My hamster needs his nails filed down but hes never liked to be picked up so we dont handle him..?

is there anything i can put in his cage that when he runs over it it will file his nails down? We literally cant pick him up cos every time you touch him he rolls onto his back and squeaks but he comes up to us if we sit near the cage and licks our fingers so he just doesnt like to be touched and never has fr the whole year weve had him. I'm, really worried about him, i dont want them to grow so lkong that it hurts but i dont know what to do, i cant take him to a vet because the vet wont be able to pick him up to cut his nails, please if anyone knows of anything i can put in his cage that is safe and will wear his nails down when he runs over it please let me know.My hamster needs his nails filed down but hes never liked to be picked up so we dont handle him..?
Hi take your hamster to the vet and let the vet trim his nails or file them you can also do this with cutting your hamsters teeth. The vet will do it for literally no money as it is a 1 minute job. You could put sandpaper on his wheel or in the cage. Can you take your hamster out of the cage in any way?? If you can then you could sand his nails your self on sandpaper.


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If he has a wheel you can get sand paper and stick it in the wheel. Sand paper will help file down the hamsters nails. If he does not have a wheel then stick sand paper down somewhere in his cage.


I hope everything goes well with trimming your hamsters nails!
Think a hamsters nails do grow long but not unbearably for them, their lifespan is only usually around 2 years so don't cause it any stress or harm trying to cut them, if they are that bad you should take them to a vet, don't try it yourself as you may cut a toe off, blood vessels run in the nails of all small animals so you have to be very careful when cutting their nails
If you don't pick him up he will never get use to being picked up. I use to have a hamster i use to pick mine up every minute and he use to love getting picked up just try and pick him up if you do it so often he will get use to once hes use to it then do his nails. Hope this help abit
This sounds weird but this is the best thing to use, CUTTLEFISH! it really works they love it they scratch it and nibble it which will nor his teeth down. seriously you cant get anything better