Can PetSmart trim guinea pig nails? I'm worried about hurting them.

If your local Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach offers grooming services, they likely can trim your guinea pig's nails. You would need to call them directly to request pricing. You can also have your veterinarian trim the nails and show you how so you can do it at home if you choose.

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! You can try to get someone to help you clip her nails by holding her in the process. If that does not work, it would be best to have this done at your veterinarian's office as they are experts in restraining and making sure that is done appropriately. Best of luck!

The nails of your guinea pig are borderline long, . The nails help your guinea pig to have traction on smooth surfaces. This is important, as a guinea pig is a prey animal and needs to get away quickly , if necessary. You can use normal nail clippers to cut Milo's nails. Make sure you inspect the nails thoroughly and do not cut into the quick (where the blood vessel runs). It may be best to have a vet tech at your vet's show you how to do this properly.

You can try contacting veterinary offices in your area as often they will do nail trims on guinea pigs. If you cannot locate one that will see guinea pigs in Sterling, there are several in Fairfax that see exotic pets, such as this one: http://www.seavs.com/ You can also attempt to trim the nails yourself if you have someone to help you hold your guinea pig. You can read more about this at: https://www.thespruce.com/grooming-guinea-pigs-1238883

You can buy Trimmers at any pet store, but also human toe nail trimmers turned sideways work great too. Make sure you just get the white tips, do not get close to the pink quick. If they have black nails use the white nails as a guide on how far to cut the back ones. You probably don’t need to trim them more than every 2 months or so.

If the local Petco offers grooming services, you can have them clip your pet's nails. use the link below to find the nearest one. https://www.petco.com/shop/PetcoStoreLocatorDisplayView?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&langId=-1

This is dependent on where you are taking your guinea pig to get it's nails cut. The cost for a groomer or veterinary office to do it is usually in the $10-$20 range.