In regard to ALL the chatter about MF ferrets, I would like to add my 2 cents. I work at a small pet store and the owner goes and hand picks her ferrets. They have been doing this for 8 years and have dealt strictly with Marshall Farms and none of the ferrets have been less than 6 weeks old, healthy and vigorous. I believe and know of pet stores that buy ferrets from ferret dealers not associated with Marshalls and then go to distributors and pick up papers that are intended for Marshall's ferrets and give them away with their non-Marshall's ferrets and convince people that they are Marshall's. So give Marshall's a break. I have 8 ferrets from there and they were all 6 weeks or older when I received them. Not everyone out there are honest store owners and they know Marshall's long standing and reputation and try to pull one over on their customers. [Posted in FML issue 3031]