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Old 08-24-2011, 08:09 AM   #11
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Default Re: Those pesky robo nails

Go for it! You might want to coerce someone close to you to give a hand too in case it needs to be a two-people job. I think it's easier for robos in some ways, because they are so small.

Leela didn't hate me for cutting her nails after all She still takes seeds from my hand and I had another bath session with her last night

I've been thinking--is there anything in my robos' diet perhaps that's making their nails curl so much? It's not only that their nails grow fast, but they grow at odd angles, curving sideways in different directions. It's a more recent development (past couple months), so I wonder if they are missing some mineral--or have too much of it... or something like that. Any ideas?
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Old 08-24-2011, 10:26 AM   #12
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Default Re: Those pesky robo nails

Hehe yeah I think it would deffo be a two man job, if not three

I think the nails curl just because they put pressure on them when walking, and as they're so fine they can't point downwards with them being too long, so the floor forces the nails sideways. As for the diet, maybe having more calcium/vitamin D would make nails stronger and therefore less likely to be pushed in other directions. That is only my guess though
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