Hi Debbie, I too have a horrible wiggle worm who can not be restrained by scruffing or towels and am a single parent. What I do, that has worked perfectly for 5 years, is I put her on my lap belly-side up and squeeze some Ferretone on her belly (hope your ferret is as crazy about this stuff as mine, if not some other semi-solid substance might work, though I used Nutrical once and it kept tying to slide off). She just sits in my lap, licking the Ferretone and can not be bothered by me clipping her nails. I occasionally have to "refill" her belly platter but I can always make it thought all four feet before she has decided she has had enough. Good luck! Jenna [Posted in FML issue 2860]