OK so to put this to rest.
I was a bit angry at the reply to me. Not only that but a negative rep message calling me ignorant. I get fired up anytime someone calls me ignorant because I am not. Being called ignorant is an insult to me. Ignorant means that I've been given the knowledge, but choose to ignore it. In reality, I just simply don't have experience with ferrets other than other peoples houses and at pet stores. So it took some time for me to reply in what I thought a civil manner.
So since that word was used in both the public reply and the rep message I interpreted it as anger towards me.
If words like "I am sorry but you don't know what you are talking about. Let me explain to you how it really is..." were used I probably wouldn't have assumed the anger and probably wouldn't have gotten angry myself.
So, I am fine now. I hope you are as well.