Sorry for Cross Posting!
 
Hi All,
I'm the newbie looking for 2 ferrets with my ad in the paper.  Sorry if
I tend to go on....In an earlier post I told you about the guy who lives
out of town who saw my ad and he called me and told me he had 2 ferrets
(1 year old each) to sell for $350, with second set of needles (cost $70
each).  I only saw the pics through email (Gizmo & Ace look healthy) and
cage is wooden framed, nice size (4.5'x2.5'x3').  He has included all his
accessories ( food dish, litter box, 2 hammocks, several toys, some food,
some litter, 1 harness, 1 collar, 1 leash, Ferretone, some treats,
shampoo, ear cleaner, claw trimmers, several feet of pipe).  So I told
him I would buy them but I did tell him cause I still have an ad in the
paper and no final deal is made for sure yet I will continue to look
locally.  His father plans to come to town sometime in the next few weeks
and drop the ferrets off to me, so its just a matter of when are they
coming to town.  I also asked the owner to provide me with the papers
they got when they purchased the ferrets from the petstore and papers to
show vaccination from their vet.
 
You see I haven't seen in person his 2 ferrets and I wonder what they are
like around others.  He says they nip but not bite.  Do all ferrets nip?
I'm concerned that I could possibly get biters and he could be telling me
differently and then I may have a task on my hands to retrain them not to
bite.  I'd prefer they didn't even nip.  I have a 4 year old and I don't
want him to get bit, even nipping concerns me (depends on what one means
by nipping).  I will always supervise the ferrets.  I wonder should I get
one kit and then I know I will have trained him/her from day one not to
nip/bite.
 
Anyway I am going to send another email cause I have a story to tell about
a lady locally who is selling 2 ferrets for $150 and at first I thought
what a great deal but when I saw the ferrets I now have LOTS of concerns
about buying ferrets without seeing them first.  Look for part 2 email to
follow.
 
Broomie
[Posted in FML issue 3752]