Bobby...& list... i am one who is not against pet store ferrets... those babies need homes too...they are not going to stop selling them at pet stores...no way... and i feel that those babies need loving homes too...and experienced homes... think about it... if you get a ferret from a breeder or shelter, you have to go through an extensive "check-out", for want of a better word, to make sure you are a good home for that fuzzy... BUT... not at a pet store!!!...they may give you some info on ferret care... (mine did)...and ask if you have had ferrets before...(mine did)... but not all even go that far... so basically, these baby ferrets go to homes not prepared for them, and lots eventually end up in shelters... so, i figure, for every ferret i get, or any knowledgeble ferret person gets, from a pet store...that is one less that will likely get turned into a shelter later... less trauma for the ferret...they get to stay with the person they love... less over crowding for the shelters...because ferret-wise people will tend to keep their ferrets... it makes sense to me... i have 9 ferrets... 6 from pet stores... 3 from people who did not want theirs anymore... === kat and the krew RASCAL~my cinnamon...my first~*~SASSY~my lady~*~WOLFIE~my sweetest boy!!!~*~ MONKEY(SHINE)~my "blaze" wild man sweetheart!!!~*~POPPYE~ my Sterling Silver~*~ MEEJA~my sable maniac woman!!!~*~CHASE~my dainty, dainty DEW little lady~*~ ARMAND~my sable gentleman~*~SLYK~my new silver mitt/blaze wannabe baby boy~*~ Remembering Marcel...how we loved him!~*~ THE FERRETS' PAGE..."http://www.geocities.com/ferretlover97" [Posted in FML issue 2808]