- 1). Make an appointment for nail trimming with your vet. Explain that you wish to be shown how to do it yourself in the future. You must be taught by an expert before you begin cutting your parrot's nails or you risk injuring your pet.
- 2). Restrain the parrot by wrapping him in a towel or securing him in a bird holder when his nails need trimming again.
- 3). Talk to your parrot quietly throughout the grooming session to reassure him.
- 4). Use the nail trimmer to cut off the tip of each nail to the length you watched the vet cut them before. This should ideally be just before the "quick," that is the blood vessel that runs inside the nail.
- 5). Dab the nail with styptic powder if you accidentally draw blood and be sure to cut less off the other nails.
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