Rochelle, My vet charges $25 for a neuter and $35 for a spay which is double the price for cats but still extremely reasonable. There's another ferret vet in town that charges $80 for a neuter and >$100 for a spay. We had a vet in Southern California charge $80 for a neuter and descent. Prices vary widely. Rebecca, Have you tried putting toys in your ferret's cage? I just picked up a cat toy (ferret safe) that dangles from a bouncy cord. I suspend it from the ceiling and 8 inches from the floor. They love it. Try rotating toys into the cage since ferrets get bored so easily. Another cage toy is sewer piping (the flexible black stuff - 10 feet for $3.50 at Home Base.) Cut it about a foot shorter than your cage (it cuts easily with a serated knife.) Punch a hole in each end with a pointed knife and suspend it with wire from the side of the cage about 8 inches from the floor. Make sure the wires cannot poke the ferrets eyes. Better yet, find a circular holder of some sort that doesn't have any sharp edges. My ferrets race thru the tube sometimes on their backs. Some of the ferrets think that is the only way to get from one end of the enclosure to the other! The remainder of the tubing can be run behind your couch, out of your sight but still a great toy for the kids when they are out. Good luck. Now, if I can only find something to keep Riker entertained (7 months old; almost 4 pound male - you know the rest) ........ -Carla- [Posted in FML issue 1011]