Quote Originally Posted by The Pinkertons View Post
I trim their nails myself. It can be tricky for sure, I found it less stressful for the bird and myself using a large coarse grit nail file, the kind used for Acrylic Nails that helps to blunt the tips. if you decide to take the plunge and clip you will probably need assistance holding Charlie in a towel,

I encourage people to get their bird used to being Swaddled for events such as Nail trim and Vet exams, Emergency's and so on.

Some Ideas to get familiar with =

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIoh7eP_3FI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cW0k6Bmn_M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67Aaes3H08k

Charlie is odd, he likes being swaddled by me, especially after bath time. He has only been to the vet once and received the towel and that was because he was not too happy with the stethoscope coming at him, but he calmed down quickly. I am going to try the nail file (NOT the dremmel, or clippers) I am not confident enough to do that if the nail file doesn't work then it will be a trip to the vet as I have more confidence in them. Thank you for the links I will look into it!

Thanks everyone for the information.