Hello!

[Beemz]

Hi everyone! I’ve not posted in months as started working full time last December-
So, I wasn’t sure where to put this as it’s kind of health as well. I’ve just finished a year long experiment with my guineas who are now over a year old. I decided to do the opposite of fleece and give them terracotta tiles, stones and bricks as ramps etc and in a year they’ve not needed their nails cut, they look the same as when they were 8 weeks.
I just wanted to share this as I think it’s nice they’ve not had that stress of monthly nail cuts. I adopted a fifth girl recently who had curled nails- I cut them a few weeks ago and they’ve stayed short.
Photos show Nut and new girl Opal at the front!

 

[Flutterby]

 

[Bill & Ted]

Welcome back
Yes, it’s more natural surfaces that they would experience in the wild. I don’t need to cut Bill and Ted’s nails as much in summer as they go up and down a ramp covered in roofing felt several times a day which files their nails in their outside bunny ark.

 

[Eviolus-]

Welcome back! I'll have to try that with my pigs, they hate getting their nails cut

 

[sport_billy]

Lovely to see you back on forum, Enjoyed seeing those photos of your piggies

 

[Beemz]

Thanks all, we are moving to our new house very soon- the pigs will be in a movable run but I’ve created this grassy area for them- before it was just leaves and sticks lol
I’m trying to source old clay pipes that they can go through but love the felt idea on a ramp!

 

[Beemz]

Welcome back
Yes, it’s more natural surfaces that they would experience in the wild. I don’t need to cut Bill and Ted’s nails as much in summer as they go up and down a ramp covered in roofing felt several times a day which files their nails in their outside bunny ark.

Such a good idea!

 

[Skullblits]

I was thinking of putting some tiles down in my girls C&C cage. They haven't got a ramp or anything. But I think they would just get very dirty quickly. I don't like taking them to the vets as it stressful for them

 

[Beemz]

I was thinking of putting some tiles down in my girls C&C cage. They haven't got a ramp or anything. But I think they would just get very dirty quickly. I don't like taking them to the vets as it stressful for them

The tiles I use are old terracotta ones, must be unglazed but I use them only as ramps between my cages or leaning up against something. I don’t put them down flat as they would get covered in sawdust. They need to be at a fairly steep angle so that sometimes they slide back down and you hear the wonderful noise of their nails being shortened!