Hi all! I stopped here at my local Kansas Petco - to play with their new kids. At this Petco - the cage is always cleaned - and the ferts are happy, played with, and well fed.. I was discussing with one of the employee's, the age of their currently fuzzies. She said and I quote: Well, Marshalls says that they are 9 weeks old, but we know for a fact that they are a few weeks below that. We have on hand, and continue to keep on hand, formula for these kids. I asked why and she stated that Marshalls continuously sends them these kits that are TOO young to be on their own and then they "lie" about their ages. She seemed extremely knowledgable and was not "cutting down" Marshall's. She pointed out that they are doing this because of the "demand" for ferrets. They are in high demand - and unfortunately Petco has to "take the hit" on these kits. What she said next, almost floored me however. She stated that their store, and all the Kansas stores are "halting" their ordering of kits. They are doing this to stop this vicous cycle that they are caught up in. She said that if Petco slows down their orders, yes, they may lose business, but she said that their store would rather lose the business, than lose the kits!! I couldn't believe it! A store that finally has it figured out!!! I complimented them on their "smart thinking". She stated that her manager is contacting ALL the Petco's nationwide, with a "global email" requesting that they ALL do the same thing! If the "supply/demand" is the reason why Marshall's keeps sending them out so young - then they, as a store, needed to be more responsible and "slow down" the supply/demand. Can you believe it? A Petco that really, truly, cares!! Not that they don't - don't mis-understand what I mean here. I just was overwhelmed by good feeling when this gal smartly discovered a way to keep Marshall's from sending out kits that are too young. Since they were told it is due to this supply/demand - and they couldn't stop the public from wanting them - then they would slow it down themselves, by creating a longer period between orders. How is that for smart kids? Impressed outta her shoes in Kansas, Kim and Her Army of Idiots [Posted in FML issue 4621]