Hi FML'rs. Today I went to see some baby ferrets that were being sold through the local paper. They seemed very healthy, other than being really dirty, and getting fed dog food. There was one really precocious big boy and two much quieter and smaller siblings left of a litter of 10. The problem is, one of the smaller ones had something wrong with his penis. Now I've never seen a penis come out of it's sheath on a ferret before, but that was NOT the entire problem. It was like it couldn't go back in, and the sheath opening was very enlarged with the penis exposed. Has anyone else seen this before? Could it be that his siblings were trying to nurse off it? Should I go back and buy him ? I just don't know if I can afford all the bills, the penis thing, shots, neutering. I only went to check up on the breeder, I didn't really want another ferret. Now I don't know what to do. After that I stopped at a Super Pet store and there was a Degu, with sores and bald patches all over his back. I told the rodent person and she said Oh yeah, we're going to move him later today. Hello? Are these people retarded?I'm going back there tomorrow and if he's still in the cage I'm calling the Humane Society. Even if he isn't in the cage I will mention it when I drop off my current foster ferret. Anyway...now I'm getting a headache. What should I do about the ferret? I know I can't save the world, but I wish I could. Lara [Posted in FML issue 2489]