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If you provide natural wood to climb on, this can help keep nails naturally trim, or at least they grow back more slowly and you don't need to trim as regularly. Sand covered perches can damage your birds sensitive toes. I use normal human nail- clippers (very small ones for children) and they have worked for me. I hold the nail up to the light to locate the quick (the small nerve/ blood vessel) so that I can avoid it, then cut on a downwards angle. My tiels and budgie I can hold safely in one hand and trim with the other, but it's always easier with a friend toweling them. If you cut the quick you can use kwik-stop to stop the bleeding. I use flour which I hold on there for a few minutes. I doubt that's as effective (but it does work). After I've cut it, I file the nail gently until it's smooth. I generally wouldn't do that for any bird smaller than a cockatiel. My lori loves her nails being filed and gets all excited and playful when I do it haha. I don't know about the rotating buffers but I don't think they're made for little birds! Maybe a macaw, but nothing smaller. I think it's a waste of money going to the vets if you know what you're doing. I don't think they should charge for it anyway!
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