Buying Live Rats On Line??

Dont know if this is done any where or if anyone has dealt with any breeders themselves. We dont have any really neat fancy rats for sale around here so I was just wondering.
Thank you Thank you! :sunny:

Becky (Satanic Intention) knows, and I have some links to a whole slew of different rat fancies. But don't clue them to the feeder angle. Most all the websites and breeders tell U it's an absolute refusal to do business.


Ours started as feeders and become pets, but I'm in contact w/a local breeder to adopt a fancy or two to add to the pet side of things. Once I put the "girls" out in the garage for a feeder colony we're going to want another one or two for the house being lovey pets.

Well yeah, I was thinking about that...but when you break it down the breeding 3 are some what like pets...I mean I dont think I could ever feed them off!

Dont they figure out that you want to breed when you ask for 2 femals and 1 male?

If you read their terms, they'll most often tell U that U need to buy two of the same sex for company. For the females, that wouldn't be a problem, but I wouldn't suggest buying all 3 from the same breeder. Then when U want to get the male, you'd have to get two (again for the company they provide to ea. other). If you admit that you already have two pet rats, they could argue b/c they're female and the buck would be alone....OR if you DO say you're going to breed, they could refuse you the sale. The four breeders I've communicated w/were VERY, VERY picky (as they should be) where their babies go....and the 8 sites I hit were just as bad. LOTS of questionnaires, contracts, agreements.


Even if U agree and sign the contract for "pets only" (no breeding) they'll be really suspicious if you try to buy a 1.2

Mine aren't the selectively bred "fancies", but I didn't have any run-around getting them either. Now that I've established THOSE as the feeder colony, I'm in the discussions w/a local breeder to adopt some "pet only" rats that need homes.

Hopefully you'll find and be able to buy the ones you want, but just be forewarned.

Good luck!! I'm interested in how U do & where U get them.


RuLyn

Just wanted to pop in and say shipping live mamals might be illegal and when its not it takes VERY special considerations and permits to do so which is not cost effective. You may already know this but the wording of your topic sounds like you are looking to buy online and have shipped.

I was just reading a topic on Fauna the other day which involved someone shipping rodents which turned into a disaster...some or all where dead and sending party KNEW it was illegal to ship them.

If you are coming here for the Fire Show, if you have some extra time, there is a great shop that sells feeders, and you can get as many as you want, unless you find some at the show.

Audrey, If you're coming to the FIRE show, I'd be glad to bring some young rat weenling (sp?) pups that I've produced to start your colony. Got to keep Balou fed! :-) Just let me know

Alice...that's so nice of you!! What kind are yours? I have to figure out if we are going to the show or not...we have been so busy around here...
And to answer someone else's question, I was hoping to buy them on-line, havent found any fancy one's around here that I could go pick up...I'll keep everyone posted :)

I have a few rex-style babies(white) that I can bring to the FIRE show if anyone is interested. They are just going to be feeders otherwise.
What shop is that? I'm totally interested in a good reptile shop! A address and I can mapquest getting there too! What if we all showed en mass there? Haha.
Wolfy

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

What if we all showed en mass there? Haha.
Wolfy

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I know right? lol...I imagine then being like "What the hell??"