Trimming your guinea pig’s nails is a necessary grooming task. Your guinea pig spends a lot of time on soft bedding or carpeting. Thus the nails won’t wear down during his normal activities. Long nails can impede normal walking. Your guinea pig may catch a nail and tear it and result in bleeding and pain. Check and trim your pig’s nails as needed. Use a clipper made for small pets. Trim the nails perpendicular to the nail. Be careful to only clip a little at a time and avoid the quick. The quick is the blood and nerve supply to the claw and may bleed and cause pain if you nick it. Hold onto your pig firmly while you trim his nails so you don’t drop him. Your guinea pig may only allow you to trim one or two nails at a time. Just try at another time. Learn more from your veterinary clinic Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.