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No. All rats are adopted from BTR in a minimum of pairs due to social needs, and to prevent negative side effects from a multi-week quarantine. Please see how and why to properly quarantine here. 

Yes! Some retired breeders are put up for adoption. These breeders are generally around a year of age, and are done with their breeding career, and can make excellent pets. 

I do not adopt out any earlier than 8 weeks of age. Most litters are posted between 10 and 12 weeks of age. 

This gives me enough time to observe as they mature to ensure temperaments are stable, and to allow for the maximum amount of time around other adult rats. 

No. I breed Russian Blue Rex and Agouti/Black Silvermane. I do not breed hairless, and I do not pair to produce double rex. 

No. Currently, all rats are standard sized and do not carry dwarf. 

If you’re interested in purchasing stock for breeding, please reach out directly. 

I choose to work with other breeders who share similar ethics and values as myself and who hold themselves to a high standard. Unless the animal is sold explicitly on a breeding contract, the animal is NOT meant to be bred.

BTR is a closed rattery. This means that I do not allow adopters to enter the rattery and meets the rats in person. I do this for a few reasons:

• By limiting the amount of people that enter the rattery and mess with the rats, I am ensuring that they will stay healthy and disease free.
• The rattery is operated out of my personal home.
• I have other animals besides my rats that live in my home.

I also do not bring multiple rats outside of the rattery for adopters to meet and pick through. This is because the rats who are not chosen would have to go into a 2-4 week quarantine before going back with the others due to potential disease transfer. If you have questions about transmissable diseases in rats, please see the Transmissable Diseases page.