Most Asked Questions. I realized I never really had somewhere on my Website for this. Only my Facebook. Hope this helps to those who want to adopt for me!

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1.) - How can I join the waitlist?

Please fill out our application first! You must have an approved application beforehand. It is located on my FaceBook or Instagram Profile, which will lead you to the “How To Adopt?” section of my website. Let me know that you completed it via email, phone, instagram or messenger. If you’re approved, we can move forward!

The deposit (which will go towards remaining at pick up) is based on however many rats you are getting.

2 for 30

3 for 45

4 for 55

The deposit is to hold your spot on my waitlist/your rats to ensure no ones time is wasted.

At this time, I only accept CashApp & ApplePay.

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Once sent I will send you your Rattery ID (Eg: #LA27MA). A Rattery ID is for me to keep track of the order deposit was sent in. Picks happen in order of deposit. It also has meaning! LA or LD stands for “Litter All” or “Litter Dwarf” The number of rats you are getting, your pick number (ID number above is 7!), the sex you are getting & your initial!

 

2.) - Requirements To Adopt?

Must have proper sized cage. General rule is 2.5 cubic feet per rat. Must use Aspen, Hemp, Pine, bioactive. I do not support the use of paper bedding or fleece as it has no ammonia control. Rats are fossorial animals & thrive in those settings. Free roam and handling is required. I care about ALL of the rats that I’ve ever produced and want solely the best for them after they leave my care.

 

3.) - What are "add-ons" & how does your pricing work?

"add-ons" are simply a different variety of the Fancy Rat! The price varies depending on what is available & what you are looking for. Some genes cost more as they are harder to create/uncommon. I cannot give you a set price until it's your turn to pick your rats at around 6 weeks of age. I can give you an estimate depending on their variety!

Base price is added on top of the add-ons. Add-ons don't apply for PEW, Black, Hooded, Top Ear, Standard. Everything else on my website has add-ons. I can give you an estimate price of the add-ons when the litters are born but I cannot give you a set price until you pick. I hope that helps!

 

4.) - How do I apply to adopt?

First, read through my website to understand how my breeding program fully works, not everything on there is accurate; I am in the process of fixing it. You click the ‘How To Adopt’ section & read that, then apply! The questionnaire is not based off of you as a person, again, I just want the best care for my babies. You can ask any and all question, no judgement! I will educate you to the best of my knowledge! I always treat & give my (potential) adopters with the utmost respect & knowledge to care for rats. They are simple creatures to make happy, but expensive when it comes to the vet bills. Once approved & deposit for your preferred sex & amount is sent, you will be put on my waitlist!

 

5.) - I have other rats at home/I only want one rat, can I adopt one from you?

This can be a short or a long answer, so I will give you both.

Short answer, no- and, what about the long answer?

Long answer is also no, Lol. I do not allow for single rat adoptions ever for numerous reasons:

To begin, rats are incredibly social animals with complicated hierarchy’s and social groups making a single rat home, an unhappy one to say the least.

As humans we are unable to provide a rat with all the social interaction it requires throughout its life and on a daily basis. To add, in our experience as a rattery we have had more problems than not when adopting single rats out to homes.

There are also several articles and numerous research papers that have been written on why keeping a single rat, or taking home a single rat to a household with existing rats, is not good for the new rats well-being and mental health. That's right, I said it,

RAT MENTAL HEALTH. Rats are very complex animals and have extremely high intelligence. This intelligence allows them to feel emotions like: happiness, frustration, sadness and even depression. When adopting a single rat you are subjecting this animal to a social dilemma in which it has no experience; most of the time this ends up with the new rat being severely bullied by an elder rat. Adopting 2 or more rats ensures no rat is being bullied or harassed to the point of mental anguish.

You'll also want to quarantine your new rats; and due to the reasons mentioned above you can understand how quarantining your rats alone would negatively affect their state of being. Rats are still rapidly growing and developing at the age they are sent to their new homes. Quarantining alone, being bullied or secluded could have lifelong impacts on their temperament and personality. Rats are also notoriously agoraphobic (fear of a new home/ surroundings); therefore having a companion they are familiar and bonded with during this drastic change eases their fear in switching homes. Please bear in mind too that rats are “prey animals”. This effects their behavior remarkably. Those facts in combination with the fact they are now being taken from the only life they have ever known and being forced into an unfamiliar environment can be quite overwhelming for such a small, defenseless animal

**This all needs to be taken into consideration to understand rats’ specific and unique needs.**

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