FRES Adoptions

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Before we get started, we need to learn a little more about you and your interest in FRES.  Click below to be taken to our adoption and fostering inquiry form.  Your inquiry will be responded to by email, as to whether or not your interest fits the parameters of FRES adoption at this time, and next steps

The FRES volunteer will go through a pre-screen questionnaire with you. This takes approximately 45 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.

Our volunteers 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. 

Our volunteer will review, with the potential adopter, the ferrets available for adoption and give the adopter the choice of meeting any of the 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. 

Adoptions must be finalized within ten days of the successful meeting between the approved adopter and the chosen foster ferrets. Our volunteers will go over the Adoption Contract with you before you sign the agreement. The adoption fee includes a veterinary examination, completed vaccinations and an understanding of all known health conditions.

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.