I have been reading these post and there isn't one answer. It has to be case by case. I have a ferret that I got for free from a 25 y/o man that wanted a dog instead. Plus I got 6 ferrets from a 60 y/o who didn't take care of them. So I really don't think you can ever say never. To group people by age is just wrong. Lydia Loving all of my ferrets [Posted in FML issue 4076]