Two things I think any new owner approaching this arduous task should keep in mind:
1) There’s no rule saying you need to do every single nail in one sitting; keep a chart or notes and spread it across a day or weeks, if that seems more manageable to you.
2) Do not feel pressured to clip off as much as you can (i.e. be as close to the quick as much as possible); if you can only get a small sliver off initially, that’s great, and you can revisit again at a later time.

Different owners have different methods and different rabbits may require different methods as well. I own two rabbits and both nail clipping routines are different.

Wick – For my small Netherland Dwarf, I’m able to do all his nails myself with relative ease. It helps that he is so small so he can’t.. really… escape…. so he’s learned to resign to his fate very early on. For him, I have him on the floor the entire time. I lean over, sort of on top of him so I can really see the nail, and pick up each front paw one at a time and clip. I’m left-handed, so when I do his left-front paw, I have my clippers in my left, and my right-hand holding up his paw slightly. My right hand also acts as a visual and physical barricade so he doesn’t try to bite my fingers/clipping hand during it. For the right front paw, it is a little more shakey because my left hand is both the face barricade and clipping, but it gets done. For his feet, I lift up his upper chest from underneath with my non-dominant hand and lean his body to one side so I can shimmy each leg free, one at a time, and clip from there…. For his dew claws (two tiny nails on the inside-facing side of the front paws), I also use the similar picking up his upper chest with my hand, but I let each front paw dangle, one at a time, and get the dew claw by reaching around in a contorted fashion…..

Fable – For my much larger American Sable, I need someone else. I  clip her nails every 2 months, instead of every 1 month, because of how stressed it makes her and how much more coordination is required. Fable needs to be carried and off the ground to prevent some of her escape energy, but it is still there regardless.The most successful hold has been the 4th one in this image (the 1st acceptable one; do not do any of the red X’d ones!!). While the other person holds her like that, I do quick work of all four paws. We may take a break in between because she hyperventilates a lot.

… Long story short — two very different methods. For both rabbits, what has been very helpful is just getting them to learn to tolerate some paw touching. For me, this means lifting and interacting a bit with their paws at times when I’m not intending to cut their nails (if that’s the only time you touch them, they’ll learn quite fast to retract their paws immediately at the touch!). Be patient and forgiving with yourself as well. Some people say the bunny burrito is helpful to get the rabbit still. Since Wick is so small and maneuverable, he’d just get lost in the towel, and Fable would 100% start chewing at it, so that was a method very quickly turned down for my two!

I am still struggling to find what works best for me & Dorian, last month I got his front paws no problem. He did look disgusted at me the whole time and made it known it was not his idea of fun. But he didn’t fight it. This month… well I have gotten 1 nail so far. He squeaked, wiggled, twisted wildly and basically made me realize never to underestimate the will or strength of a bun no matter how small. I will try again in a day or so. Things that I have found help are picking the right time… they should not be in exploring mode for example and personally I don’t have the heart to do it when he is fast asleep. Giving him a treat while I do it sometimes helps, he gets distracted by chewing. I usually find doing it in my lap works best, I sit on the floor and prop his back against my legs (sort of sitting position for him). Though I find what works great one time, doesn’t the next so let the bun lead a bit. I mean they are going to anyway… just don’t let them lead you completely out of trimming the nails!

Also I watched some video on trimming nails which made the whole thing look ridiculously easy, I have decided it must have been staged. However I did link it below.

I always use a helper, and use a method similar to what Wick described for Fable, or the holds demonstrated in that video, but with a helper doing the actual trimming.

There are lots of members who don’t want to deal with it and take their buns to the vets for trims, so that’s an option too if all else fails.

hi, I don’t have a rabbit yet but I’ve been doing some research 🙂

check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvausPZOJ5A

and this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvausPZOJ5A

.1 use rabbit nail scissors

.2 do not cut past the quick (the pink thing on the nail its full of blood)

.3 you don’t have to do them all at once

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