Message Number: SG14263 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: Linda Iroff
Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 18:48:24 -0400
To: Ferret Health List <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Cc: Lynne Fink <ferretladylynne@yahoo.com>
Subject: re: Ferretonin implants
Message-id: <4766CD2E-55A1-465F-BA44-8FD8194E7523@mac.com>
Lynn writes
> I've used the melatonin implants and have had great success with
> them. My question is
> - does anyone know how they differ from the melatonin implants used
> in mink.
My understanding is they are the same as the male mink implants. The
reason Ferretonin is more expensive is that they come packaged with a
single use injector and needle. With mink implants, the mink rancher
supplies his/her own injector and needles and may buy hundreds of
implants at a time.
Linda Iroff
International Ferret Congress
http://www.ferretcongress.org
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