Rescue me not only with your hands but with your heart as well.
I will respond to you.
Rescue me not out of pity but out of love.
I will love you back.
Rescue me not with self-righteousness but with compassion.
I will learn what you teach.
Rescue me not because of my past but because of my future.
I will relax and enjoy.
Rescue me not simply to save me but to give me a new life.
I will appreciate your gift.
Rescue me not only with a firm hand but with tolerance and patience.
I will please you.
Rescue me not only because of who I am but who I'm to become.
I will grow and mature.
Rescue me not to revere yourself to others but because you want me.
I will never let you down.
Rescue me not with a hidden agenda but with a desire to teach me to trust.
I will be loyal and true.
Rescue me not to replace one you've lost but to soothe your spirit.
I will cherish you.
Rescue me not to be your pet but to be your friend.
I will give you unconditional love.
Author Unknown
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All ratties need a good home for there whole lives where they will be loved, fed a good diet, and looked after well. Unfortunetley there are people who cannot care for there ratties after a certain amount of time, or they are not looking after them very well at all. That is what this page is for.
I take in rescues, and either keep, or re-home them in conjunction with my dear friend Natalie (she has over 60 rescues herself) and the AusRFS club, i will take in ratties that anyone no longer wants. I house any rescues away from my main rattery, to prevent any problems.
Also on this page i will post available rescue ratties to go to there new FOREVER homes. I have an adoption fee of $25 per rat, that is just to cover costs of getting to the rat, and keeping it for whatever amount of time, feeding it, housing it and medication if needed. I take in ratties whenever i can, although sometimes i might not be able to due to transport or finances.
Please consider adopting a rescue ratty, they are just as important as any pedigree rat, they need homes for there whole lives and someone to love and care for them.
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I am currently taking in rescues.
Email me if you have a rat you no longer want.
Please supply as much info as you can when surrendering your rats, such as:
- Where you got the rat(s) from in the first place
-How old the rat(s) is/are, or how long you have had it/them.
-Any problems the rat(s) have, such as aggression, antisocial behavior, timidness.
-Any Illness it has had, or currently has, like sneezing, rattling.
-If the rat(s) is a female, has it had any litters in the past, or is there any chance it may be pregnant at the time that you are giving it up.
-The reason you are giving the rat up.
-Are you giving away anything with the rat? i.e cages, toys, food ect.
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LATEST RESCUES
29th of December: Millie and Cookie: These 2 girlies were surrendered by the haigh family, they were moving back to new zealand and could not take them. Cookie is a mink hooded and Millie is a P.E.W. They are both about 6-8 months old and ofcourse sweet and friendly. Both girls are living with me.
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14th of December: BEN: I got this lovely black berk surrendered to me just before xmas because his owner was moving interstate and could not take him, he is very sweet, and not to mention 5 YEARS OLD!!! He doesn't have a spot of myco, and although he is slow, he is fantasticaly healthy for his age! I have never even heard of a rat reaching that age. he is living with me for the rest of his life.
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PAST RESCUES
Monkey and Snuffies: These girls were surrendered to me because there owner and her partner had a severe allergy to rat dander. They were extremely spoiled and loved and even had a whole ferret kingdom to themselves!!! They are about 1.8 years old, and will be living with me permanantly.
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Picked up some new ones fom the same lady as i got Philly, Veggie and Nutty. 4 males, 2 females, they are curently about 8 weeks old. Are in good health from what i can tell i.e none have myco symptoms as of yet, photos will be up soon. They are as follows:
Males
2 x Silverfawn Hoodeds (Reserved for Ali)
1 x Silverfawn Self - (Reserved for Melissa)
1 x Champagne Berkshire (Reserved for Ali)
Females
1 x Black Self - Staying
1 x Dove Berkshire - (Reserved for Melissa)
ALL BABIES HAVE BEEN HOMED
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The dirty dozen
Took in 12 male ratties from a lady, 2 x 4 month olds, an old female (possibly up to 2 years old), and 9 x 5 week olds. The 2 x 4 month old ratties have found a home with my friend Natalie Clark.
The young males will be available for adoption as of today. Some had mange and have been treated, they are healing up. Also they are gaining some weight and condition on beefy foods and nutri-gel.
Currently Available:
Dove Self 1 - Reserved for Geraldine - Gone to new home
Dove Self 2 - Reserved for Abbey - Gone to new home
Dove Self 3 - Reserved for Rundle - Gone to new home
Dove Self 1 - Reserved for Rundle - Gone to new home
Mink Berkshire 1 - Reserved for Geraldine - Gone to new home
Mink Berkshire 2 - Adopted - Living with Sam
Cinnamon Hooded 1 - Adopted - Living with Sam
Champagne Berkshire 1 - Reserved for Abbey - Gone to new home
Please consider adopting a rescue rattie, these guys have gotten off to a rough start, but are in need of loving homes for the rest of there lives.
Email me for photos.
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Rescued on the 25th of September.
Philly, Veggie, and Nutty A.K.A PEW, Black Berkshire and an Agouti Berkshire. Females, Agouti and Black are sisters, born on the 30/6/09, and the PEW born on 3/7/09.
These 3 girlies will be living permanently with me. They were not handled a huge amount, and Nutty was probably the most shy, but after a period of a mere 3 days they have blossomed and are constantly craving attention now! They are incredibly sweet girls, and it just goes to show what a little bit of love, some YOGIES and a HAMMOCK will do!
They are of great size for there age too, and body condition is great, also no myco related problems at the moment, but only time will tell.
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