I recently purchased a ferret form my local pet store. They had two ferrets avaiable. I told them I wanted a male. They handed me a good size ferret, supposedly male, I didn't go checking. I did check ears, feet, teeth, etc. and HE looked healthy. They said he was 3 months old and that the kid who owned him previously (briefly) was in trouble with the law and had to return HIM. A few days later, I take HIM to the vet to get checked out and shots, and it turns out that he is a SHE. I felt stupid, but I really didn;t have reason to look. I rely on the vet to check and see if the ferret is healthy. The vet also said that the animal was 6-8 months old. I wonder how often this pet store lies to sell a pet, to customers who ask for somehting else. Kind of a a bait and switch. I just want to put the store on report publicy Friendly Fish Aquarium 2374 Jerusalem Avenue North Bellmore NY 11710 516 785-4166 DO NOT PATRONIZE THESE PEOPLE [Posted in FML issue 1829]