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Are
you thinking of adding a ferret to your family? Visit the
ferret shelter, and adopt! Here is a list of reasons why
adoption is the perfect solution to finding the "perfect" ferret
as your new family member:
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Personality -
Usually, by the time a ferret is surrendered to the shelter
for placement, it has passed through the "kit" stage and
is now on its way to adulthood. The charming and
distinct traits that make up the personality of the ferret
are formed and are there for you to observe. By this
observation, you will have a very good idea if the particular
ferret you are considering would be a good candidate to
become your new family member.
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Size -
Some potential adopters have a preference as to size. Some
want a large ferret and others want a small ferret. By
the time most ferrets reach the shelter, they have generally
reached their full growth whereas when buying a kit at a
pet store you will not know until the kit reaches full growth
(generally
around 4 mos. of age) what the actually size of that ferret
will be.
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Color -
Some may want a dark sable, light silver, or a cinnamon, etc.
- the ferrets in the shelter have usually obtained their adult
color pattern, although this may vary with the seasonal coat
change.
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Economics -
When adopting from a shelter, the ferret will have already
had its annual distemper and rabies shots (which are required
by law). When you purchase a kit from a pet store it does not
have these vaccinations (they have baby shots which are only
boosters) so now you not only have the expense of buying the
ferret, you have the added expense of getting the ferret its
current shots. The shelter has already had this done, so now
you only have the expense of the adoption fee which is far
more reasonable than buying a kit from the pet store.
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Shelter
Policy - MaFF sanctioned shelters share the same policy
or guarantee - if you care to call it that. This policy
states that if for some reason within the first 30 days,
the "perfect" ferret that you chose to become your new family
member does not fit into the family as you had hoped it would,
you are able to return the ferret to the shelter and either
choose another one or you can have your adoption fee refunded. A
pet store will not do this!
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Feelings -
After you have visited the shelter and observed the beautiful,
loving ferrets there just waiting for someone to give them
a loving home and you have given one or more of them that home
and family, you will have extremely strong feelings of satisfaction
because you have played a very important part in the ferret's
life. The fuzzie will reward you a hundred times over with
love and enjoyment for your act of love in providing it with
a human family. The ferret will enchant and entertain you for
the rest of its life.
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You
Will Never Regret Adopting a Ferret - Or Two!
See
the list of adoptable ferretts now.
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