Christie - I also live in Montgomery County. Pam Grant, in Annandale, VA, both runs a ferret rescue (Pet Pals) - I got three of my ferrets there - and keeps a database of breeders, etc. where you could get a ferret. She also knows EVERYONE in the area. If she can't direct you to your ideal ferret, no one can. Give me a call (see below) and I'll set you up with her. Bruce Williams, DVM Department of Veterinary Pathology [log in to unmask] Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (202) 576-2453/2454 Washington, D.C. 20306-6000 [Posted in FML issue 0804]