Selling unneutered ferrets, especially females in unacceptable.Its not just the population/breeding problems. Female ferrets who go unneutered go into estrus (heat) and may not come out - this results in estrogen toxicity and they DIE. According to the Hillyer book up to 1/2 may not come out of estrus on their own if they are not bred or aritifically stimulated to ovulate (needs to be done by a vet). Further in Hillyer it states that one one study 8 of 20 non bred estrus females remained in estrus and subsequenly died. This is life or death - you cannot in good conscience sell or adopt out unneutered females! 1) Humane societies and animal control shelters, dog and cat rescue groups have all found quite definatively that you cannot trust people to spay after they take the animal home - contracts don't work, even spay/neuter coupons that are part of a hefty adoption fee don't work. Believe me they've tried everything. Almost all now spay neuter before the animal goes home. Often even if it means a 5 week old kitten. If you can't learn from others experience than your either being stubborn, lazy, stupid or all 3. Harsh maybe but that doesn't mean its not true. Mary P.S. I find it hard to believe that people actually have whole hobs in season running around their house as companion animals. Beyond the stink what's the point? "Animals are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time," Henry Beston [Posted in FML issue 3597]