[kiki & the bear]

Hi everyone,

Gizmo's nails are growing quicker than I've ever seen a hamster's nails grow!

I started out taking him to the vet to get the clipped - we've been twice in 3 months - but that's going to get pretty expensive in the long run.

I bought him a wooden wheel, but that does nothing and he doesn't like it because it's too narrow (new one arriving this weekend).

I've tried clipping them myself but he sees me as his climbing frame and doesn't feel that he should keep still when I'm around. I've tried using clicking and snapping noises so that he focuses on that and keeps still, but he's gotten used to that now...

A vet - not my regular vet - suggested very fine sandpaper in his wheel, but I'm not keen on the idea at all as I expect that may to wear down his nails while shredding his poor little feet.

Ideas for wearing down these crazy nails please? I'm all ears!

Thanks in advance.