Hi Randie, Regarding your question: ....I forgot to put this in my last post. The Canadian breeder which will supply all of the PETCOS with fuzzies instead of MF, tattoos their kits with a vertical blue line in one of their ears to show that they've been altered and descented. Do any of you know what breeder uses this tattoo? The Canadian breeder who uses an I (your vertical blue line) is 'Real Canadian Ferrets'. Another name they go by I is 'Hagan'. Its the same commercial breeder that markets under both these names. Unfortunately they don't have a website. According to MaryBeth Stanistreet, President of the Ferret Rescue Society of Ottawa & Area, these ferrets are SUPER high energy, even when mature and as a consequence have more nipping issues than MFs. She said they see a lot surrendered at about one year of age because inexperienced owners can't handle them. She suggests they do best with experienced ferret owners. Physically they have the rounder faces and in general, both sexes tend to be chunkier, heavier and larger than MFs. What they have found with these fuzzies are less cases of insulinoma and lymphoma but adrenal disease is comparable to MFs. She also said there have been numerous cases of unhealthy kits because of the transporter/broker shipping sub-standards within Canada. She stressed this was not an issue with the breeder but the shipper. She thought the breeder was located in Alberta. Tressie Dutchyn, PhD (c) [Posted in FML 6027]