Little Dudes Ferret Ranch

The goal of Little Dudes Ferret Ranch is to educate people about the care and financial costs of being owned by a ferret. Our hope is to help people understand these responsibilities BEFORE they adopt. In the meantime, LDFR is committed to caring for all homeless ferrets until a new permanent loving home is found. We are a 100% no-kill shelter and no ferrets are ever euthanized due to lack of room, age, behavior or illness.

We are all people coming together to care for these ferrets in our homes. We have jobs and families and help pay for their daily care with our own money. We depend on donations, cage sales, fund raisers and adoption fees to pay for the cost of supplies and medical care and to keep our doors open.

We are not a shelter and can only continue to take in ferrets as long as there are enough funds and enough volunteer and foster home support to properly care for them. We also offer sponsorship and permanent foster care programs. Someone can sponsor a special needs ferret that remains in the care of our hospice for as little as $10 a month to help with food and other supplies or $150 or more to pay for surgery for an ailing ferret. Our permanent foster program allows an unusually geriatric or special needs ferret to go to a foster home for extra TLC while still being financially supported by LDFR. Ferret adoptions are available and prices vary depending on age. All ferrets have been spayed or neutered, are vaccinated against distemper and microchipped prior to leaving the shelter.

If you are considering a ferret for a pet, please do your research first to be sure you understand the committment you are making. Ferrets For Dummies is a great book full of very useful information as well as our Ferret Resources page. This should get you started and help you decide if a ferret is the right pet for you or your family.

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