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>>Lo <[log in to unmask]>
>>Re: Marshall tatts
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>>Our vet said the back foot tatt shows which distributor the ferret went
>>through after leaving Marshall's. Back right foot means ferrets went
>>through Colorado on their journey to wherever.
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>I live in New Jersey and I got two ferrets from the same store, on the
>same day 6 years ago. They are the same age. The pet store said all the
>ferrets they had arrived together.
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>They both have their ear tattoos but one of them (Gunther) has a tattoo
>on his right (hind) foot. I have often wondered why. I can't believe
>that my "Gunther" was distributed through Colorado somehow. That theory
>doesn't make sense to me. If marshall's in New York & I'm in New Jersey,
>why would they ship ferrets throughout the country only to go to a
>neighboring state?
If you look closely enough, there is a tattoo on all MF hind feet. The
sables are really hard to see; the albinos and whites of course much
easier. It's usually between a toe. I'll be curious to see if MF really
answers you. I ha ve 4 sables, 1 silver mitt and 1 champagne...they all
have that tattoo however my vet had to point the one out on the sables as
I never saw it.
Barb and the 6 whirling dervishes...Gus, Hope, Bren, Kate, Tess and Cher
Please give to Aleutian Disease research...the ferret you save may be your
own. http://www.geocities.com/russiansmom
[Posted in FML issue 3746]
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