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Sugar Glider Sugar Bear Nail Care 3
In their natural habitat in the wild, sugar glider sugar bears glide from tree to tree, which explains their name. Because of this, sugar glider sugar bears have very sharp claws that help it to grasp at its surroundings. They have a fear of falling that comes as an instinct in the wild, for its very survival. This is why it is not a very good idea to clip off their nails, because then they cannot grasp things and will thus refuse to move around. Instead, you should just file their nails so that they can still grab stuff with ease and which also goes easy on your skin when you pick up your pet or play with it. You can either file their nails by hand using a file or you can use special inserts in their exercise wheel that will trim their nails as they run on the wheel.
The second option is the most preferred by pet owners as it is simple and effective. However, you will have to make sure that the wheel is not just any hamster type of wheel that you get in the market, but specially designed for sugar glider sugar bears. This is important because sugar glider sugar bears have longer tails and hence this can get entrapped in the wheel.
Run-o-Round from a company Pocket Pets, for example, is an excellent specialized wheel for sugar glider sugar bears and which also comes with a very effective abrasive insert to trim the nails of your pet. When you sleep at night, you can put the insert in the wheel and by morning, the nails of your pet will be trimmed. Just make sure that you always remove the insert in the morning. If you prefer the other method of doing it with a file, this too is a good way to trim their nails. You will only need another person to hold your sugar glider sugar bear as you file the nails. 3-5 swipes of the file are generally good enough. You should not trim too much, since you will then find your pet just sliding around everywhere. However, their nails grow back quickly, so that isn’t a matter of concern.
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