Hehe, I'll try to put this in a nutshell, but there's a ton of things a person should know about them before getting one, including...
They're high maintenance, have specific dietary needs, and need LOTS of attention. They can and will die of lonliness if you don't spend enough time with them, therefore it's recommended/necessary to get two, to keep each other company.
They're nocturnal, mine are only awake from about 11pm - 8am. They're very hyper active and jump/glide all over the place, so they need large cages to play in after you've put them back in the cage and gone to bed. My cage is 5 feet tall, 3 feet wide, 2 feet deep.
They live for up to 15 years, and get no larger than my hand. For size comparison, here's a pic of my full-grown female, and her first baby:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/...s/100_1278.jpg
They are fairly smelly, although not as bad as a ferret. My room smells like a hamster cage. They will pee and poop EVERYWHERE. They cannot be litter-trained, and will pee on people to mark them as their territory.
So if I haven't scared you away, I can direct you to forums/sites where you can get more info and find breeders in the area.
