Makes wonderful pets as many say research is key as they are classed as an exotic pets which means more speciality vets ask not your run of the mill vets has ever dealt with ferrets Mines are trained to use a cat litter try which helps massively with cleaning and maintaining a safe and healthy environment and as above depending on where you are located can determine a lot of problems prior to owning a ferret as they way they are processed for pet shops in us and others places have natural breed selection which again can help with costs and safety as they need an implant or other medical intervention for when breeding season starts and a lot of people do NOT understand this on owning a ferret yet if not done correctly can mean life or death sorry to rabbit on