A vets in Dartford that are looking after a pair of adorable ferrets that were dumped in a bin in Erith are looking for the lost owner.

Easipetcare in Kent Road said it was handed two young female ferrets that had been found in a rubbish bin in West Street.

The practice is using social media to try and find the lost owners.

In a post online, they said: “They are less than a year old, have no microchip and are quiet tame so could be someone’s pet.”

The ferrets were found on August 1 and vets at the practice said it is not a common occurance.

A spokeswoman for Easipetcare told the News Shopper: "Cats and dogs are a very regular stray occurrence unfortunately.

"We have no idea why they were left, we can only speculate but the fact that they are very tame and in good health suggests they hadn’t been left for long and were previously cared for.

"Their owner may be missing them but alternatively there may be a nice new home waiting for them.

"They were found in in a shoe box at around 12.30pm on August 1."

Ferrets are the third most popular caged pet in the UK and struggle to fend for themselves in the wild due to the fact they have become domesticated.

Ferrets normally live for approximately six years and sleep for between 18-20 hours a day, according to the RSPCA.

If you have any information about these lost ferrets, call Easipetcare on 01322223447.