I have learned one thing since I subscribed to fml. Everyone has an opinion about what is best for our furkids.I think we all want the same thing or we would not be reading this stuff. I think it's alot like getting a babybook when you have your first baby. Everyone tries to follow it to the letter. Than they find better and easier ways through word of mouth.It doesn't mean anyones opinion is wrong, just different. Myself, I think three times a week for laxative is extreme but every three days sounds better.That is what my vet recommends. He just did a surgery on a ferret that had a hairball that almost took up the entire stomach.I do think nails should be clipped just like finger and toe nails.My ferrets ears are almost always clean when I swab them so I have cut back on it.I do plan on making the vasoline mixture because the prepared stuff is pricey.I don't think we should knock anyones opinion because You can always learn a better way to do the same thing,by listening to people, Is it my imagination or have we all really starting being very critical of others lately.It is a trend I hate to see.We are here to help each other be better ferret parents, not to insult each other, later guys, Jodi and the brat pack [Posted in FML issue 4932]