My son, Norman, has 3 ferrets. Nail trimming has been interesting and challengng until we discovered how much they like nutrimalt (seems to have eliminated and ichy, dry skin problems the 3 occasionally had) and petromalt (for reducing the chances of hair balls). They would probably eat the whole tube if we let them. But, their love for this stuff makes them an easy captive no matter how rambunctious they are feeling and no matter how much they might dislike having their nails trimmed.The method takes 2 people. One person holds the tube of delicious stuff, barely letting it come out of the tube (the ferret really has to concentrate and work at it. The other one holds them and cuts their nails - no restraining really needed. The biggest chore becomes holding the other 2 off, once they know what is going on. After nails get done the 3 (Baby, Sassy and Frisky) usually have a good romp with each other and us. Hope you find that this works well for you to. Linda [Posted in FML issue 2860]