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FRES has a process through which all potential adopters must
proceed before adopting a ferret. Some of these
ferrets have been through many homes already, and FRES
wants to do their part to ensure that these ferrets
finally get the permanent home they deserve.
Pre-Screen Questionnaire. The hotline
volunteer will go through a pre-screen questionnaire
with you. This takes approximately 15 minutes
and gives us an idea of your experience with ferrets,
your reasons for wanting one, and your knowledge about
caring for a ferret. We do this to learn a
little bit about you, your lifestyle, and to give us
an idea of which foster ferret would best suit your
home.
If you would like one of our volunteers to contact
you for a pre-screen, please click
here. Please include your full name
and evening phone number in the body of the email.
In-Home Assessment. Our adoption coordinator
will visit your home to ensure that your house is
ferret proofed. For first time owners this step
can be especially helpful since our volunteers can not
only point out the potential dangers and hidey-holes
but also offer great advice on how to ferret proof
these areas within your home. To see the in-home
checklist our volunteers use as a guide, please
click here.
Our volunteers
will determine the eligibility of potential adopters
by making all of their decisions in the best interest
of the ferrets based on their experience and on our
In-Home Checklist. Any person not approved will
be notified and given the reason as to why hey are
being turned down for adoption.
Meet the Foster Ferrets. Our adoption
coordinator will review the ferrets available for
adoption and give the adopter the choice of meeting
any of the foster ferrets that are suitable for their
home. Please remember that not all approved
adopters are suitable for all ferrets, and vice versa.
FRES tries to match the right ferret with the right
family based on both the ferret's needs and the
family's lifestyle.
Finalize the Adoption. Adoptions must be
finalized within two weeks of the successful meeting
between the approved adopter and the chosen foster
ferrets. Our adoption
coordinator will go over the Adoption Contract with
you before you sign the agreement.
After the Adoption. FRES encourages adopters
to call with any questions they have about their
family's new addition(s). FRES would much prefer
a phone call at an odd hour than not being able to
help out a worried new parent or a ferret in potential
trouble.
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