Hey,
 
This is a correction to my post about the Kits and a reply to John for
those who are interested.
 
The correction is the age of the kits, I guessed younger than they are.
I said 5 to 6 weeks old (not 3 to 5 weeks old john!  if they came in at
3 weeks old i wouldn't be the only one at my store to throw a fit) when
infact they are 7 weeks according to their teeth.  Sukie kindly e-mailed
me a list of what age different teeth come in and they are right around
7 weeks old.  So there's my corrrection for their age.
 
John, we do not accept 3 to 5 week olds... would their eyes even be
open at 3 weeks?  yeesh.  Also, we do NOT keep them in aquariums, please
stop implying that we do.  I said we keep them in a 1 level (plus ground
floor) cage (maybe a Martin's cage or similar) with a hammock, food,
water, toys, litterbox etc.  It is a perfectly good cage that I'm sure
some small family ferret owners would use themselves.  The kits are
perfectly happy, bouncing around, playing, Eating, etc.  They also
appear very healthy.
 
How can I work for this store?  well for one because they are great
people, for two because it's a wonderful store and I love animals and
want to work at a pet store and i don't want to work at petco or another
chain store, for three i need the job!  No one and no store is perfect.
Ferrets do not rule my life.  They are important to me because they're
some of my favorite animals, but I don't dedicate my life to everything
ferrets.  All of our animals get great care, including the ferrets.  We
do not abuse our animals and they fed, cleaned, and watered.
 
You should not trash talk a pet store you have never visted.  Please stop
trashing my store, yes it has it's faults, but you know, if you want the
perfect pet store..  you'll never find it.  Personally I want to open my
own pet store, but that's not gonna happen and so for now, this is a
wonderful place for me to work.  And you know, the money thing?..  like I
said in previous posts, everyone has to think about it at some point, no
matter what job you have.  Everyone needs a way to earn an income, there
is nothing different between that fact at a CEO job or a pet store job.
Pet stores have to survive and pay their people to, so EVERY pet store
is in the buisness for money and there is nothing wrong with that.  It's
when they stop caring how they get it that's wrong.  My store does not
forget about their animals.  We care for them and find them good homes.
That's how I can work there.
 
- Jules
 
ps.  if you want to reply, please reply directly to me.  FML members are
probably sick of reading bickering.
[Posted in FML issue 4660]