There seems to be two sides to this nail clipping issue.. On behalf of the ferrets, I'll just beg you not to make nail clipping your first choice, and we can all disagree respectfully. Yes, I've clipped nails too :-( Sometimes blood vessels in sick ferrets just don't behave, They're not 'plumbing' ya know, blood vessels are a dynamic changing system. I'll spend the extra time as needed. Bob [Posted in FML issue 2920]