Posting Guidelines - MUST READ before posting please.

[jesse]

Welcome!
We're glad you found our Reptile Adoption Forum. This forum has helped many people find great homes for their herps and we hope it will help you too. Please take a second to read over the ground rules before posting. Thanks!

Subject Format
Please list "Type of Reptile" and "Your Location" in the subject line.
For Example: "Adult Red Tail Boa up for adoption - Eastern PA" is a GOOD subject line.

The following info should be listed in the body of your post:
-Your Name
-Reptile's name
-Reptile's gender (if known)
-Reptile's age
-Reptile's size
-Reptile's personality
-If a cage and/or supplies will be provided
-Any health problems
-Date of last vet check
-Are you willing to ship?
-Optional contact info - Don't forget a phone or email you can be reached at if you'd like to be contacted outside the message forum.

Adoption Fees
We don't require that you use an adoption fee, but we do reccomend it. Advertising your pet as "Free to Good Home" attracts a lot of attention from homes that are NOT so good. Asking a modest adoption fee often filters out a lot of people who don't have the best intentions for your pet.

This adoption forum may NOT be used to "sell" reptiles, so we require that all adoption fees be donated to charity. If you use an adoption fee for your animal, please list which animal shelter the adoption fee will benefit. Have the adoption fee check made out directly to that shelter. Not sure which rescue to support? Donations to Forgotten Friend can be made payable to: Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary.

Beware of Unethical Rescues
Unethical reptile rescues have unfortunately become more common than ever. If you are contacted by someone who claims to be from a rescue, BEWARE! Reputable rescue organizations have no shortage of animals coming in and NEVER have to seek out more. Also beware of rescues who take in animals but never adopt them out. Animal-horders are rarely helping the animals they take in. Lastly, make sure to get references from anyone claiming to be from a rescue. Check with the Humane League, SPCA, or main animal shelter in their area or home county. Many bad rescues try to operate under the radar after being shut down, and local animal authorities usually know who they are.


Screening Potential Homes
We work hard to bring many experienced, responsible reptile owners to our site. Nevertheless, we suggest you screen potential homes very carefully. Make sure they know about the care requirements for your pet. If they don't already know the proper heat sources, temps, humidity, diet, and habitat setup that your herp will need, you may want to think twice about putting your pet in their care. Find out about their reptile experience and insist on references. If you're unsure about a potential home, your instinct is probably right.

We hope we haven't scared you too much with these cautionary guidelines! There are a lot of great homes out there, you just have to know where to look.

Thanks in advance for following these guidelines, it makes the process safer and easier for everyone involved. I hope Good luck finding a new home for your herp!

-Jesse
and the Forgotten Friend Team

[Samuel]

Also make sure to check out the people who have listed themselves as a Rescue Home in your area before you Post!