>Lo <[log in to unmask]> >Re: Marshall tatts > >Our vet said the back foot tatt shows which distributor the ferret went >through after leaving Marshall's. Back right foot means ferrets went >through Colorado on their journey to wherever. I live in New Jersey and I got two ferrets from the same store, on the same day 6 years ago. They are the same age. The pet store said all the ferrets they had arrived together. They both have their ear tattoos but one of them (Gunther) has a tattoo on his right (hind) foot. I have often wondered why. I can't believe that my "Gunther" was distributed through Colorado somehow. That theory doesn't make sense to me. If marshall's in New York & I'm in New Jersey, why would they ship ferrets throughout the country only to go to a neighboring state? I contemplate weather or not maybe he was bred to be a ferret used for research or something other than a pet. My tattooed guy is a sable... maybe it has something to do with color? I will e-mail marshall's & if I get a response, I will post it. I'm not curious anymore because whatever the reasoning behind the hind feet tattoos, my boys are loved too much & it just doesn't matter that much anymore. [Posted in FML issue 3745]