my fuzzies came from various people, and never did buy one from a pet store. 1). tinky(stinky, my first), i got from a friend after he killed her moms $300. bird. 2). irving, found him at the Irving(TX) dog pound via petfinders.com. 3 & 4). puck & baby(aka. ferris) found them at another dog pound. 5) bandit, same place as irving. 6 & 7). chuckie & breezie(my only female), i got them from an individual who felt that they werent giving the fuzzies enough attention, and they realized how much i loved my fuzzies and they gave them to me.. irving is the only one i had to pay for and he only cost me $10. ferret math sure knows how to add up. hubby told me that 7 is my limit and i do agree with him, for now.. debbie P.S. MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone. A VERY PROUD MOTHER OF A MARINE HAPPY SLAVE TO CARPETSHARKS! [Posted in FML issue 5091]