I want to thank all of you who have emailed me privately, for fully allaying my doubts. The only reason why the little guy was sold for $20, was because Aaron, the small animal guy really wanted him to have a good home. Aaron said that he'll probably get into some trouble with his employers because he chose to do the right thing, instead of making Petco money by selling the ferret for full price. None of the adoption fee even goes to Petco, because Aaron said that the $20 had to go to the Tree of Hope, kind of like the Giving Tree, but with cash. All of the donation will go to Rescued Paws, a local dog and cat rescue organization. I'm keeping the little guy, now named Zender, because he looks so much like Zen. Petco's vet definitely doesn't know how to sex ferrets, because Zender came home as Zendra. Randie [Posted in FML 7248]