Hi Maren, I don't know the answer to your questions. However, I can tell you that the Petco near me, in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, just got a shipment of five babies this week. They are all definitely MF panda/ blazes. Pet Supermarket in Georgia also sells MF babies. I work for Emory University, which is directly connected to the CDC (Center for Disease Control). They are intensely researching the "Swine Flu" virus and this research relies heavily on the ferret as the lab model. Where do you think the large supply is coming from? I doubt MF is out of business. Lesley [Posted in FML 6404]