I plan on owning Ferrets one day, truly interesting creatures. 
They really are.  I was reading the other day that they have been domesticated for at least 2500 years?
It's strange, I wonder what they would have served for hunters?
It seems they were used for hunting rabbits in some places...and then went from there to becoming domesticated
That's incredible, I could never hunt rabbits, I'm sure it's challenging though.
Some people actually still use them for hunting rabbits!  How strange is that?  For the most part, they are kept as pets though.