Hi Kim
 
There are no domesticated Black-footed ferrets - your friends ferret is
most likely a sable, as you correctly guessed.  They are also still the
most endangered mammal in North America - so in order to own one, you would
have to have a federal permit.
 
If you want to show your friend a picture of the Black Footed Ferret, I
have some on my website - these are some that I "adopted" From the Black
Footed Ferret Recovery Implentation Team in Colorado.  Two little cuties
named Kiva and Cochise.
 
http://kozykingdom.com/ferrethaven/blackfooted/
 
Lisa, Head Ferret
The Ferret Haven "By-the-Sea"
URL: http://www.kozykingdom.com/ferrethaven
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[Posted in FML issue 2565]