Hi, You are probably sick of this type of post, but has anyone looked into educating the pet stores in malls as to proper ferret care? I was recently in my local mall and noticed about 8 or so very young ferrets in a cage probably no bigger than 2 feet by 2 feet. Also, one of them was an obvious neural crest baby with a large white stripe all down its head and fully white ears. When I informed the person working there about the rather large probability that it was deaf and could need some extra care, the person said that the "white crest thing was probably a myth" and wouldn't even listen to my concerns. It was frustrating to say the least. Just a thought to keep an eye out for places other than large retail pet stores that could use some proper ferret care info. Katie with Sadie, Xena and Houdini [Posted in FML issue 4911]