The Easy Way to Cut Your Ferret's Toenails

Step 7 Back to Finnigan! Prepping the ferret.

Hold your ferret with your less dominant hand so he/she is cradled as if he/she was a baby. With the other hand, pour some ferretone onto the ferret's belly. If your ferret doesn't realize what is going on, use the tip of the bottle to lead his/her nose into the puddle of goodness on his/her stomach. Licking should begin immediately. Quick! Put the bottle down and grab the clippers!

Comments

[Christinna]

I was very happy to find this Instructable's. Thank you! However, I've never been able to master the art of trimming nails while standing, even with "tone". What works best for me is to sit and place the ferret on his/her back in the "crack" of my lap so they don't roll or move around. This way, there's no need to juggle to get to the other side. Also, I keep a sqeaky toy on the table to call the next ferret (if they're not already swarming my feet to get to the "tone") to their nail trimming session. I trim my deaf ferret's nails first, lol. Thanks again! ~Christinna - Mommy to 10 personal ferrets and volunteer for the Texas Ferret Lover's Rescue.

[elephantgun]

Good information, Thanks ! Oh and what a beautiful young lady in the pictures. Leah