I have to admit that when I travel, I am an FML scanner so I didn't catch all the discussion on tattoos. My deaf DEW, Al, has a tattoo between his toes. I was curious about this and e-mailed Marshall Farms and received the following response (Cut and pasted from the original the grammar and spelling is exactly as I received it): Thank you for writing Marshall Pet Products. Yes are ferrets also have a tatoo on one of their toes. This is used at our end for identification purposes. Many happy healthy years to you and your ferret. I thought that maybe it was because he was deaf and they knew it? I hope its nothing more than that. Al is a skinny little guy with a breast bone that curves out - he's full of energy. He eats as much as my other two combined but he burns it off, by never standing still! Any Marshall's insides know the real story behind the toe tattoos? -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kristeen, JT, Katie, Matt & Al [Posted in FML issue 3206]