>>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? If you look closely enough, there is a tattoo on all MF hind feet. The sables are really hard to see; the albinos and whites of course much easier. It's usually between a toe. I'll be curious to see if MF really answers you. I ha ve 4 sables, 1 silver mitt and 1 champagne...they all have that tattoo however my vet had to point the one out on the sables as I never saw it. Barb and the 6 whirling dervishes...Gus, Hope, Bren, Kate, Tess and Cher Please give to Aleutian Disease research...the ferret you save may be your own. http://www.geocities.com/russiansmom [Posted in FML issue 3746]