Umbrella Rattery

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!

12/22/2024

🎂 Happy 2nd birthday, Quasar 🎂

It's a somber celebration here at the Academy. We feel the loss of Draco deeply, but we're thankful for Quasar and that we're able to celebrate him. A few weeks ago, Q suffered a stroke. Then he started having small seizures. Last night he had another stroke and we thought he'd gone to be with his brother. But he's strong and he's pulled through - even though I think cognitively he isn't all here anymore. He isn't in pain. He just wants cuddles, so that's what he's getting. He's paralyzed on his right lower side and mostly just wants to have cozy places to nap, so we've built him a nest on the loveseat and he's in palliative care, getting spoiled with yummy soft foods. He can go when he's ready- and we think it'll be any time now. 🤍

12/21/2024

🌈 Draco. 22 Dec '22 - 21 Dec '24 🌈

My heart rat.
Devastated isn't the right word. It isn't enough.

Every now and then, you find a rat you really connect with. Love comes easily, but a real soul mate is rare. I bonded with Draco immediately and more than words can ever express.

It's fitting that I lost him on the winter solstice; the darkest day of the year.

There's so much I could say, and it will never be enough to express how much I loved Draco and how I will always feel his loss.

He was a good rat. He was good. Draco was goodness, personified. He was my baby boy.

12/20/2024

TKR Sub Zero is wishing everyone Happy Holidays from our family!

12/20/2024

☂️ AVAILABLE ☂️

♡ Final Fantasy: DOB 28 Aug '24 ♡
Sabin and Squall are super affectionate little guys who would love a new family!

Message me for details and more information. Pickup only (i am in London). Asking 40 each.
**$5 from each sale is donated to a local rat rescue**


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12/20/2024

❤️ Prepare for the festive season ❤️

A fun drinking game for rat owners 😊🐀

Please drink responsibly. Or not. 👀

12/20/2024

☂️ AVAILABLE! ☂️

♡ Cryptids: DOB 26 May '24 ♡
Yeti is an adorable funny girl, super kind & a total doll.

♡ Pokemon: DOB 28 March '24 ♡
Jirachi is a super intense young lady but always seeking out attention and affection. My breeding plans changed so she is now available for adoption.

♡ Mystery: DOB 3 Feb '24 ♡
Jessica Jones is our last detective waiting to find a home. Featuring gorgeous plush velveteen fur and a chill, laid back personality!

Please DM me or fill out my policy adoption agreement found in my linktree!! These are all wonderful girls and it's time they get adopted.

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12/20/2024

☂️🎉 Amazing news! Latios & Latias are finally reserved!

These twin girls are seriously the sweetest things and I'm so thrilled for them & their new owner. 💗

12/20/2024

Yesterday, the plan was for Thunder to be picked up by an adopter who'd reserved her and her sister Hailstorm a few weeks back.

I stand by my temperaments testing. I am proud to raise curious little babies who warm up to new situations and people quickly. They integrate flawlessly into new groups.

I accommodate my adopters families as well, since I want my rats to become a part of their family. The adopter who came yesterday has two small children, and was looking for young girls who'd do well with children's hands ... so of course I put my 9 year old son to work in helping socialize these babies in the last two weeks especially.

I noticed this week that Thunder didn't *love* being picked up initially but quickly looked for cuddles and snuggles. She was happy once she was settled in a lap or in the elbow nook of an arm, but was touchy with the initial pick up, especially by my son.

Now Thunder is near identical to her sister Wildfire, who passed my temperaments tests with flying colours (pictured here just hanging out), so I thought, yknow what... I'd be okay offering her to go to a house with small children because first and foremost I want my adopters to be happy with the rats they adopt from me.

I know I can take the extra time to work on a less ideal temperament here when I am confident the baby will blossom into a beautiful personality with extra time, but in this case, I wanted a better fit for my adopters family immediately.

So I gave the adopter the option, let her handle both beige-blue girls, and choose which one she thought would do better for her family needs.

She chose Wildfire, so Thunder stayed here. 💛

When feasible, I'm happy to give a choice to my adopters. Unless I absolutely need to keep a specific rat for my project and goals, then my keepers are penciled in but in cases like this, I was happy and willing to offer what I think is a better fit for that family. I love breeding and being able to go that extra step for my adopters to hopefully assure they really love their rattos they adopt from me.

12/19/2024

🌋 natural Disasters boys 8 weeks old!

These little fellas are so curious and on the move!

ALL these boys are available immediately for adoption.

Edit: Mudslide & Blizzard are Reserved.

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12/19/2024

🌋 Natural Disasters girls! 8 weeks old!

♡ Thunder & Hailstorm are being picked up today and we're SO excited for them and their new family.

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12/19/2024

Peekaboo!

🌋 Tornado & Wildfire (our holdback girls) - 8 weeks old tomorrow!

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12/18/2024

Do I have time today to take new glamour pictures of my adoptable rats looking for homes for the holidays? IDK Let's see!!!

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12/14/2024

🩷 Funny Card Friday 🩷

This one is from us to all the fellow rat owners out there! 😆

12/14/2024

Question time!

What sort of posts would yall like to see here? Don't get me wrong, I've got my IG & FB linked so you'll continue to get all my cute insta-worthy pictures here.....

But I have to wonder what else would make an impact to my followers?

DIY tutorials for toys/enrichment? Diet information? Results of my research & guidelines on breed standards I hope to adhere to & have been working on? Behind-the-scenes goals & penciled-in plans for the rattery (aka a sort of "Looking Ahead" post once a season or a few times a year?)

I'd love to have a bit more engagement on the page, and also want to be a source of information and clarity to both my current/past adopters, future adopters, and friends in general

12/10/2024

New rat toys made for adoption goodie bags!! 💕

12/08/2024

Roxy 💜

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