Greetings again, everyone, from me and Velocity. (Who is once again curled up in one arm as I type, dreaming happily... probably about chasing terrified cows.) On catching up with the FML today, I've read the posts about finding another distraction for nail clipping. Well, here's what I do with Velocity ("Grunt, snore! Hey, you wanna quit that infernal, incessant clicking, Dad? It's late!")... I simply wait til he's just about settled down for a good nap, usually in my arms, (eg, right around that 'third yawn'), and then gently scruff him, hold up upright just a little so I can see his claws properly, and then clip. Both times I've done it now, (once when I first got him a month ago, and again yesterday) he never even opened his eyes. Yawned twice more, in fact. I was able to trim every claw without a flinch, and when I let him go and stroked down his scruff and soothed him, he yawned again and went right to sleep. I learned this trick is effective for putting his ear mite medicine in his ears, too. Now, normally if I scruff him, usually for discipline, of course, he squirms a bit, then goes right snakey after I let him go. But if I play him out beforehand, and then get him as he's about to nap, there is zero fuss! Now here's a question for you folks with much more ferret experience out there. I know that an average adult male ferret can be expected to weigh in at 2-4 pounds. My little guy will be turning 11 weeks on Monday, and today he tipped the scales at a full Kg (2.2 lbs). What I'd like to know is, at this rate, how big is he gonna get, if he's this large at less than 3 months? Is he about to peak out soon, or am I gonna have a bear-sized monster-ferret bounding along behind me in the street, causing trees to shudder and swallowing his bovine prey whole? ;) Thanks! Velocity, "Why do you think cattle mutilations are up, Dad? It's not because they're being abducted by aliens! Think about it!" and Sean, "Blink..... blink blink blink." [Posted in FML issue 1235]