** 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 health again. He and his brother would make the perfect, cuddly companions for any family looking for a couple of laid bag snuggle-bugs!

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, with soft pink eyes and delicate white whiskers.

These two brothers must be adopted as a pair. They can also be adopted with their foster brothers, Jared & Monty.

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 loves to tease his brother every once in a while. He is also a grooming maniac who wants to groom everyone to death!

Strich is a little less social. He can tolerate cuddles for a few seconds, but doesn’t really like to groom or be groomed. He loves food more than anything or anyone 🙂

Both are very good with their litterbox and know a few simple tricks, like opening a box to get the treat inside, or pulling up a rope with a treat tied to the end.

They are so lovable, you will never regret adopting them!

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 can be.

They are currently being fostered in Gatineau/Hull.

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 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 (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 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 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!

Blitzen and Dancer are two adventurous and brave 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”.

These boys are currently being fostered in Ottawa.

Both boys were rescued by a kind lady in Kingston right before they were to become snake food. Stanley is much larger and very outgoing where as Brando is smaller and takes a little longer to warm up to you. Both boys are oh so sweet and really bask in any attention they get.

Please do not let the fact that these boys are albino put you off. Fur-colour and eye-color are not an indication of temperament or personality. Just like other rats, these brothers are looking for a loving home of their own.

They are the perfect pair, but also perfect opposites. While Squiggles can never get enough of out-time, and never gets tired of running all over her human, Guideon just likes to be lounge and be handed treats. They are very much bonded to each other and are looking for a loving home as a pair.

Ruby and Bee were surrendered by someone who had two accidental litters, resulting in many unwanted rats. These adorable 5 month old girls are both well socialized and very happy, loving attention and out time with their human friends. The love running around and exploring. Ruby, the smallest girl, is the most outgoing, and Bee needs a little time to get used to new people. After a couple of days, she is just as friendly and outgoing. Would you like to welcome these two cuties into your life?

Quinn was previously a huge bully. He hated all other rats with a passion and even viciously attacked his cagemate. Thankfully, he was surrendered to the Ottawa Pet Rat Rescue. After a neuter, lots of love, and tons of patience, Quinn has now found his perfect home: right between a pair of lovely ladies. This sweet boy is certainly living life to the fullest!

These two lucky boys were originally part of the Notorious Nine. They were the first lucky pair to be adopted by their doting mom. Now, they live a life of luxury in a huge ferret cage, with tons of toys, tunnels and hammocks, eating natural foods and healthy treats every single day.

Nezbit and Norbit with their new brother Shadow Bear.

Nelly was one of the 4 French girls originally rescued from a Montreal pet store where they were about to become used as feeders. After living a full life with a gaggle of other girls in a Princess-themed Critter Nation, Nelly is now a grouchy, but content old lady, getting spoiled and taking up all of her human mom’s attention.

Meet Mr. Moo, Maggie and Molly, three of the most adorable and friendly rats you will ever meet. Poor Mr. Moo was found trying to survive outside. He was infested by a huge bot fly larva, then later had to recover from a massive abscess in his side and groin. Just when we thought he had found his perfect home, the hormones kicked in, and Mr. Moo had to be separated while he waited for a neuter. Now much calmer, Mr. Moo lives with two of the Blonde sisters, Maggie and Molly who were surrendered at exactly 2 weeks of age. A happy “harem” as we like to call it!

Now named Mistrale and Stella, this gorgeous mother-daughter pair have found their forever home. While other people over-looked this beautiful pair for months, their new human mom and dad could see how sweet and loving these girls could be. Thank you!

Mina is the black Rex, who also happens to be a brave adventurer able to climb just about anything! Lil’ Momma loves to give kisses, and as her name suggests, is the mother of the Blondie Babies. Both girls captured the heart of their foster mom, and never left!

Franklin was a rescue from a Kjiji Ottawa ad. The photo that was provided by his previous ‘owner’ showed a tiny hamster cage with a sickly looking rat curled up inside. We knew we had to go and get him. Now he lives in a big cage with other boy ratty friends, and life is great! Louie was surrendered by his previous owners after they decided they had no more time to care for him. His back and sides were solid with scabs and clumps of his fur were missing everywhere from the worst mite infestation we had ever seen. Gamer was surrendered as a “defective” rat. His previous owner intended for him to impregnate a female so that he could use the babies as live snake food. Fortunately (or unfortunately), his previous owner didn’t seem to know the difference between males and females, because he never noticed that the “girl” was also a boy.

Meet Lia & Sandrine who have moved from Ottawa to a beautiful house with a lovely couple in Val-Des-Monts Quebec. With their decked out double Critter Nation and chicken sisters, these two girls are being spoiled and cherished. They spend evenings running around and settling in to cuddle on the couch with their human mom and dad. A sweet and relaxing life!

Juniper (black) & Willow are looking for a forever home together!

These two girls are members of the group of rats and babies we took in from the SPCA. They are originally from a pet store that dumped 66 rats (including some pregnant adults) on the SPCA – who is simply not equipped to handle that many rats. We stepped in, taking 29 of the rats – including these two loves.

They are available for adoption as a pair or along with their current roommates, Maple & Ash.

These two girls are members of the group of rats and babies we took in from the SPCA. They are originally from a pet store that dumped 66 rats (including some pregnant adults) on the SPCA – who is simply not equipped to handle that many rats. We stepped in, taking 29 of the rats – including these two loves.