Adoption

Homeward Bound?

All our ferrets undergo a 2 week quarantine and a veterinary screening and treatment prior to being made available for adoption. For animals in need of serious care, we treat all that is reasonable and possible as long as the animal is not suffering. In order to meet these expectations, there are adoption fees. Please contact us for our current fees.

Our vet, Dr.Dave MacDonald at Comox Valley Animal Hospital in the Comox Valley and Royal Oak Veterinary Clinic in Victoria makes sure all our ferrets are happy and healthy!

As ferret care is never ending and veterinary care is expensive, donations are accepted and greatly appreciated through e-transfer, please use our email: info@vifert.ca or contact us for more information.

Adoption Process

At VIFERT, we use a three stage adoption process to ensure ferrets and families are well matched. The first step is an application form, then telephone interview and finally a home visit. With Covid-19 being an issue, we are able and willing to do a virtual visit in lieu of a home visit. This process allows us to gauge ferret knowledge and help point out various issues that might come up with ferret ownership.

Adoption Guidelines

19 years of age or older
References are required and will be contacted
You must provide the name of your current or potential veterinary clinic
If you rent, landlord will be contacted to ensure ferrets are permitted

So after all that, you are still interested in adopting a ferret? Please fill out an Adoption & Fostering Application form. We will keep your form on file and contact you if a ferret meeting your needs comes in.

Please contact us regarding current adoption fees. There may be a discount for taking multiple, elderly or ferrets with special requirements.

Foster-to-Adopt Program

Not sure if a ferret is right for you? Try our Foster-to-Adopt program. Take a ferret in for 30 days, along with guidance from our experts, some loaner equipment (cage, toys, etc) and see if a ferret is willing to live with you.

Download our Adoption & Fostering Application

Available for Adoption

If you think adopting any of these cute, adorable, friendly, playful, entertaining, sociable, endearing, life-enriching, wallet-emptying, key stealing, foot-warming, little bundles of joy would be the perfect addition to your life, may we suggest filling out an Adoption & Fostering application?

All of our rehomed ferrets go through a 2-week quarantine period in their own room, as a precaution, to assess for any potential diseases. They are assessed for behavior and health issues, given a vet check, and then mixed with another group of ferrets for suitability. After all that, they are ready to meet their adoring fans.

***UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES DO WE SEPARATE BONDED FERRETS***

See below for ferrets currently available for adoption

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Misha (4F) & Appa (4M)

Misha likes to snuggle and is otherwise healthy.

This guy is very people oriented and likes to cuddle on your lap. He currently is having a bit of seasonal "rats tail" right now. He also has two benign mast cell tumors on his skin.

Merry(5) and Pipin(5)!!

Merry (Sable) and Pipin (light panda colour) are currently being pampered over in Vancouver. Despite their age, they are both still playful and energetic, having come from a good home. Merry has taken to eating raw like a champ, but Pipin is still getting used to the idea.