i've been trying the foot holding thing and, now that he's kinda used to me, he's extra exuberant. it's not that he seems to dislike being handled, he just flails and hops and plays all the time. gonna take a little time to get him to settle, methinks.
that's why the Peticure seems attractive. my hands aren't steady (hooray for tremors) and he moves like mad, so the less i have to worry about making him bleed the better. i nipped the quick today trying to get at a long nail i'd missed before and he bled. he didn't seem to even notice, but i felt bad.