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Clipping Your Rabbit’s Nails

WildBirds — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:30:45 +0000

Clipping your rabbit’s nails is an important part of your rabbit’s grooming routine. By clipping your rabbit’s nails on a regular basis, preferably every six to eight weeks, it has a variety of benefits including: helping to keep your rabbit’s paws in good shape, makes getting around easier, and helping to prevent a nail from getting stuck and causing injury. In addition to keeping your rabbit’s nails healthier, clipping your rabbit’s nails on a regular basis also helps to prevent your rabbit from scratching your skin and it makes easier to hold onto your rabbit. It is important to use a nail clipper that is made especially for clipping your rabbit’s nails and keep a blood coagulant like Gimborn Kwik Stop Gel Formula handy to easily stop bleeding quickly and safely. Here some great nail clippers to use on your rabbit:

The Super Pet Pro Nail Trimmer is the perfect size for clipping your rabbit’s nails. It has a scissor style that makes cutting quick and a sure -grip to give you a good hold on the clippers. The blades are made of stainless steel and sharp enough to cleanly clip your rabbit’s nails without much effort.
Another scissor-style nail clippers for use on your rabbit’s nails is the Super Nail Clipper by Four Paws. These nail clippers have sturdy handles that give you a sure grip. The blades are sharp and make clipping quick and easy.
To help remind you of the need to clip your rabbit’s nails on a regular basis, the Clip & Trim Bunny Nail Trimmers by Super Pet includes scissor-style rabbit nail clipper in an attractive, bunny-inspired magnetic case that clips to the outside of your rabbit’s cage. The clipper blades are made of stainless steel to help prevent them from rusting and are sharp for smooth, easy cutting.

Grooming Tools that Every Rabbit Owner Needs

WildBirds — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:43:54 +0000

Grooming your rabbitÂ on a regular basis is important for maintaining your rabbit’s health and insuring that your rabbit is always in theÂ best possible shape.Â In order to accomplish this, it is important to keepÂ a number of essential tools on hand to make your grooming experienceÂ quicker, convenient,Â and more enjoyable.Â It is a good idea to groom your rabbit about once week or more if needed.Â The main tools that you will need are brushes,Â combs, nail clippers, styptic powder, aÂ small flashlight, and cotton swabs.

Rabbit Brushes:Â for proper ofÂ brushing your rabbit, choose a pin brush and aÂ slicker brush, to helpÂ make your rabbit’s coat stand out and remove loose hair.Â AÂ pin brush is great for detangling your rabbit’s long hair and aÂ slicker brush, such as theÂ Tender Touch Slicker Wire Rabbit Brush, is great for short hair or finishing up your rabbit’s coat.
Rabbit Combs:Â a comb is ideal for helping to remove the dangles in your rabbit’s hair and helps to reduce matting.Â Use a comb like theÂ Adjustable 2 In 1 Pet Comb, after using a brushÂ to help remove the remainingÂ tangles for a smooth, finished look.Â In addition to a regular comb, a flea comb is a great investment for your rabbit’s grooming kit.Â A flea comb will help to trap the
Rabbit Nail Clippers:Â every rabbit owner needs a great pair of nail clippers to keep your rabbit’s nails trim and neat. Choose a pair of clippers, like theÂ Cat Guillotine Nail Trimmer, Styptic & File, to easily clip your rabbit’s nails.Â This clipper works quickly to smoothly remove your rabbit’s nails and includes styptic powder and small nail file to smooth out any rough edges.
Small Flashlight:Â a flashlight is great for making it easier to see where the quick is in your rabbit’s nails.Â It helps to take the guesswork out of where to clip the nail.
Styptic Powder:Â This powder is a necessity for any rabbit owner.Â Apply it to your rabbit’s nail if you cut the quick and the nail starts bleeding.
Cotton Swabs:Â a cotton swab has a variety of uses that will greatly benefit your rabbit.Â Use a cotton swab to gently clean out your rabbit’s ears or use the swab to apply styptic powder if necessary.
Wood orÂ MineralÂ Chew:Â You may want to give your rabbit a wood or minearal chew during your rabbit’s grooming ritual to help keep your rabbit entertained and content while grooming.

Pick Up and Carry Your Rabbit Safely

WildBirds — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:56:11 +0000

If you ever had to pick up your rabbit and your rabbit didn’t want to be picked up, then you know how painful it can be when your resists.Â It is very important for you and your rabbit’s safety to pick up your rabbit in a particular way and to take precautions when picking up your rabbit.Â Small children should not pick up rabbits for the child’s safety and older children should be showed how to carry a rabbit.Â Here are some safety tips for picking up and carrying your rabbit:

The most important thing you can do to prepare toÂ pick up and carry your rabbit is to trim your rabbits nails.Â If your rabbit has long nails, then it likely that you will be scratchedÂ severelyÂ if your rabbit kicks while being picked up.Â Use a clipper like theÂ Clip & Trim Bunny Nail TrimmersÂ to easily clip your rabbits nails.Â This clipper is specifically designed to cut your rabbit’s nails and comes with a clipper holder that magnetically sticks to the wire cage.
It is also important to wear long sleeves and shirts that cover up your body when picking up your rabbit.Â Never wear a short sleeve, sleeveless or midriff baring shirt when picking up your rabbit if your rabbit is not comfortable or not used to being picked up.Â Your rabbit’s scratches can cut deeply into your skin and cause severe pain.
To get your rabbit used to the idea of being picked, it is a good idea to get your rabbit used to being held by you while sitting on the floor.Â Let your rabbit hop into your lap and gently hold your rabbit for a short period of time Â in your arms.Â If your rabbit seems to be comfortable with this step, gradually increase the height of your hold and the length of time.Â Reward your rabbit with a little treat, such as the Vitakraft Nibble Rings,Â for good rabbit behavior.
If your rabbit doesn’t like to be picked up and carried at all, even after some time spent training your rabbit, it is a good idea to use a rabbit carrier.Â Your rabbit can be persuaded into the carrier with a little bunny treat and will feel more secure when carried inside the carrier.Â A carrier also helps prevent you from being scratched by your rabbit and also allows older children to safely carry a rabbit.Â A great soft-sided carrier to have is theÂ Super Pet Come Along Carrier.Â This soft carrier is comfortable for both you to carry and your rabbit to ride in and may be used for short or long trips.