first of all, maybe all of you guys should actually hold a ferret and smell on that has been taken care of properly..because when they are descented (scent sacks taken out of their ***es) and given lots of love, ferrets are the best pets ever. I own two of them, one that looks like the one paris is holding (jasper) and the other looks like a racoon (credo) they are so loveable, they give kisses uncontrollably, and the way they play is the funniest thing i've ever seen done by 2 animals...dont give ferrets a bad name just because if stuff you 'heard'...own one before dirty words are spoken about so called 'dirty' ferrets...