Hamster Adopt App

Hamster

ADOPTION Application

Please note that there is a required minimum adoption donation of $10 for the first one, and $7 for each after. It costs substantial amounts of money to provide the extensive care (day-to-day care, medications, emergency veterinary care, etc.) which most hamsters need after we rescue them.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS BELOW CAREFULLY. IF YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF RELINQUISHING A PET FOR ANY OF THESE REASONS, PLEASE DO NOT CONSIDER ADOPTING A PET. PLEASE CHECK EACH BOX PROVING YOU HAVE READ AND DO NOT CONSIDER ANY OF THESE AN ISSUE:

Personal Information:

READ THIS BEFORE HITTING SUBMIT

Before you click submit, please note that ALL the questions on the adoption application must be answered, in order for it to submit. We recommend scrolling trough your application after you finish the questionnaire, so you can make sure that here are no red highlighted question boxes.

Once you have submitted the application, an ECC representative will contact you as soon as possible to confirm the receipt. If we do not do so within a day, your application may have not submitted.

If we have not yet communicated via email (adopt@emptycagescollective.org and info@emptycagescollective.org), in regards to your present adoption application, please send us an email, letting us know of your adoption interest, so we may follow up with detailed information regarding said adoption.

Your first and last name: Enter Name

Home Address: Enter Address

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Cell Phone: Enter Phone Number

Have you ever returned/given away a companion animal to a shelter, a rescue group, or to a breeder? Enter Your Message

What other companion animals (cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, snakes, birds, fish, rats, mice, reptiles, wild or farm life, an so on) do you have now, or have had in the past? Please list each one's name, species, and the time frame they have spent within your home. *For example:1) Goodrich, cat, 12 years old, still alive2) Linda, dog, maltase, deceased, lived for 18 years3) Mags, sugar glider, deceased, lived 3 years etc. Enter Your Message

Are current pets spayed or neutered?If not, why not? Enter Your Message

Are you able/willing to pay for emergency care, which could result in a bill of $200-$500 or more? Enter Text

Would you be willing to attend a class on hamster care if available? Enter Your Message

Does any member of the family have an animal related allergy? If yes, who? Enter Text

Can Empty Cages Collective contact you in the future for reports on the animal that you adopt from us? Enter Text

Please let us know how many hours a day will the hamsters(s) be without companionship, and what the daily routine would look like: Enter Text

How many hours a day will the hamster(s) have available to have out of cage time? Enter Text

Hamster(s) you are interested in adopting (Name/Description): Enter Text

Which best describes your type of residence?

Apartment

House

Do you own or rent?

Own

Rent

Does anyone in the house smoke? Enter Text

Describe where will the hamster(s) be kept:1) Brand name and size of the cage (If possible provide a amazon link).2) Placement of the cage in the home.3) Describe cage flowing, levels & enrichment. *For example:1) WARE Chew Proof Four Story Hamster Cage, 12-3/4 inches long, 17 inches wide, 25 inches high2) Cage will be kept in my living room, away from direct sunlight3) Wire flooring covered with fleece on upper levels, and paper bedding on lowest level, 3 hideouts, 3 wire ramps, one hammock, one tunnel, etc. Enter Text

Do you plan on allowing the hamster(s) to have a litter of young? Enter Text

Who will be the primary caregiver for the hamster(s)? Enter Text

Who will care for the hamster(s) when the primary caregiver is away, either for business or vacation? Enter Text

How will you provide daily exercise and entertainment for the hamster(s)? Enter Text

What, and now often will you feed the hamster(s)? Enter Text

What are the most important characteristics you are looking for in a hamster? Enter Text

Do you have a veterinarian that you have used before and plan to use now? If yes, please provide the name of the practice and phone number: Enter Text

Are you willing to bring your companion animal to a veterinarian for yearly exams, or as per your veterinarian's recommendations? Enter Text

What will you do if the new animal does not get along with your present animals? Enter Text

If your hamster(s) develops a bad habit, what will you do? Enter Text

Have you made arrangements for your hamster(s) in the event of your illness or death? If yes, please explain. Enter Text

Are you financially secure enough to responsibly care for a hamster(s) for the rest of his/her life, including unforeseen health problems? Please explain: Enter Text

REFERENCES: Please provide us with three references, their phone numbers, emails addresses, and their relationship to you.*Please note- All references must be over 18 years old. One of the references must not be related to you, and none of them can be living in the same household as you. All applicants are required to list references and we cannot process applications without them. Enter Text

Why do you want to adopt a hamster(s)? Enter Text

Date of birth: Enter Text

Are you adopting for yourself?If not, list full name and age of the person you are adopting for: Enter Text

When will you be ready to adopt? Enter Text

Employer: Enter Text

Occupation: Enter Text

Does your job require extensive travel? Enter Text

Employer Phone Number: Enter Text

How long with this employer? Enter Text

If yes, who will take care of your pets while you’re gone? Enter Text

For couples: If you are separated or divorced what would you have planned for your pets? Enter Text

If you are moving and the place you were considering didn’t allow pets, what would you do? Enter Text

If this adoption does not work out, do you agree to return the animal to Empty Cages Collective only? Enter Text

If this is not your only place of residence, please list the other (e.g. if you live in a dorm part time, if you have a summer house, etc): Enter Text

Please list all the people who you share a home with by giving their name, age and relationship to you. *For example:1) John Don, partner, 38 years old2) Julia Don, daughter, 16 years old Enter Text

Do you have plans to move in the near future?If yes, please explain: Enter Text

For singles: If you enter a relationship with someone who is allergic or does not like hamsters, what will you do? Enter Text

What happened to the animals you previously had, but are no longer with you? Enter Text

Have you experienced any difficulties with your current companion animals in terms of health or behavior?If yes, please describe: Enter Text

If a disciplinary or behavior problem arises, what steps will you take to work on it? Enter Text

When will you be ready to adopt? Enter Text

Are you adopting for yourself? Enter Text

How many hours per day will the animals be left alone? Enter Text

If you already have a cage and other hamsters (or had so in the past), please let us know how often do you clean the cage. Enter Text

There are too many animals in the house already.

Animal related allergies.

You are moving and cannot take the animals with you.

The cost of maintaining healthy hamsters is too much. (Average veterinary bill is $100+, please consider pet insurance.)

Landlord issues.

House soiling issue.

Personal problems.

Inadequate facilities to raise hamster(s).

The hamster(s) does not get along with other pets.

You get divorced or separated and no longer want the hamster(s) you had together.

Chewed furniture.

Child bored with the hamster(s).

Sheds too much.

Too hard to care for.

Not enough time.

Having a baby.

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