Chameleon nail attached to bone - rumor or fact?

[Fidget321]

Let's start off this thread by stating very clearly that I AM NOT GOING TO CLIP MY CHAMS NAILS. And I am also not condoning clipping of her nails. I know that they need them for grip, and clipping should never be considered.

What I want to know, is that I read somewhere a long time ago (I can't find the source anymore, but I'm pretty sure I saw this on here) that you should not clip a chameleons toenails, because they are attached to bone and it might actually hurt, unlike clipping a human beings nails.

How true is this?
I would love to hear your thoughts!

 

[kinyonga]

I agree with you not cutting the nails. I believe that they have a "quick" like other animals do and its important not to cut that IMHO...
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/resourcesgeneral/a/nailtrim.htm

 

[Fidget321]

That is very interesting, I did know that dogs had it as I once made the horrible mistake in trying to clip my poor dogs toe nail and I slipped.

I did not know that chams actually had the same thing.

Thanks!