Klara & Raven (neutered)

Posted on June 6, 2015October 20, 2015 by Rachel Shen

Klara and Raven came from 2 very different situations but now live together to make a handsome pair. Klara came from an awful hoarding situation in Valleyfield, Qc and she had many litters before arriving at the rescue. Her awful beginnings have not tainted her wonderful personality. She is a beautiful girl who has a lot of energy, who loves to run around and play with her humans. She does not have a shy bone in her body and loves everyone she meets. After a difficult beginning, she has fo...

Susan & Gabriel (neutered)

Posted on May 12, 2015October 20, 2015 by Rachel Shen

** Medical Hold ** Susan has developed a mammary tumor and will not be available for adoption until after successful removal and recovery. Susan & Gabriel are two sweet rats who are absolutely in love with each other. They are never far from each other, and spend most of their time cuddling, eating while pressed against each other, or taking turns draped over each other. And if that weren't cute enough, Gabriel is about twice Susan's size, yet he regularly lets her roll him over and groom ...

Fred & George

Posted on April 20, 2015May 9, 2015 by Rachel Shen

These brave little boys are estimated to be about 3.5 months old as of April 20, 2015. Fred & George are two nearly identically, and totally inseparable brothers. They have lived every moment of their young lives so far, together, and we would like to make sure that it stays that way. The best way to tell these boys apart is to look at their white tummy markings. Similar, but one definitely has a little more white (we just aren't sure which yet!). Both boys are super outgoing and always fo...

Harry & Ronald

Posted on April 20, 2015May 25, 2015 by Rachel Shen

These brave little boys are estimated to be about 3.5 months old as of April 20, 2015. Harry is a black self with a big healing gash on his shoulder. He's quite the trooper, and despite his deplorable beginnings, is happy to march right out into anyone's hand! His brother Ronald is just as outgoing. These two lucky boys are unfazed by the sudden change in their life and has accepted their new freedom with gusto! They are looking for a forever home that will allow them to climb, explore and...

Nuki, Toby & Despareaux

Posted on April 14, 2015September 15, 2015 by Rachel Shen

These gorgeous dumbo blond boys are brothers who are looking for a perfect home where their similarities will be loved and their subtle differences with be celebrated. Nuki is the most outgoing and independent of the three. He takes on the role of the alpha and is always protecting his brothers and their home. Toby is Nuki's little side-kick and will follow his brother wherever he goes. Despareaux is the smallest (by just a hair) and is definitely the most gentle of the three. He's never quit...

Noah & Lilou

Posted on April 14, 2015August 27, 2015 by Rachel Shen

** Medical Hold ** Noah & Lilou are brothers who were originally dumped in front of a pet store in Orleans along with 13 other rats. They were adopted as babies and lived a wonderful life up until early 2015. Unfortunately, the family who had adopted them purchased a puppy and decided they no longer wanted Noah & Lilou. So these boys are back in our care. Both are extremely friendly, cuddly and give kisses. Noah had three small lumps removed from his shoulder and is now in perfect healt...

Ghost & Buster

Posted on April 5, 2015August 11, 2015 by Rachel Shen

Ghost & Buster are looking for a loving home as an adorable, contrasting pair. While Buster figured out how to go up and down the stairs in their foster home within an hour, Ghost decided he liked his foster mom's lap, and has now settled into a nightly routine of leisurely exploring followed by a long session of cuddling. Buster at some point in his young life, lost about half of his tail. However, it has healed cleanly and now does not bother him in the slightest. Ghost is a perfect albino,...

Chib & Strich

Posted on March 23, 2015May 9, 2015 by Rachel Shen

These two adorable 8-11 month old boys are looking for a forever home together. Here are a few words from their foster-dad: Hi, my name is Ilia and I was lucky to become a foster for these amazing rats during my short four-month visit to Ottawa. Their names mean "Black and White", and "Stripe", respectively. They came in a tiny hamster cage on January 28th 2015, and soon got used to their new, six-story cage provided by the Rescue. Chib is the alpha male. He is not aggressive, although he ...

Honeybear & Panda

Posted on February 1, 2015October 20, 2015 by Rachel Shen

Honeybear and Panda are two extremely sweet and active ladies who lived in a wonderful home until their mom unfortunately ran into some financial trouble. Both girls are very sweet, eager to play, and perfect in just every way. Not only are they great with their litter box, they have a certain awareness about them that makes everything they do too endearing to ignore! These girls are looking for a family where they will be loved and allowed to play and explore and show you just how sweet rats...

Rosie & Ellie

Posted on February 1, 2015February 25, 2015 by Rachel Shen

Meet Rosie and Ellie. These two tiny bundles of joy are most likely sisters. They have never been separated and are very tightly bonded to each other. Ellie is like the older, more protective sister. She is brave and outgoing and always looking for a chance to climb out and play. Rosie is more reserved and will take a little longer to win over her trust. Both girls are around 1 year old, but are the size of 4 month old babies.

Ana & Fiona

Posted on January 31, 2015February 18, 2015 by Rachel Shen

Ana is an absolute darling. She just begs to be picked up. She will take every opportunity to climb up on you. Fiona is full of energy and wants to climb and explore, but may take a little longer to coax into your hands. Both girls are friendly and always waiting at the door of their cage.

Bridgette & Eve

Posted on January 31, 2015April 14, 2015 by Rachel Shen

Bridgette (black) a little bit crazy. She has no interest at all in being held or cuddled. She is doing much more important things like exploring and finding out if she climb the broomstick. Eve (agouti) was a very young mother who gave birth to an unknown number of babies. She takes a little bit of patience to win her trust, but once you have it, she'll climb into your hand any chance she gets. These girls are currently being fostered in Ottawa.

Elsa & Hermione

Posted on January 31, 2015March 7, 2015 by Rachel Shen

Elsa and Hermione are opposites who are never far from each other. While Elsa is brave and playful, Hermione is still quite nervous about hands and tends to dash away and hide. These girls are most often cuddling with each other and so much go to their loving home together. They are currently being fostered in Ottawa

Polaris & Comet

Posted on January 31, 2015May 9, 2015 by Rachel Shen

Polaris & Comet are two adventurous baby brothers looking for a loving home together. Both boys rush to the door of the cage when you walk by and can't wait to come out to play. They are part of a group of 21 rats rescued on Christmas Eve. They can be adopted with any of the other "McLaren Boys". Comet takes a little bit longer to work up the courage to run around and explore, but once he does, he's a hoot!

Spirit

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Rachel Shen

As a rescue we spend a notable amount of time on Kijiji. This is for a variety of reasons – to intercept people looking into pet rats in order to encourage them to adopt, to identify breeders, and, of course, to identify and rescue rats that are put on Kijiji as a way of discarding them when children have lost interest or the rat has gotten sick. We can’t always save them all. It comes down to operational needs and we are often put in a position where we are at capacity and unable to take in ra...