The Georgia Rat Rescue

The Georgia Rat Rescue 🐾 Foster Home Based Pet Rat Rescue 🐾
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The Georgia Rat Rescue is a non-profit volunteer and foster home based domestic pet rat rescue organization in Atlanta, Georgia. Please visit garatrescue.weebly.com/ for more information on our organization, see who is available for adoption and rat care. Our email is [email protected] for any questions and requests. PLEASE NOTE: We do not handle wild rats, orphaned babies or squirrels, other pets or animals - go to https://garatrescue.weebly.com/orphan-rat-care.html for more

🐭✨ This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of a Second Chance ✨🐭As we head into the season of gratitude, we’re reflecting on ...
11/21/2025

🐭✨ This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of a Second Chance ✨🐭

As we head into the season of gratitude, we’re reflecting on the little lives that come into ours and the incredible adopters who make it all possible. ❤️

We currently have some special-case rats who have been in foster care for a while while we work on their socialization. These sweet souls are gentle, not aggressive, and simply need a little extra patience, structure, and love to thrive.

These special-case rats do best as single or pair placements into homes with existing sweet, social rats or with experienced adopters who can provide calm, structured care. Adopting one of these shy, under-socialized rats is a truly rewarding experience — many adopters find they become the most bonded, affectionate, and grateful members of their families. 🐾

To help them find the right homes, we are offering discounted adoption fees and optional cage + supply starter packages. Single placements into established rat groups are also available to help them learn social behaviors and adjust more quickly.

If you’re looking for a holiday gift that changes a life, consider one of these special little hearts. They are ready to bring love, joy, and a little extra magic into your home this season. ✨

📸 Photos and more info are available — comment below or DM us if you’re interested!

From all of us at Georgia Rat Rescue, thank you to our adopters for opening your hearts and homes — you make these miracles possible every day. 🐀💛

🎃🐭 Happy Halloween from the Georgia Rat Rescue! 🐭🎃Wishing everyone a safe, cozy, treat-filled night with your favorite l...
10/31/2025

🎃🐭 Happy Halloween from the Georgia Rat Rescue! 🐭🎃

Wishing everyone a safe, cozy, treat-filled night with your favorite little goblins.
Thank you to our adopters, fosters, volunteers, and supporters who help us keep so many tiny lives safe all year long.

If you’re looking for a sweet soul (or two!) to add to your family, our Petfinder is updated with lots of wonderful rats hoping for forever homes.
Stay warm, stay safe, and give your ratties an extra pumpkin snack tonight! 🧡

📸: .avocato

🎃🐾 October Adoption-Ready Rats at Georgia Rat Rescue 🐾🎃We have several wonderful rats ready (or almost ready) for adopti...
10/27/2025

🎃🐾 October Adoption-Ready Rats at Georgia Rat Rescue 🐾🎃

We have several wonderful rats ready (or almost ready) for adoption this month!

• DojaRat & Happy – Two young girls under a year old, one black hooded and one Dalmatian-marked. Healthy, curious, and social.

• Maka & Pinky – One-year-old black hooded sisters who are gentle and people-oriented.

(These two pairs listed above currently live together peacefully and available now; we’d love to see all four go as a group, but they can be split into pairs if needed. Fees are discounted for larger groups.)

•Muffin & Peanut – Older adult girls (around 1.5+ years), one PEW and one beige ba****ck. Calm, affectionate, and easygoing. (Available in about two weeks.)

•Mittens & Crew – A trio of adult males (over a year old). Big, friendly boys who are social, easy to handle, and great for most homes. (Available this weekend.)

If you’re looking to adopt, fill out our application, send us an email at [email protected] or message us to learn more about any of these cases. If you can adopt, please help us spread the word by sharing this post! Thank you for helping us find homes for these wonderful rats! 🐀 🖤

—
Georgia Rat Rescue
Saving whiskers, one mischief at a time.

Welcome Muffin & Peanut! 🐭💞These two sweet adult girls were put out of the house after their young owner lost interest—b...
10/27/2025

Welcome Muffin & Peanut! 🐭💞
These two sweet adult girls were put out of the house after their young owner lost interest—but thankfully, we were able to bring them in before the cold set in.

Despite everything they’ve been through, Muffin and Peanut are incredibly friendly and social. They love people, enjoy attention, and quickly warm up to anyone they meet. These girls would make wonderful companions for first-time rat owners or families with gentle children.

They’re safe, happy, and ready for a forever home that will love them as much as they love everyone they meet. 💕

Our Petfinder listings have just been updated! 🌟 Check out our available rats here: https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/...
10/14/2025

Our Petfinder listings have just been updated! 🌟 Check out our available rats here: https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/ga/norcross/the-georgia-rat-rescue-ga502/

We have lots of sweet girls and a few chunky, charming boys ready to find their forever homes. Now is the perfect time to open your heart and make a difference — every adoption gives a rescued rat a safe, happy future. 💕
If you’re not in a spot to adopt right now, you can still help by sharing these listings — let’s get these little ones into loving homes before Halloween! 🎃

 💗 Girl Power at GRR 💗It’s been a big year for the boys, but we’re thrilled to welcome some new ladies to the rescue! F...
10/07/2025

 💗 Girl Power at GRR 💗

It’s been a big year for the boys, but we’re thrilled to welcome some new ladies to the rescue! From pairs of young girls to the lovely DojaRat and her crew (pictured above), we’ve got some sweet faces ready for forever homes. Most cases would be great for any kind of home, level of experience and families with kids. 

We also have a special group of girls who are a little misunderstood — shy, not super social, but still so deserving of love. They’d make wonderful cage mates for other friendly females and just need a safe, calm space to live their best lives. 💕 Adoption fees for this group or for singles are heavily reduced to help them find that chance.

Not able to adopt right now? Sharing helps just as much. Let’s get these girls home before Halloween! 🎃🐭

Inventory + Vet Fund UpdateAs we head into fall and the holidays, we're doing a final clear-out to help refill our vet f...
09/26/2025

Inventory + Vet Fund Update
As we head into fall and the holidays, we're doing a final clear-out to help refill our vet fund. Cooler weather usually brings an uptick in health issues, especially with rats, so we’re trying to get ahead of it and make sure we’re covered for anything that comes up.

✨ All funds go directly toward current and future vet needs as well as filling back up the Vet Fund which directly helps future current and past GRR adopters, as well as anyone needing veterinary care assistance— so if you’ve been thinking about upgrading your cage setup or grabbing a few extras, this is the time to do it.

🐾 What’s still available:
• One Double Critter Nation cage
• A few add-on CN units
• One Frisco small animal cage — great condition, slightly bigger than a DCN, and collapsible. Beautiful cage!
• Two Rat Manners
• Themed supply packs — we’ve sold out of two already, four are still up for grabs

🚗 Pickups are by appointment on weekends in Stone Mountain/Tucker (30087). Best to reach out by email, but DMs are fine too.

Thank you for the support — it really does go straight to the rats who need it most. 🙏💙

🍂 Fall Refresh for Your Rats + Support GRR’s Vet Fund! 🐭💛As the seasons change, it’s the perfect time to upgrade your ra...
09/21/2025

🍂 Fall Refresh for Your Rats + Support GRR’s Vet Fund! 🐭💛

As the seasons change, it’s the perfect time to upgrade your rat’s home or add fun accessories — and every purchase helps our rescues! All proceeds go directly to our Vet Fund, which supports:
🩺 30-day post-adoption vouchers
🐀 Veterinary care for foster rats
💊 Medications, food, and supplies for our rescues

Available Items:
🏠 Single, double, and add-on Critter Nation cages
✨ Brand-new luxury Frisco cage
💎 Custom cage — tall, small animal bar spacing, suitable for up to 4–5 rats
🖤 Petco Rat Manor cages
⛓️ Climbing ropes and tie racks
🧸 Wood houses, chew toys, straw huts and climbing structures
🧊 Plastic space pods, igloos, wheels, hanging baskets, levels, PVC tubes, corner litter pans and more
💧 Food & water items: plastic/glass bottles, metal/ceramic bowls
🧩 Various types of toys and playpen/training items

Bundles & Grab Bags:
Want to make it easy? We offer themed bundles or grab-bag style packages — perfect for upgrading your rats’ space all at once!

Pricing: Cages start at just $20. Prices vary depending on the item or bundle, condition, and completeness (not all Critter Nations have all levels/ramps).

📸 See the difference: Transform your rat’s space with our accessories — every little upgrade brings enrichment, fun, and comfort to your rats!

📩 DM us or email [email protected] to check current inventory and reserve your items.

💜 Every purchase makes a difference. You’re helping provide care, enrichment, and medical support for our rescues while giving your own rats a cozy, upgraded home!

Looking for Rat Companions? Meet Our Foster Boys! 🤎🐭We have several wonderful boys currently in foster care, all healthy...
09/09/2025

Looking for Rat Companions? Meet Our Foster Boys! 🤎🐭

We have several wonderful boys currently in foster care, all healthy and social, ready to find their forever homes. A few notes on each:

Bumble & Bee – North Georgia (Ball Ground) with foster Julia. One is a black-eyed seal point Siamese dumbo, the other a stunning blue variegated top ear. These younger boys (6–8 months and ~1 year) are just starting to come out of their shells. They’d do best in a quieter home with older kids or no kids. Available now.

Shaw & Sherlock – Metro Atlanta (Alpharetta) with foster Nicole. About 1 year old, fun, active, easygoing, and “easy keepers.” Great for almost any home, including those with children. Available in ~2 weeks.

Bubs – Senior male in Metro Atlanta (Chamblee) with foster Sonny. Black berk dumbo, calm cuddler but still fairly active at 2+ years old. Perfect for any level of rat experience, including homes with kids. Available now.

💌 Photos, updates, and more info on each case here: https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/ga/norcross/the-georgia-rat-rescue-ga502/

We can’t wait to help you find the perfect little companions!

September is here, and we’ve got some ratties ready for forever homes!🐾 A few of our long-term residents (90+ days) now ...
09/01/2025

September is here, and we’ve got some ratties ready for forever homes!

🐾 A few of our long-term residents (90+ days) now have discounted adoption fees to help them finally find their match! Our four hoodie girls are still waiting for an experienced, understanding home. Would be good candidates for intros to other girls, can be split into two pairs. 

💕 New arrivals this month:
• Gyoza – a sweet single girl looking for cage mates
• Shaw & Sherlock – gentle bonded boys, great for any home/experience level
• Bumble & Bee – another sweet bonded boy pair, perfect for confident beginners or experienced homes alike
• The Meatball Mob – four chunky cuddle boys who’d fit in anywhere

Our Petfinder listing will be fully updated tomorrow, in the meantime, here are a few fun foster photos. Check out all our available rats here ➡️ https://garatrescue.weebly.com/available.html

📢 Important Update from Georgia Rat Rescue 📢Georgia Rat Rescue will be pausing operations from Tuesday, August 26th - Tu...
08/26/2025

📢 Important Update from Georgia Rat Rescue 📢
Georgia Rat Rescue will be pausing operations from Tuesday, August 26th - Tuesday, September 9th. During this time, we will not be processing applications, responding to emails or messages, or arranging adoptions and intakes.

We know how important timely communication is when it comes to rescue, and we appreciate your patience while our small team takes this short break to rest, regroup, and prepare for the busy months ahead. Every message we receive matters to us, and we will begin responding in the order they were received once we return after the 9th.

Here’s what this means:
➡️ Adoptions: Any applications submitted during this period will be placed in our queue and reviewed after September 9th. Please allow a little extra time as we work through the backlog. Adoption appointments that have already been scheduled with our foster team will continue as planned.
➡️ Surrenders: We cannot accept new cases while we are away. If your situation is urgent, please reach out to your local animal shelter, humane society, or veterinarian.
➡️ Emergencies: If your rat needs immediate care, please contact an experienced small animal or exotic veterinarian right away. We recommend the UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Athens, GA for rat-specific emergency treatment. GRR cannot provide emergency medical advice or care during this pause.

Thank you for your understanding, patience, and ongoing support of our mission. Because of this community, we’re able to keep saving lives and giving rats the safe, loving homes they deserve. We’ll see you soon. 💙🐭

– Georgia Rat Rescue

Name: Bumble & Bee 🌼🐝Location: Ball Ground, GA (North Georgia Foster Home)Age: One young adult (~4–6 months), one adult ...
08/25/2025

Name: Bumble & Bee 🌼🐝

Location: Ball Ground, GA (North Georgia Foster Home)
Age: One young adult (~4–6 months), one adult (~1 year)
Colors/Coats: Bumble – Black variegated headspot top-ear standard coat; Bee – Seal Point Black-eyed Siamese dumbo
Adoption Fee: $35 for the pair
Requirement: Must be adopted together

About This Pair:
Bumble and Bee came into rescue under uncertain and troubling circumstances. Different stories were given about how they ended up needing help, but what we do know for sure is that these two boys were at real risk of being abandoned outdoors. We are deeply relieved they are safe now and have the chance to find a loving forever home.

Both boys arrived timid and a bit shell-shocked, but with time and gentle handling they are settling in well. Their foster describes them as agreeable and fine-tempered, currently shy but still fairly easy to handle. We believe that with patience and kindness they will continue to blossom into wonderful companions. Both boys appear to have old tail injuries—one is missing the tip of his tail, and the other seems to have had a break in the past. While we cannot know what they endured before coming to us, we can be certain that they deserve the comfort, care, and security of a safe, understanding home.

Adoption Notes:
Bumble and Bee are ready to start the next chapter of their lives with a quiet, stable home and an adopter willing to give them the time they need to trust again. They are already making progress and will reward the right person with companionship and love. As we get to know them, this listing will be updated!

Ready to Adopt?
Apply here: https://garatrescue.weebly.com/adoptnow.html

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