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Last Updated: April 6th, 2012
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May 4th, 2012- I would like to welcome BZC Sabina and BZC Ursula to the rattery. I am also thrilled to say that it appears both RAMR Honeykin and RAMR Volka have conceived. I will be seperating them from Roscoe tonight.
April 4th, 2012- I am happy to announce that we will be welcoming two girls from Illinois at the beginning of May. More information will be released at a later date. After quarantine and an assessment period, we will hopefully be pairing them to a suitable male. My waiting list is starting to get long, so hopefully we will hace new pups soon. I still dont have a confirmed pregnancy with Volka. I may try her with Porthos instead.
March 18th, 2012- Roscoe and Volka seem to be getting along well. I am closing reservations for girls at this time and will only be accepting applications for boys. It's been a tough year for the rattery with two lost litters, but i am hoping to get it back on track by this fall. I have a full time job, school and the baby so my litters will be few. I'll be buying bonding pouches from RDPY soon and I highly recommend them. For as many litters as they have there, her rats are socialized well and i believe it is in part because of the pouch.
March 9th, 2012- Honeykin gave birth to 3 gorgeous boys a few weeks ago. I had updated this page, but apparently it did not save. I will be keeping all three boys to continue the downunders here. I will be working on their litter page shortly. I have paired RAMR Volka with RRR Roscoe and we are hoping motherhood agrees with her this time. I am also going to pair Honeykin with Roscoe once she's had a break.
January 29th, 2012- Volka gave birth to nine rittens a couple werks ago. She cleaned them up, but was not interested in nursing them. I located a nursing doe and purchased her and her litter from a local petstore. Despite our efforts, none of Volka's babies survived. I will be adopting our the babies that came with the goster mom, whom ive come to call Gaia. RAMR Honeykin is due in early Feb. I am very hopeful that all will go well for her this time.
January 11th, 2012- Honeykin gave birth to five pups on the 29th. Sadly, the first pup got stuck and the remaining four were stillborn. The only survivor died the next day due to severe bruising. There were 4 boys and 1 girl. I have let Honeykin take a rest and I have paired her with Porthos. She has one manx in her pedigree, on both sides, but there should be no physical issues with her hips to have caused the difficulty in labor. Sadly these things happen. If she has trouble the second time, she and her daughters will be immediately retired and made pet only.
December 27th, 2011- Honeykin may be expecting! She is looking unusually balbous. Fingers crossed! There will be limited availability on these pups. Those on the waiting list will get a chance. If any are available afterward then it will be posted.
December 8th, 2011- The girls may have just been pudgy from over indulgence. They had loaded mashed potatoes and green beans the night before. Honeykin has a very stocky build so she will be a tough call when shes pregnant. I have put them back with their boys just in case they haven't conceived yet. Cross your fingers! My waiting list is getting rather long.
December 3rd, 2011- We have two pudgy looking bellies! I am very excited and hopeful for these litters. If Honeykin is pregnant and showing, the pups are Geordie's. I really hope so, he was a great boy and we miss our manrat.
November 28th, 2011- Sadly, Geordie was in an accident during playtime early last week. He was starting to show his age a little, but still seemed hardy and healthy. He got off the playtime table and climbed the curtains on the French doors. When I was trying to pull him down, he panicked then fell about 6.75 ft. He seemed fine at first, but we found him dead in his cage the next day. A horrible accident.. he will be greatly missed. He was gorgeous with a lovely personality. Honeykin is now paired with Roscoe, son of Venice and Kerrigan. She went into heat almost immediately, but so far Roscoe doesn't seem to get the hint. He just wants to groom her.
Greeting from us at Rodere Rattery. Rodere Rattery is a dream that is just recently coming true. After over a decade of owning rats as pets, I have decided that I would like to begin a responsible breeding program. With that endeavor, I hope to give even a little bit back to the animals whom I can thank for years of loving companionship and trust. In addition, I would like to breed wonderful 'rittens' that will be great companions to their adopters and cagemates. Rodere Rattery is located near Ashland, Kentucky.
We will be focusing on dumbo rats with wonderful health, temperament, and type. It is our hope to work with several unusual colors and help better establish some of the unrecognized colors here in the United States. Our main concern, however, will always be the health and temperament of the rats that are bred here at Rodere Rattery.
If you
are interested in adopting a rat or rats from Rodere Rattery, please look over our 'Adopting' page and fill out our adoption application. We may on occassion have rescue rats and retired adults available. We will do our upmost to ensure that each and every rat is treated like a member of the family, even if they are not a permanent resident.
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