I was glad to see Kymberlie Becker's post re: getting a ferret from the pet store. On a couple of occasions I had the feeling I was supposed to apologize for getting mine there. I had only heard about them on the radio and had never seen a ferret. The only thing I had on my mind was buying PetTabs for the dog, when I saw a glass bin with MF ferrets for sale and had to look. It had no cover and they said it was alright to pick them up. My baby (to be) came over to investigate and after a while I put her back and walked away only go back a few times to look again. The last time I stopped little kids were poking and playing roughly with them. Looked for the clerk and complained and asked if she could please get "my little one" from out of the hands of one of the kids. She did and Cosina hasn't known anything but love since. I couldn't leave that place without her. It is easy see how a baby could become a biter under those conditions. Thank God for ferret web pages and chat to teach me. When I wanted to get her a buddy, the shelter in Miami had just battled ECE and couldn't adopt to me. I waited but wound up at the pet store again so she wouldn't be alone while I was at work. Kym is right, pet store ferrets do not have the love of shelter Moms. Even the texture of Cosina and Tina's fur changed with a good diet. I wonder what they were feeding them. Ferret math is striking and there will be another but this time we will wait until one is available in the shelter near me. I guess my point is Cosina felt more like a rescue than a purchase. How can anything so small give so much happiness. Its kind of a catch twenty two situation. They all need loving homes. Peggy Ferrets & pets at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/8901/ [Posted in FML issue 2223]