I understand that you hope that if this Petco stops buying MF kits, that it will send a "message" to MF so to speak. But I think that is not the root of the problem. Most distributors (large farm breeders) are sending out kits too early to compete with each other. If one farm sends them out at a more reasonable age, they can't compete with others that are sending out younger more "cute" kits. They have tried. If I had my choice between a MF kit that is way too young and any other major ferret farms kit that is way too young, I'd choose MF hands down. Sorry. I've had less problems with undersized or underaged MF kits that have come in than with other farms kits that have come in the same way. I really don't want' to go into why. I'd rather say what I really meant to say here and cut to the chase. I think Alicia D has the right idea. She launched the new law in her state that petstores/breeders could not sell kits under 8 weeks of age. She has tackled this problem at the very base root. It's very difficult to deal with large business's, especially if there is a complex thing going on with competition. I think the way to do it is the way she did. If you make it a flat out law to not send out ferrets too young, then its much easier for the breeders to comply, and they won't have the competition to worry about. It also sends a moral message to them in black and white, in my opinion. Wolfy Please visit: http://www.geocities.com/wolfysluv/ for information on ferret deafness: http://www.geocities.com/wolfysluv/deaf.html [Posted in FML issue 3792]