Alice wrote:
>A friend of mine once saw a shipping crate of ferrets at the airport and
>said there was an adult ferret in it with the babies.  Could this adult
>have been a "baby sitter"?  How are ferrets shipped and distributed?
 
USDA, I am almost positive, (my USDA knowledgable vet told me this) does
not allow ferrets to be shipped with out their mothers before the age of 6
weeks.  So younger ferrets can be shipped with older ferrets - their
"mothers".  It is a loop hole.  i know others have stated that PV ferrets
are older than 6 weeks when shipped, but this is the only reason I can
think of.  I wonder if the pet store ships the jill back.
[Posted in FML issue 2245]