>From: Aimee Montalbano <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: albino genetics Hmmm... Thought that discussion was on the other mail list. Problems are going to come from the fact that folks won't always have the same color sense. Just looked at a list of ferrets for the Flemings. They sent pictures of all that they called chocolates. Problem was we think only one of those might have been what we would call a chocolate. Wait til you try to start deciphering the Waardensburg pattens. <chortle> >From: brender <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: genetics Behavior seems to be at least partially hereditary from our observations. "Wilder" mothers have "wilder" off-spring but that is not to be confused with undomesticated. >From: Thor Vidar Tangeland <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Mink food? >I wondered if anyone have used Mink food for their ferrets. Ferrets seem to do pretty well on mink food here in the US but they do seem to prefer cat or ferret food. They switch away from mink food real fast and don't seem to go back once they've switched. But that is US mink food. Your situation in Norway might make this a better option than it is over here. Be sure to carefully watch the ferrets teeth. Cleaning seems to be more of a problem on the softer fishier mink food. The mink food doesn't smell very good (people's sense of smell we're talking there) >From: Kim Conner <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: new member question Because of special circumstances we are working to arrange a somewhat large scale transport of shelter ferrets. Most will be going west from Virginia. What we might be heading toward could be flights of groups of ferrets to central locations where they then get volunteer pickup and seperation. Than what ever ground transport can be arranged. If other arrangements end up working out that would be fine too. Arizona, Missouri, New Mexico, South Carolina and Tennessee are the most likely destinations so far. Nothing yet is firm but we've gotten some good offers. Maybe we can arrange something toward Louisiana. The ferrets we are trying to place are our shelter ferrets. They come from a breeder that saw dolars coming in and quit when the reality of dollars going out set in. Mostly fairly young well patterned very dark sables. We do have a few of our own that we can add for some variety but as we normally place our own easily this wouldn't be young strapping kits and not too many. bill and diane killian zen and the art of ferrets http://www.zenferret.com/ mailto:[log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2383]