>This morning the smaller of the 2 was crawling up the cage trying to get
>my attention and they both ate from the bowl and some from a spoon.  They
>were even trying eat some of the kibble I had left in their cage "just in
>case".  I am very tempted to not let Jason know how well they are doing,
>so that I can keep them until after Christmas.  This would a least
>prevent them from being bought on an impulse and given to someone who
>will not know how to look after them, or worse get tired of them and
>give them away.  Any opinions?  Should I try to keep them till after
>Christmas?
 
Hi Sally ~
 
What a sad story.  I would at least try to keep them until after New
Year's to give them a hold on eating and pooping.  If you still feel they
may be too fragile, can you foster them for the store, and make appts to
sort of oversee who might be buying them?  The worry is they have already
had a sinking spell ( very old term) that also endangered their health, a
second one and their little spirits may break.  If Jason gets tough about
it you might question who in the he-- shipped them that way.  I have a
houseguest at the moment who used to work for our local pet store.  He
said their routine was this: they'd order X number of ferrets from MF.
They would be shipped from MF to a local wholesaler.  Who knows in what
condition the trucks were in (heated or air conditioned when necessary).
Then the owner of my friend's store would drive about an hour to pick
them up in person from the wholesaler.  If it was an indirect shipment,
the only thing I can think is the wholesaler or store owner used a local
shipping agent.
 
He also said ferrets that young should not be shipped.  If you wish to
pursue it you can report this abusive situation to your local Humane
Society who can go out to the store and question the condition of their
receipt of ferrets.
 
'It has always worried me how MF shipped their little fuzzies.  After
all some are only 6 weeks old, hardly able to survive most shipping
conditions.  Maybe someone should ask MF how they do this?
 
God bless you Sally for what you are doing.
 
Warmly ~
Mary
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[Posted in FML issue 4006]