I'm not knocking Petco kits (they are endearingly cute) but I just wanted to give you some more thoughts to ponder while making your decision. Petco kits don't come with all their shots. They are generally too young to have received their full set (3 shots in all) of distemper vacinne. The Petco guarantee doesn't amount to much. Their kits are not guaranteed to be healthy (quite often they're not). They won't make sure your loving pet is healthy, they'll just be ready to let you exchange or return it if it's sick and within their guarantee. As for the price, yes - they're very close. I can assure that the money paid to a shelter does a lot more good for ferrets in general than the money paid to Petco or any other retail pet business. If anything, the money made by such a corporation on animal sales hurts that animal species in general because of what it promotes. Shelter ferrets have had all their shots. Shelter ferrets are either healthy or being made healthy (and shelter parents will give you all the accurate health information on their ferrets). Shelter ferrets are neutered (they're generally not trying to increase the ferret population). Shelter ferrets are endearingly cute and full of personality. The shelter parents know their individual ferrets' personality and needs. They will help match you up with a ferret that is right for you (they want a good match and a happy forever home for their ferrets). I bought two Petco kits in my pre-computer/fml days. I have since adopted a one year old ferret from a shelter (the Gimmee Shelter, which is a MaFF member) I was lucky enough to have Jillie join my fuzzie family. Whoever raised her did a better job than I did with my two fuzzies. She is the most cuddly and social ferret. She is the only one who I can honestly tell people "no, she won't bite". She is a joy and fills my heart up with happiness. Don't think they you won't be a part of them growing up and developing their full personality. In the year and a half that I've had Jillie she's developed so many new fuzzie traits. It is so wonderful to see her learning how to play like a ferret more and more actively and confidently. All three of my ferrets (my two Petco babies and my precious shelter girl), I swear have truly come from my heart. If you're considering two, why not start with a shelter ferret. It is much easier to start ferrethood with an already trained ferret. You could get a kit a few months down the road (from a pet store or shelter- just let the shelter tell you when they get in young rescues) Good luck with your decision. Risa [Posted in FML issue 3692]