Our Mission
To produce quality pet rats that will make amazing family members.
Our Goals
To ensure the wellbeing of every rat is put first.
To raise baby rats in the proper setting for their social development. This includes being in cages and being bonded with other rats.
To be a home until home for all the pet rats we have.
To find all our rats forever homes as soon as possible, with good faith.
Breeding Practices
We breed our does, or brides as we like to call them, starting around 4 months of age. Ending at 10 months of age.
Our females are only bred a maximum of two times, to ensure the long-term health of mother and offspring.
If we breed a double-Rex female, or “hairless”, we acknowledge she is in good strength and health. We only breed our hairless rats, once, to ensure the long-term health of the mothers and offspring.
Our studs are kept in pairs, or together in their off season.
We adopt out our brides and studs as soon as we can, to ensure they have a chance to live a different life as “more of a pet” outside our Rattery.
The Process
We mate our brides and studs on together, non-stop for 5-15 days. They form a bond in this time and it is sweet to see dad take care of mom until about the week of.
During the brides final week of pregnancy, we separate her and provide her a very clean and stable cage for nest building. We allow her this time to rest and prepare her birthing spot.
We try to allow her plenty of relaxation while in labor. We set a timer for three hours after we know she has started birthing. This is usually the amount of time it takes for rats to deliver, safely without interruptions.
Once the babies are born, we wait a maximum of 5 hours post-birth before checking on the mother and offspring for injuries or health related scenarios. For example, removing any deceased offspring (which may happen).
After 24 hours of being alive, we will assess the babies outside of the cage and gender them.
From days 1-4 we will monitor the mother and offspring from a distance. Doing periodic checks to ensure everyone is healthy and safe.
On day 5, we confirm the gender of the babies. We also begin bonding.
Bonding
Bonding does not happen everyday, though we do attempt for it.
Bonding to us means, wearing the babies around to get them acquainted to me, and give mom a break. I usually will wear them around in a hoodie turned around backwards.
Once they are a bit older, bonding could mean sitting at the cage entrance and getting to know the little ones better… to a field trip to my bed for some Fraiser.
These are my pet rats until they are someone else’s. I do my best to raise them up with a strong sense of self and trust in humans.
PLEASE NOTE: Our bonding process does not ensure that your new baby rat will not be shy/skittish. Especially upon bringing them home. They have been in the rat room their whole life and will need an adjustment period.
The Final Weeks
All the babies stay with mom up until week 5. This is when we have to separate males from females.
We adopt our babies out starting at 6 weeks with the option for us to keep them for you until 10 weeks old.
If we adopt out a single rat, they stay with us until 7 weeks.
It is important to us our rats are placed in their forever homes ASAP. Which is why we promote having a waitlist.
More about our routine can be found: The Rat Room: Tour & Meet and Greets
Please see our FAQ if you have further questions.
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