*** In order to adopt, you must be an existing client of a vet clinic that sees rats or have been accepted as a new client at a clinic that sees rats ***
Meet sisters Vana & Meri who were both born at the Rescue Jan. 31, 2022/Feb. 3, 2022.
Their mothers are sisters who were found dumped in a box on the side of the road in Napanee, ON. Luckily, a kind human found them, and brought them to the Rescue.
These babies have been raised with so much love and care and have been handled since the day they were born. Their foster mom says they are full of mischievous energy.
We would like Vana & Meri to go to a loving forever home where they will have tons of attention, and large enclosures where they will have plenty of room to grow and play.
If you are interested in adopting these girls, please fill out an Adoption Application form.
*** In order to adopt, you must be an existing client of a vet clinic that sees rats or have been accepted as a new client at a clinic that sees rats ***
Oliver & Eli were born in April of 2021. They were initially purchased as pets for some children who unfortunately lost interested. A couple took them in thinking they could give them the care they needed, unfortunately they also ended up not being able to keep these boys.
Finally, they’ve landed with the Rescue where hopefully, third time is the charm. These boys are perfectly friendly and sociable, and as you can tell from the photos, tightly bonded. Of the two, Eli (the blue/grey one) is slightly more adventurous and brave, while Oliver (white) is a little calmer and follows his brother’s lead.
These two make a wonderful pair and would make perfect family companions as they are used to children, and previously lived with dogs and cats.
To apply to adopt Oliver & Eli, please fill out an adoption application form.
*** In order to adopt, you must be an existing client of a vet clinic that sees rats or have been accepted as a new client at a clinic that sees rats ***
Update March 25, 2022: Arrow will be neutered to help curb some bully behaviour towards his brothers.
This perfect trio of sweet boys are ready to give you kisses and put smiles on your face. Born in April of 2021, these boys were surrendered to the Rescue after the children of their previous family lost interest. They have blossomed into wonderful, sweet boys after just a few weeks in foster care.
These three boys are tightly bonded and must be adopted together.
Here are a few words from their foster mom:
“Both Dexter and Arrow LOVE human attention. Dexter will actually climb out on to me now when I open the cage. Quincy is so soft and so sweet and he is good with people, just not as excitable as his brothers”.
To apply, please fill out an adoption application form.
Benji and Rick are both estimated to be around 8 months old as of December 2021, and both were surrendered by their previous families who could not keep them for various reasons.
Poor Benji is a sweet, but shy boy who lost his brother to an unknown illness and his previous human felt like he was simply lonely and deserved new rat friends.
Rick on the other hand, was surrendered because he was a huge bully who was beating up his cage-mates. His previous owner unfortunately could not afford the neuter that would have resolved all of Rick’s hormonal issues, so we agreed to take him in and got him that neuter instead. Luckily Rick turned out to be the most sweet, puppy-like boy you’ll ever meet! He loves people, he loves interacting with people, and he’s so sweet with humans. That fact has not changed even after his surgery.
After a slow and steady introduction, Benji and Rick are now living together peacefully. Despite being the one who’s neutered, Rick is still the boss! And Benji is still shy and nervous.
These two are looking for a home together with someone who will give Benji the extra attention he needs to come out of his shell, even though Rick will probably try to hog all of your love and all the treats!
Please note, their adoption fee (total) is $80. To inquire about adopting these boys, please fill out our Adoption Application form.
Prim & Rosey are estimated to be one year old. They came from a family who purchased them from a breeder on Kijiji, but then decided they could no longer keep them. Both girls arrived with mild respiratory infection, but were otherwise friendly and well-socialized.
After 3 weeks of antibiotics and a clear environment, they are now ready for their forever home.
Of the two, Prim is much more outgoing, while Rosey is a little bit more shy and will need some convincing before she agrees to be your best friend.
To adopt Prim & Rosey, please fill out an adoption application form.
Looking for the perfect, friendly, cuddly boys who will calmly give you kisses and cuddles? Look no further. Buzz and Simon are the perfect duo for you.
Simon is estimated to be 1 year 10 months old and Buzz is estimated to be 1 year 8 months old, so both of these boys are definitely on the older side, but with age, comes cuddles, good behaviour and the sweetest boys you’ll ever meet.
Simon was found abandoned outside along with 3 female rats (he was probably the dad) while Buzz lost his brother and was surrendered by his well-meaning previous humans. After a short, and rather uneventful introduction, the two boys decided they rather liked each other’s company and has been living together ever since.
Simon has a chronic respiratory infection which requires twice daily medication for the rest of his life. If you would like to help us care of these two bow, please visit our Donate Page as they are also available for Sponsorship.
If you have experience caring for older rats, please fill out our adoption application form to apply to adopt.
We believe these sisters were born June 20, 2021. They are still babies who have tons of energy, are extremely curious and need a loving home full of enrichment in order for them to grow and develop into happy, well-socialized rats.
Of the two, Brünnhilde is more outgoing and brave. She’s always one of the first to greet the humans at the door and is not shy about trying new foods and exploring new toys. Her sister Grace is a little bit more shy, but honestly not far behind.
These girls can also be adopted with their other sisters, Lillikus & Serena or Grace & Europa.
Please fill out an adoption application form to apply to adopt these girls.
We believe these sisters were born June 20, 2021. They are still babies who have tons of energy, are extremely curious and need a loving home full of enrichment in order for them to grow and develop into happy, well-socialized rats.
Of the two, Europa is much more outgoing and brave. She’s always one of the first to greet the humans at the door and is not shy about trying new foods and exploring new toys. On the other hand, her sister Grace tends to hang back a little bit, and requires a little more patience to get her out of her shell.
These girls can also be adopted with their other sisters, Lillikus and Serena or Brünnhilde and Venus.
Please fill out an adoption application form to apply to adopt these girls.
We believe these sisters were born June 20, 2021. They are still babies who have tons of energy, are extremely curious and need a loving home full of enrichment in order for them to grow and develop into happy, well-socialized rats.
Of the two, Lillikus is the brave adventurer. She’s always the first to greet the humans at the door and is also always the first to try new foods and explore new toys. On the other hand, her sister Serena tends to hang back a little bit, and requires a little more coaxing to get her out of her shell.
These girls can also be adopted with their other sisters, Grace and Europa or Brünnhilde and Venus.
Please fill out an adoption application form to apply to adopt these girls.
Sisters Shay & Lily are estimated to have been born in May of 2020, meaning they are just over 1 year old. We would strongly prefer that Shay & Lily be adopted with Cleo & Leila and will only allow them to be separated if the applicant already has an existing colony of rats.
You are unlikely to find more friendly, sociable or well-behaved rats anywhere. Aside from being soft, and cute as buttons, Shay & Lily are 100% liter trained, do not chew or destroy anything, are not picky about their vegetables or fruits and come almost immediately when called. They love to give kisses, love to climb on their humans, and love to explore. Lily will even settle into your arms or your lap for a long cuddle session if you give her gentle scratches in her favourite places (behind her ears and on her neck).
The ideal home will adopt all 4 girls together and basically give them free range in a safe room whenever they get the chance.
If you think these girls would be the perfect fit for your family, please fill out an adoption application form.
Sisters Cleo & Leila are estimated to have been born in May of 2020, meaning they are just over 1 year old. We would strongly prefer that Cleo & Leila be adopted with Shay & Lily and will only allow them to be separated if the applicant already has an existing colony of rats.
You are unlikely to find more friendly, sociable or well-behaved rats anywhere. Aside from being soft, and cute as buttons, Cleo and Leila are 100% liter trained, do not chew or destroy anything, are not picky about their vegetables or fruits and come almost immediately when called. They love to give kisses, love to climb on their humans, and love to explore.
The ideal home will adopt all 4 girls together and basically give them free range in a safe room whenever they get the chance.
If you think these girls would be the perfect fit for your family, please fill out an adoption application form.
Meet baby sisters Chai & Rosemary who were born at the rescue on March 9, 2021.
Their mothers were surrendered to the rescue along with 57 other rats from a woman who unfortunately allowed her 5 pet rats to breed uncontrollably.
Luckily, these girls will never have to live through that!
These sisters are extremely friendly and social girls.
They would have to be adopted together and need a home that will have lots of time and space for them to run around and to continue to grow.
If you are interested in adopting these two, please fill out an adoption application form.
Springfield and Dusty are brothers who came from a very neglectful situation where they were left to live in filth, infested with mites and left to wallow in their own urine. Thankfully, we were able to take them in at a relatively young age, and despite how nervous they were at first, these boys have made huge progress.
Estimated to be born between Dec. 23 and 25th of 2020, these boys are still young and have some growing left to do.
Both boys are now neutered due to some aggressive behaviour. While their aggression is now resolved, these boys will need a loving forever home that will continue their socialization. If you think you might have the space in your home and heart for these lovely boys, please fill out an adoption application form.
These bothers, Sisyphus & Atlas were born in October of 2020. Their previous human unfortunately had to move out of the province on short notice, and could not take them with her. Thankfully, they are both healthy, extremely friendly, very neat and tidy, and the perfect boy rats for anyone who would love a cuddle buddy for movie nights.
Of the two Sisyphus is the attention hog, who can never get enough of being held and human cuddles, whereas Atlas is the slightly more independent boy. Both are perfectly fine with being picked up and carried around.
Due to an incident shortly after birth, Sisyphus is missing all but 1.5 toes on his back right foot. But don’t worry, he’s so used to it, it doesn’t affect his mobility or his ability to climb at all.
If you are interested in giving these two sweet boys a forever home, please fill out an adoption application form.
Meet baby sisters Tiger & Jill who were born at the rescue on March 9, 2021.
Their mothers were surrendered to the rescue along with 57 other rats from a woman who unfortunately allowed her 5 pet rats to breed uncontrollably.
Luckily, these girls will never have to live through that!
Tiger & Jill are extremely friendly and social girls.
They would have to be adopted together and need a home that will have lots of time and space for them to run around and to continue to grow.
If you are interested in adopting these two, please fill out an adoption application form
These 5 baby brothers (from left to right) Bandit, Ash, Badger, Dove & Gizmo who were born at the rescue on March 9, 2021.
Their mothers were surrendered to the rescue along with 57 other rats from a woman who unfortunately allowed her 5 pet rats to breed uncontrollably.
Luckily, these boys will never have to live through that!
Of the 5, Ash and Dove are the most chill and friendly, while Gizmo is still quite nervous and will need a calm and patient human to show him there’s no reason to be scared.
We would ideally like to have all 5 adopted together, as they are all tightly bond, however, we will also accept applications for pairs and trios. We will be looking for a home that will offer these boys tons of space, toys, and opportunity for growth and enrichment, as well as long-term stability and care.
If you are interested in adopting these boys, please fill out an adoption application form.
Meet baby sisters Jasmine & Houdini who were born at the rescue on March 9, 2021.
Their mothers were surrendered to the rescue along with 57 other rats from a woman who unfortunately allowed her 5 pet rats to breed uncontrollably.
Luckily, these girls will never have to live through that!
Jasmine & Houdini are extremely friendly and social girls.
They would have to be adopted together and need a home that will have lots of time and space for them to run around and to continue to grow.
If you are interested in adopting these two, please fill out an adoption application form.
Meet baby sisters Sage & Lavender who were born at the rescue on March 9, 2021.
Their mothers were surrendered to he rescue along with 57 other rats from a woman who unfortunately allowed her 5 pet rats to breed uncontrollably.
Luckily, these girls will never have to live through that!
Sage & Lavender are extremely friendly and social girls.
They would have to be adopted together and need a home that will have lots of time and space for them to run around and to continue to grow.
If you are interested in adopting these two, please fill out an adoption application form.
Meet brothers Bug & Cowboy. These two were born March 9th, 2021.
Their mother was originally surrendered to the rescue already pregnant. These boys were born at the Rescue and have been handled since day both. Both are extremely friendly and just need a little bit of time and encouragement to come out of their shell when they go into a new home.
Even though they are still so young, potential adoptions need to have an enclosure that meets or preferably exceeds our minimum requirements. Please view our Rat Care section for guidelines.
To apply to adopt this pair of boys, please fill out an adoption application form.
These adorable baby sisters are estimated to be born between Feb. 21 and Feb. 23, 2021.
They are young, friendly, healthy and still have so much learning and growing to do.
Of the two, Sora (lighter colour) is a bit more brave and definitely the leader, while Willet (darker) will need some patience and lots of love to have her fully come out of her shell.
If you are interested in adopting these two, please fill out an adoption application form.
Meet sisters Nina, Pinta and the bravest girl, Santa Maria.
These 3 girls were surrendered by a previous owner who did her best to care for them, but found herself overwhelmed due to lack of time. Despite this, all three girls are perfectly healthy, very friendly and curious although still a little bit shy. They love to eat carbs like noodles, bread and rice, and are slowly warming up to other fresh fruits and veggies.
Their foster mom says they are becoming more sociable every single day!
We would like to find a loving home for all three girls together where they will have plenty of space to play and where their new family will continue to spend lots of time with them to help them become even more outgoing.
We estimate they were born around mid-May 2020.
To apply to adopt these sisters, please fill out an adoption application form.
Meet sisters Lyra & Olivia who are estimated to be born in mid-May 2020.
Their previous owner did the best she could to ensure they had a good life, but unfortunately found herself overwhelmed and with a busy work schedule, had little time to care for them. Despite this, they are curious, friendly and although still a little bit shy, are becoming more inquisitive every single day. Both girls are also in perfect health and clearly lived in a clean environment.
The ideal home for Lyra and Olivia would be one with a large habitat where they will have plenty of time to hang out with their humans on the couch, or in a play room so their confidence can continue to grow.
If you would like to apply to adopt these sweet girls, please fill out an adoption application form.
Update: July 21, 2021. Unfortunately Othello’s face abscess has returned. We will again treat with antibiotics and saline flushes.
Update: June 10, 2021. Great news! Turns out, the mass on Othello’s face was an abscess, most likely caused by fighting between Othello and his brother Checkers. As such, Checkers has now been neutered, and Othello, after 1 month of oral antibiotics and thorough saline flushing of his abscess is 100% recovered!
Update: April 17, 2021. Unfortunately Othello appears to have developed a mass on his face. Awaiting results from vet.
Both Checkers and Othello came from a very neglectful situation were all the rats were infested with mites and lived in filth and urine.
After parasite treatment, one unavoidable herbal bath and several weeks of good food, clean bedding and fresh water, both boys are now truly coming out of their shells. Checkers and Othello are sweet, inquisitive boys who seek out human attention, don’t mind being picked up but at the same time, are still quite active and adventurous. They are coming along very nicely as well with their liter training, although there is still room to improve with consistency.
We estimate these boys were born some time in May of 2020.
To adopt this pair of beautiful boys, please fill out an adoption application form.
You will not find a more perfect pair of rats anywhere. Sisters Yara and Sanna are estimated to be born in July of 2020. They are sweet, attentive, brave, loving and so very smart. They know their names and come when call. Of the two, Yara is slightly more food motivated, while Sanna will literally forego a treat for the sake of playing and interacting with her favourite toy in the word: humans.
If anything, the only negative thing about these girls is that Sanna so desperately craves attention that she will obsessively chew at the bars of her cage if she can see you and you aren’t letting her out to play. She does not do this when you are not in the room.
Anyone who wishes to adopt this lovely pair of girls must have a large enclosure, a big play area or room set up for them, and at least 1 hour or more a day to let them run around and hang out with their human family. They would really be wonderful free-range rats especially for family who can rat-proof an entire room for them. A 12″ solid wheel is a must.
To apply to adopt Yara and Sanna, please fill out an adoption application form.
