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My 16-month-old rabbit has untrimmed nails. Is that a problem?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Rabbit | Female | spayed | 11.02 lbs

i've never cut my rabbits nails in her whole life, she is 16 months now, is there a problem?

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on July 30th, 2018

Ideally especially if growing fast, nails should be cut once a year at least to avoid overgrowing and skin lesions and facilitate ambulation. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

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