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Country: USA
State/Region: Maine
City/Town: Falmouth
Number of rats: 50
Gender: both
Age(s):3 months up to 15 months
Name(s): too many, not all have names
Colours: mostly Black Berks/Selfs and Hoodies, a few blues
Neutered: available at reduced cost
Reason for rehoming: too many!
Temperament: all friendly
Medical problems: unknown
Will the group be split: yes
Transport available: to most New England states
Other: Looking for foster homes also
Preferred donation: $5 adoption fee unless you choose to spay or neuter, then fee is waved.
There is a whole back story on this group, I feel I need to post more about this situation. I will delete it if mods say to.
You know the story, ooops litter after ooops litter and now 50 rats later they need our help. Mainely Rat Rescue was contacted and now we are looking to have foster homes and adoptive families all lined up so that the owner will know how many she needs to drive down to us (4 hour drive). The plan is for her to bring the rats to me in Falmouth ME on the 18th of this month, and then I will distribute the rats over the weekend. So far we have enough foster homes to help 17 of the male rats. I would love to get all of the males out of that home as soon as possible to prevent any more accidents!
Here's the sad part of the story, all of the rats live on pine shavings (even though she has been told it is unhealthy) and eat nothing but dry dog food. All of the same sex babies live together in one cage! and no one has toys or hammocks.
I do not have pictures because there is no digi cam in this home but after talking to her last night I believe most of these rats to be rex mixes. Here is the breakdown:
"Older girls" (some born in June 2006, others Feb 2007- She can't tell them apart as they are all together):
4 hooded black and white
6 others black self/ black berk
Baby girls (born mid July 2007)
7 black selfs/berks
4 hooded- black and white
So there are a total of 21 girls that need a home
"Older Boys" (born June 2006) (They are real sweeties!)
3 Hooded (Foster w/kim)
3 Black berks (foster w/Dori)
(They are really pretty as well, some of them have almost a wavy coat)
"Big Boys"
3 black berks (foster w/lisa)
"Baby Boys"
14 blacks (1 foster w/Paula 1 foster w/Patti)
2 hooded-black and white (1 TGH w/jessfur 1 foster w/Patti)
4 solid greys (1 TGH w/jessfur, 2 foster w/Paula, 1 foster w/Patti)
A total of 29 boys
Please let us know if you can adopt any of these needy rats or if you'd like to become a foster home for us.
With adoptions we offer low cost spays/neuters ($75 & $50) and a free first exam if you use our vet, www.pinepointanimalhospital.com
Adoption fee is $5 per rat unless you choose to spay/neuter then the adoption fee is waved.
Transportation throughout New England is usually doable, even as far as PA in some cases!
We prefer to keep foster homes close to home so we have limited it to ME, NH and MA for now. We supply cages & accessories, lab blocks and bedding as needed as well as vet care at our vet.
You can PM me here or email me at [email protected]
Please visit our website www.mainelyratrescue.org if you can't adopt or foster, please consider supporting our efforts by purchasing something from our online store.
Thanks for reading and please spread the word and crosspost!
Kimmy and the MRR gang
State/Region: Maine
City/Town: Falmouth
Number of rats: 50
Gender: both
Age(s):3 months up to 15 months
Name(s): too many, not all have names
Colours: mostly Black Berks/Selfs and Hoodies, a few blues
Neutered: available at reduced cost
Reason for rehoming: too many!
Temperament: all friendly
Medical problems: unknown
Will the group be split: yes
Transport available: to most New England states
Other: Looking for foster homes also
Preferred donation: $5 adoption fee unless you choose to spay or neuter, then fee is waved.
There is a whole back story on this group, I feel I need to post more about this situation. I will delete it if mods say to.
You know the story, ooops litter after ooops litter and now 50 rats later they need our help. Mainely Rat Rescue was contacted and now we are looking to have foster homes and adoptive families all lined up so that the owner will know how many she needs to drive down to us (4 hour drive). The plan is for her to bring the rats to me in Falmouth ME on the 18th of this month, and then I will distribute the rats over the weekend. So far we have enough foster homes to help 17 of the male rats. I would love to get all of the males out of that home as soon as possible to prevent any more accidents!
Here's the sad part of the story, all of the rats live on pine shavings (even though she has been told it is unhealthy) and eat nothing but dry dog food. All of the same sex babies live together in one cage! and no one has toys or hammocks.
I do not have pictures because there is no digi cam in this home but after talking to her last night I believe most of these rats to be rex mixes. Here is the breakdown:
"Older girls" (some born in June 2006, others Feb 2007- She can't tell them apart as they are all together):
4 hooded black and white
6 others black self/ black berk
Baby girls (born mid July 2007)
7 black selfs/berks
4 hooded- black and white
So there are a total of 21 girls that need a home
"Older Boys" (born June 2006) (They are real sweeties!)
3 Hooded (Foster w/kim)
3 Black berks (foster w/Dori)
(They are really pretty as well, some of them have almost a wavy coat)
"Big Boys"
3 black berks (foster w/lisa)
"Baby Boys"
14 blacks (1 foster w/Paula 1 foster w/Patti)
2 hooded-black and white (1 TGH w/jessfur 1 foster w/Patti)
4 solid greys (1 TGH w/jessfur, 2 foster w/Paula, 1 foster w/Patti)
A total of 29 boys
Please let us know if you can adopt any of these needy rats or if you'd like to become a foster home for us.
With adoptions we offer low cost spays/neuters ($75 & $50) and a free first exam if you use our vet, www.pinepointanimalhospital.com
Adoption fee is $5 per rat unless you choose to spay/neuter then the adoption fee is waved.
Transportation throughout New England is usually doable, even as far as PA in some cases!
We prefer to keep foster homes close to home so we have limited it to ME, NH and MA for now. We supply cages & accessories, lab blocks and bedding as needed as well as vet care at our vet.
You can PM me here or email me at [email protected]
Please visit our website www.mainelyratrescue.org if you can't adopt or foster, please consider supporting our efforts by purchasing something from our online store.
Thanks for reading and please spread the word and crosspost!
Kimmy and the MRR gang