Should I be worried about a split nail?

[Stanza]

Hey guys,
so i just clipped flops's nails and one of them sort of split.
I'm not quite sure how to explain this but here goes. It sort of flaked a bit..
So there's the tip of the nail, and there was a little piece that sort of flaked or flared out, so I pulled it off and it took some more nail with it in a line going downwards (not as far as the quick).

If that didn't make any sense think of a banana that only has a strip of it's peel pulled off.

Should I be worried?

 

[tonyshuman]

Is it bleeding? If not, don't worry. If it is, use flour, styptic powder, or cornstarch and pressure to stop the bleeding. Watch it every day and clean it with betadine or apply a triple antibiotic ointment. If not bleeding, don't worry. It will grow out either way. If it didn't happen for a real reason, he may have a nutritional deficiency that makes his nails weak. To me it just sounds like his nails were kinda long and that made them break like that.

 

[Stanza]

Nope, wasn't bleeding.

*phew*

Thanks!

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

What kind of trimmers were you using? I've heard that using people clippers can cause .this. I use these and haven't had this issue.

 

[Stanza]

I've heard of that too.

The ones I use are made for rabbits i believe.

I bought them from the colorado house rabbit society so they should be legit.

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Stanza wrote:

I've heard of that too.

The ones I use are made for rabbits i believe.

I bought them from the colorado house rabbit society so they should be legit.

Absolutely should be. I think sometimes, a split nail can happen. Should grow out and be fine though.