Please
be prepared to shared the following information with me if you wish to
adopt a ferret from Ferret Haven and Rescue. It is very important
to me that new owners are ferret-aware and have the fuzzies' best
interests at heart.
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NAME
(please print) |
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ADDRESS
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CITY,
STATE, ZIP
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HOME
AND WORK PHONE #s:
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(H)
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(W)___________________________________ |
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1.
Have you owned a ferret before?
If no, go to question 5. |
YES/NO |
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2.
Do you have ferret(s) now?
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YES/NO |
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If
so, how many? |
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What
ages? |
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Are
they all neutered/spayed? |
YES/NO |
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3.
Have your ferret(s) been exposed to the green
virus (ECE)?
YES/NO |
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4.
If you don't have your ferret(s) now, what happened to
it/them? |
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5.
Do you have other pets; if so, what? |
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6.
Are there children in this household; if so, what
ages? |
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7.
Do you have a cage for the ferret(s); if so, what
kind/size? |
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8.
Do you have at least an hour or two a day to
play with the ferret(s)?
YES/NO |
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9. Have you ferret-proofed the home? (Look at things from a 2 year old's point of interest and block 1" and larger holes in kitchen and laundry areas, etc.)
YES/NO |
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10.
Ferrets
should NOT be fed grocery store cat foods. Are you
prepared to pay twice as much for quality
kitten/cat/ferret foods?
YES/NO |
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11.
Ferrets need to visit the vet at least once a
year for rabies shots. Are you willing to pay $75-$100
annually for vet visits?
YES/NO |
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12.
Do you own or rent? |
OWN
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RENT _______ |
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If
you rent, does your landlord allow ferrets?
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YES/NO |
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13.
Are you and your family prepared to keep ferrets
until they are 6-9 years of age?
This includes lifestyle changes like children
going off to college, having a baby, moving to a
new place, etc.
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If
you cannot make a long-term commitment to a young
ferret, have you thought |
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14.
I wish to be put on a list for: |
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Young
adoptee____ |
1-3
year old_______ |
4
year old_________ |
Oldster_________ |
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But
the final thing I look at is how you act when I take you into
the ferret room and you have about 20+ ferrets running around
your feet and wanting you to pick them up. It takes a ferret
person to sit in a room with that many ferrets around them and
that tells me whether I will adopt to you or not. |
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Barbara
Meredith
