

    

  • What if my bunny has dark/black colored nails? How do I know how far to cut?

  • @xgdbeezy I watched one video about caring for rabbits, when your rabbit have a dark nail,, use flash light and aim it to the nails, so that you can see the part that you should cut!! Hope I helped!! 

  • @marista31 thank you :D

  • @marista31 yes, thank you. I have a black rabbit and it is very difficult

  • i never cut my bunnies' nails and even if i had a nail clipper, i wouldn't even come near them......it's just like what meatisdeliciouse said

  • OMG i cut my bunny's nails and i ended up looking like i went through a shredder afterwards! He HATES it

  • My rabbit bolt was in our house fire and he got seriously sick from all the smoke poor baby and last night i got him put to sleep. He died of leukemia from the smoke R.I.P Bolt!

  • Thank You! Helped me a lot.

  • I know this looks scary to do, but I have a bunny and it really isn't! My bunny actually yawns when I do it lol. One thing though is that I definitely wouldn't try to cut off that much at once (meaning that she cuts largs bits of white off of each nail all at one time). I find that my rabbit reacts better when I trim each nail a little at a time, but that could just be her preferance?

  • WOOOO <3 I DID ITT THANKK YOUU X

  • does anyone know how often you have to trim?

  • @iwillneverhaveaname i read every 3-6 weeks. im not really sure if its accurate though.

  • when i do my rabbits nails she runs and hides under the covers i think thats kinda cute

  • can you paint your rabbits nails?

  • @Josewazheretoday Wtf no, Why would you even want to do that, idiot

  • @0Swantonjack0 OK thank you! smart ass troll JK

  • i fear of hurting my bunny.

  • TIP: If your rabbit has dark nails do it it a bright area and stay away from the darker area of the nails.

  • I was afraid to hurt him in the start, but my rabbit was quite comfortable and he still is today.

  • he got a bunnycure :3

  • that rabbit had long nails!!!:O

  • thank you so much! i will practice handling my bunnies, right now they run away every time i touch their feet

  • can i use a pedi paw on bunnys

  • @TheHellokittyhugger

    Yep, just be careful

  • my bunnys hate this so much.

  • I got my rabbits when they're 7 weeks and i groomed and handle them constantly. The first time i cut thier nails, i was very scared!! But they're cooperative, now i hold them like carrying a baby in the cradle of my arms with thier feet face up. I normally would caress thier head first because they like it, they would be more relax and I could check through thier nails and cut them.

  • The easiest way to do this is with a buddy. :) My roommate holds Theodore while I trim. :)

  • @f3LiZ07 NO u cannot it has to be a bunny nail trimmer or a cat one

  • I trimmed my bunny's nails on her front legs but I can't on the back legs(feet) cause she gets scared

  • @grandamchi2000 - I just got something in my inbox telling me that you replied to MY comment, someone needs to grow up and move on. It's a fucking video about a rabbit ! LMAO!

  • thx

  • My rabbit won't stay still. ugh

  • @f3LiZ07 Idk, but I wouldn't . Just because human nail trimmers are shaped for human toes and fingers and not rabbitts.

  • My rabbit is too nervous and big, I have to go to the vet for her nails. But thanx for your explanations. :)

  • Bunnies are so cute!

  • please reply quick can you use bathroom scissors like the teeny ones

  • no you can't. you have to use clippers that are specially made for bunnies or they will be hurt.

  • io guess so and i think u can use normal sissers cause it is just cutting

  • I fear going near rabbits with nail clippers, I am so worried Im going to hurt them.

  • @meatisdeliciouse

    ... me too... :/

  • @meatisdeliciouse heck, i fear going at them with anything sharp like a pencil :P

  • I once accidently cut my bunnies claw off when trying to clip her nails, I felt so bad and it never grew back. After that I never attempted to go near them with clipper ever again.

  • this looks really simple. but i just wanna know... how much is it to have the bunnys nails clipped at the vets? becuz i dont wanna make a mistake. sooo i would like to know as soon as possible please!!! bitchbutcher can u help!

  • It can cost anywhere between 5 - 20 $

    In Ireland, it cost 20 euro for my two rabbits

  • ok how bout you show us how to do the hardest part: the thumbs and back paws... -_- The rest is common sense. this video doesnt help at all.

  • I really think this documentary is teaching wqrong things. It's quite dangerous to trim your rabbits nails. Especially if your rabbit has dark nails where you can't see the blood vessel. Because, if you accidentally cut in the vessel, the bleeding doesnt stop. That's why I owuld recommend , especially if you dont see the blood vessels, to go to the vet and let him/her do it. Because they have a special device to close the cut vessel.

  • No, the vet will never cut the blood vessel. there is no special instrument that's supposed to cut the vessel..because you never cut the vessel!!! For dark nails, it's harder to see where the quick ends so you have to shine a light underneath them to see a little better.

  • I think you understood me wrong. I mean that if you cut the vessel on accident you can't stop the bleeding. But the vet has a device to stop the bleeding. So it's quite dangerous to cut the nails of your rabbit and you should let the vet trim the nails. Did I explain it better?

    And I agree with what you said :)

  • Oh in that case, they sell this stuff called "quickstop" that's supposedly really good for stopping blood when you cut into the quick. I think that everyone should be able to cut the nails of their rabbit if the rabbit is comfortable enough for them and they are really careful. I would think that since the vet is more frightening to the rabbit (since they're strangers) and that would post more of a threat. But it depends on the rabbit. Mine would sit still for me.

  • ok. I haven't heard of that. The problem is, that many children have rabbits and they wont be able to do that. So I think in that case they should go to the vet and let him do it. That's why I recommended it.

  • how did you do that???it looks so easy there but my rabbit just wont sit still and everyttime i touch his feet he just bites my fingers away =( but i think his getting used to it =) but its hard to do their back feet

  • if your bunny bites, it could be that your bunny is suffering because it doesn't have a bunny friend. Rabbits live in groups, if kept isolated they tend to show aggressive behavior.

    So if you have a female rabbit, the best is to get a male neutered rabbit as a partner. Mixed sexes get along the best.

    Aggressive behaviors also happens if the rabbit has to less space.

    They need at least 2m² night and day.

    I hope i could help :)

  • oh yes thank you so much cause my rabbit dosnt have a friend i thought i could be his friend but off course that wouldnt exacualy work haha i was gonna another rabbit for christmas but i thought nah and now i know exacualy what to do thank you so much =)

  • I'm glad to hear that. If you have any questions about how to introduce your new rabbit, just write me a message. I 'll be happy to help :)

    If you have a female, its best to get a castrated male. And if you have male you should castrate him and wait a month. Because in that month he can still reproduce.

  • Ok, now how about a video on how to trim a bunny that will NOT stay still and has black nails.

  • the best is to go to the vet for that!

  • do you NEED to trim their nails?

  • Yes you need to, else they can grow too long and hurt the bunny, in their natural environment they dig, but a house bunny won't have much to dig in so their nails will grow.

  • yes, you do. Because in nature they fret their nail on the ground they walk on. But kept at home he wont have a good ground to naturally trim off their nails. But as I said. you should better go to a vet, and let him trim your rabbit nails.

  • My rabbits need to have their heads covered in a blanket to do this shit!

  • those nail trimmers make it look so easy to cut those nails 0-0

    they seem rlly sharp ... i bought rabbit nail trimmers but they arnt very sharp v-v

    they seem to hurt poor sniffles by breaking the nail thn cutting it :[

  • she makes it look easy, but my bunny moves a LOT! silly alaska..

  • she makes it look so easy but i wouldnt know because i never had a rabbit but i think i might get one lol

  • Yeah... I did this, But how do i do the back feet?

  • is it okay if i use this video in my power point for girl scouts i really like it!

  • thanks, going to cut her nails now

  • this bunny is super cute

  • My rabbit doesn't enjoy getting her nails trimmed. I use to get the vet to do it but that became way to expensive after a while. I normally have my parents hold her while I trim her nails. Then I give her a treat when it's done.

  • Why not?

  • first time ive ever cut my bunny's nails was today. she had a previous owner before me but i decided to clip them. she hated it... she didn't bite, she doesn't bite at all. but she was jumping and kicking hard and i was scared she might break her back. for now on im taking her for walks outside becuuse the side walk shaves them. i was scared to cut them, i said to who was ctting them, away from the pink, waaaay away from it. shes laying don in her cage right now, probably mad at me

  • Halibut is 1 cute bunny.

  • I never cut my rabbit's nails... I think when he scratches the floor or the wall he trims it because its never too long

  • why did this get thumbs down

  • wat bout the black dwarf bunnys?

  • Today I trimmed my Eddie's nails, he's black and it's very hard to see the vein inside the nail (that is black too).

    I put a light under the nail and I saw where the vein stops... it's been very easy.

    Hope I've been helpful,

    (visit my channel if you want to see a very well TRAINED RABBIT, thanks)

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  • She actually did mention not to cut it too far..If you are such a "pro" then why did you watch this??

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  • @grandamchi2000 what are you talking about? this is an 8 month old comment..get over it

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  • @grandamchi2000 she said not to cut the quick or they'll bleed. Which is basically the same thing as saying "if you cut to far it will bleed". At least people know you can't cut the nails all the way down based on what she said. but you're right, she didn't say anything about stopping bleeding or infections.

  • i cant do that shit

  • @nerf456 well said

  • my rabbit does on the first paw but then its quite hard to keep him still

  • i use to have a bunny that would follow me constantly and circle around me wanting to play and we would be soo happy together (may he rest in peace)

    but how do i get my new bunny to do the same thing?

    i know alll bunnies are very different with different personalities but .. (sighs) i know my new bunny is not the same as my old one.. so how can i let him play with me? and be kinda like the old one?

  • when a rabbit circles you it is not because they are playing, it's because they "love" you because most likely they have not been spayed.

  • lol i know, he wasnt.. but i still love him.. even tho hes gone.

  • If the bunny is a muslimbunny, can the nailtrimmer be used to circumcision?

  • when ur bunny's nails r brown its just dirty inside dont worry just cut them =]

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  • no are u stupid sorry but u cant it will hurt them cause it straight and the cat ones are curved especially made 4 animal nails

  • ok don't be so rude i just asked!!!relax i don't even have one i used to!!!and be nicer the next time!!!thanks anyways...

  • no, there is something special about animal-nail clipers that is safer and special, look it up. :)

  • my bunnys nails are brown metallic colour is that normal?

  • me too.

  • my rabbit has to get his teeth cut!! lovely bunny!!

  • THT NAIL TRIMMER CUTS SO SMOOTHLY!!! my rabbits' nail trimmer cut so roughly...it more like breaks the nail D=< and my dad is too cheap to buy a cat one T-T

  • my rabbits name is cookie

  • my rabbit has dark nails how do see where the blood line is?

  • me too my rabbits nails are black and i see nothing

  • ya me too! wat do i do?

  • This is trickier. You may need a helper. What you do is get a small flashlight and shine it through the nail (the helper can do this) allowing you to see where the bloodline (quick) is.

  • Posting to all bunny videos:

    Hi. I am thinking of getting a bunny but i have some questions.If i ever get one, i am planning to put it in a rather big cage and let it out to play once in a little while ( minium 1 time a week).But i am not sure if i put hay in the cage,does it still need a litterbox? Or does in poop in the hay and stuff? I guess i'm asking some strange questions, but i hope bunny lovers can tell me the answer. ( I live in a flat with no backyard.)Some advice on bunnies too!

  • you have to let it out and hour a day. put a litter pan in fill it with carefresh beding (no cedar or pine its bad for them) lay newspaper e verywhere else and put in some hay for it to eat.

  • They need to eat pellets and hay. It helps grind down their teeth. They will use a litter box. You could put hay all over the bottom, but then you have to replace it often so that they can eat clean, fresh hay.

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  • If you knew how to take care of rabbits you would realize that only bad pet owners allow them to "sit in a cage" all of the time - or any of the time for that matter!

  • uhmm... i tried cutting my bunnies nails, im scared though and idk wer my nearest vet is... what shoulldd i dooooo!??!!? :( and my bunny always likes to run around so i got it one of those excercise balls but it just sat in it..... so i returned it, should i buy it back?? helllppp :[

  • you wrascally wabbit

  • a while back my mom was cutting my bunny's nail i think she cut her whole nail of cause my rabbit just started screaming it was so sad but after she was just sitting there and staring at my mom it was kinda funny cause she was just looking at her....she recoverd though!!!!!!

    just wanted to tell you guy so you could laugh!!!!!!

  • ok my bunny is never calm like that rabbit (halibit) he alwys calm mine just runs around and never sits on my lap

  • niether does mine! he always tries to get a way but he doesnt scratch.

  • I need help. I recently tried to cut my rabbit's nail and it came clean off. I stopped the bleeding but will his nail ever grow back? And should I take him to a vet (if I can find one) because he is limping a bit and holding his paw up.

  • Yes, BlueDAngel,

    TAKE YOUR BUNNY TO THE VET.

    His nail will most likely grow back.

  • thats so sad yes take him to a vet if he's limping and holding his paw but once i cut my rabbits nails and it came right off but it didnt seem to bother him he just kept hoping and didnt even bleed there was just like a little oich of blood on the nails but that was it

  • what kind of rabbit is that??

  • a wrascally wabbit

  • oh yeah nice , i am about to buy a two baby rabit !

    TA A LOT !

  • alisarap, you shouldnt cut baby bunnies nails too much, only when it starts to curve. Their nails are verryyy fragile and cuting them too much could break them too the pink part ( which is where the blood is).

    Just be very carefull ;)

  • How do you avoid cutting the pink bit if the rabbit's nails are black? I'm scared of cutting my bunny's!

  • Hmm... is it totaly black? one of my rabbits have black nails but a red/pink part is visible underneath. ;) Check that. If it is totaly black, you should only cut the nail when it starts to curve, and only a very small part. If it bleeds, put some oxygenated water (I dont kow if that's correct english) on some coton and press the nail until the bleeding stops.

    If you feel uncomfortable, you should take your bunny at the vet's so he can show you exactly how it's done ;) hope that helped!

  • I just did a mini-checkup on my bunny... the fleshy bit is just visible, but i still don't have the confidence to cut is nails... :s

  • Just look closely and its pink -.-

  • thanks for this...but my rabbits would NEVER stay that still....aiy

  • mine to

  • house Rabbit society has a lot of good information adn links for help:) Good luck!

  • What if your rabbit's nails are black...?

  • you can try to light it up with a lamp under the nail so you see through the nail.

    Im sorry if you didn't understand so good...Im not that good in english. :P

  • i am assuming you have a bunny i am thinking of getting one are they aggresive or do they bite a lot? plz respond

  • I have a black Holland lop. I've heard from several people that he's pretty much one of a kind, mostly because he's so calm. I can do pretty much whatever I want with him and he doesn't care. I carry him around on his back most of the time. He's never bitten me, but he does like to lick my face and arms all over. It's the cutest thing in the world. :)

  • thank you for the reply it was very helpful :D

  • My Holland Lop doesn't stay still too . I think it doesn't trust me a lot ... Hmm .

  • Try to lay it in you arms, so it looks up on you. Then it feels like they feel inferior or something, they almost look sleepy x). Hard to explain.

    but my rabbits are very calm when they are laying like that. Hope it helps..

  • what about the bunnies that dont sit still? mine pulls his paw away when i try to trim his nails, and he doesnt stay in one spot.

  • My rabbit is the worst - my Dad has to hold him down because he squrims to much. We took him to the vet to get help and the vet said my rabbit was the worst he ever saw for trimming his nails. It took me and the vet assistant to hold him while the vet trimmed his nails. Clover has never liked me touching his feet, just his thing I. guess

  • ...huh..my ginea pigs the same way hes so hard the handl wene it comes to his nials and his head so liltte and he trys to bit me...do you think a vet or groomer -like the ones at petsmart- will try to cut the because he did loos a nail once-its ok it wasint harmeful..there was no blood but he didint run arand for a waile after that..-

    but hes ben cut 2 times on the same foot because 1 of his feet are black so its hare to tell where to cut..im useing the Pedi Paws thing now it works on most pets

  • What if we absolutely have trouble with that??

  • o.o OH! hm...does the Pedi Paws work on rabbits too?? o.o i'm curious~

  • OMG my rabbit nails are too long he jumped and it twisted and his nail started bleeding we took her to the vet immediatley! I WAS CRYING

  • I tried to trim my bunny's nails, but he keep struggling a kept trying to bite me...my bunny and i get along fine...but he doesnt let me cut his nails...

    =[ help plz??

  • my bunny used to be like that too. i get a towel and wrap it around him loosely and i just take his paws out one at time slowly and he is very calm that way. He doesnt try to bite me like that. hope it helps!

  • who can tell me i liv ein houston and my backyard has a pool Hurricane ike is here rite now and 2 am it's almost 10pm i wil have ike's fullest um but lol ye shutup josh! singrochester' real name um HOW CAN I GET A RABBIT TO BE MORE FREE OTHER THAN JUST BEIN IN IT'S HUTCH! ALL THESE VIDZ ARE LIKE RABBITS RAOMING IN THE GARDEN IM AFRAID SHE'LL RUN AWAY HELP ME OSMEON! REPLY SOME ONE

  • my rabbit doesnt struggle when i carry her, touch her legs fingers or clean her eyes. very obedient girl. but i dare not trim her nail, i am afraid it will bleed..

  • rodiogirl101- you should try bonding with your bunny before cutting the nails to gain trust.

  • WAIT!! my problem has been solved :D my sister holds tthe bunny's while i clip them...XD problem solved

  • my rabbits are really calm with it but my new rabbit i just got her a week ago, she gets impatient then mad and when shes mad she bites...HARD :P very painfful i suffer much but i still love my bunny's lol and i have troubles clipping the front side nails that are on the inner leg kinda and when i turn over my other rabbit on his back he thumps me with his back feet and they are huge...((has 12 pound rabbit)):P any tips ??

  • do u knoww any pet store that would trim the rabbits nails for you because im only keeping it for a friend. and somehwere in california?

  • But my rabbit struggles whenever i try to trim it's nail =( someone give me some suggestion on how to cut my rabbit's nail if it keeps struggling :) Ty!