Ferret Rescue & Education Society (FRES)

Additional adoption info

All potential foster homes and adopters must complete a pre-screen questionnaire and in-home assessment.

PRE-SCREEN QUESTIONNAIRE: Gives FRES volunteers an idea of how much potential foster homes and adopters know about ferrets and their reasons for wanting one, with the intention of learning about the potential foster/adopter and to find out which ferret(s) would best suit their home.

IN-HOME ASSESSMENT: Allows FRES to make sure that the home they are going to be putting a ferret in is a safe and happy one. It also allows FRES the opportunity to ensure that potential foster and adoptive homes are ferretproofed, preventing problems before they happen.

Once these two steps have been completed successfully, a ferret can be placed in the home. While adopters have the opportunity to meet several ferrets prior to adopting, FRES takes great care in matching the right ferret with the right family, and will not place a ferret in a particular home if it is not the right match. All adopters are required to sign an adoption contract.

FEES:
$150 under 1 year of age
$100 equal to or over 1 year of age
$50 for special needs* ferrets
Bonded Pairs/Groups: To minimize stress to the ferrets, FRES does not separate bonded cage mates upon their arrival to our Society or at the time of adoption. The adoption fee will be paid in full for one ferret and a 20% discount will be applied to the cost of each additional ferret in the group that is of an equal or lesser adoption fee.