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🐾 Foster Home Based Pet Rat Rescue 🐾
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**CLOSED ON MAJOR HOLIDAYS**

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

01/04/2026

Happy New Year from Georgia Rat Rescue!🧡🐀

We’re starting the year on a high note with a wonderful adoption today—Happy and Tex Avery have officially found their forever home! These girls were recently moved into our special-needs program, and we honestly didn’t expect them to be placed so quickly. Seeing them land exactly where they belong is a reminder of why we do this work.

We’ll be back up and running tomorrow, processing adoption applications and surrender forms, and sharing more updates as we move into 2026. This adoption opens the door for us to help even more special-needs rats in the coming weeks, and we’re looking forward to what’s ahead!

We’re incredibly grateful for our adopters, volunteers and fosters. Your support allows us to keep taking on the harder cases and say yes to rats who need extra care and patience. We truly couldn’t do this without you all 🫶✨

Warmly,
GRR Admin & Foster Teams 😇

12/08/2025

ADOPTION UPDATE — HAPPY & TEX 💜🥰

Happy & Tex are two little rays of light who have already captured a lot of hearts. They’re affectionate, outgoing, and full of personality — truly some of the sweetest, most people-loving rats we’ve ever met.

Because of potential chronic respiratory issues, these girls are now considered special needs. They’ve been split from the original group sadly, but for the right home willing to keep a watchful eye and provide a little extra care if needed, they’ll bring endless joy.

With their adoption, the GRR will provide:
✔️ Take-home meds & care kit
✔️ Guidance, care instructions and ongoing support
✔️ Access to our official vet and vet fund

They’ll be placed together as a pair and will be ready for adoption around New Year’s, as long as they’re stable and medically cleared. For anyone able to give them the love and care they need, this is a truly special opportunity — we can’t wait to see them in the right home!

If you’re not able to adopt right now, you can still help — please share this post, like, follow for updates, and drop a comment below to help spread the word! ✨✨✨

12/04/2025

✨🎄Happy Holidays from the Georgia Rat Rescue! 🎄✨

Normally, we close down every December…
but not this year!

Thanks to steady adoptions and open space in several foster homes, we’ll be staying open through the holidays and New Years for both adoptions and surrender requests at select foster locations.

🧀 A quick reminder (and we say this with love): Rats make amazing companions — but they’re not “surprise gift” pets. Like most reputable rescues, we don’t encourage giving any animal as a Christmas present. Please think carefully before adopting. Even though they’re small and adorable, rats are a still a full commitment.

If you’re not able to adopt right now, you can still help:
🐭 Donate to support foster care, food, and vet needs
🐭 Share this post to help us reach more adopters and families needing support
🐭 Spread the word about responsible rat ownership this season

We’re excited to head into a new chapter at GRR, and your support keeps us moving forward. From all of us on the foster team and admin crew — Happy Holidays, and stay warm, safe, and extra furry this season! ❄️💙

12/02/2025

🌟 It’s Giving Tuesday! 🌟

Today is all about second chances, and we’re thinking about our four special-needs hoodie girls — the longest-stay rats in our care. They came from really tough beginnings and would thrive in a patient, understanding home. 💛🐭

If you can’t adopt right now, the best way to help these girls (and future rescues) is with a donation. You can give online at https://garatrescue.weebly.com/ or we’re also accepting cages, blankets, and rat hammocks. Our vet bills are caught up, but our special GRR fund helps cover medical care and transport for cases that can’t afford it.

Every bit helps give these little ones — and the ones on the way — a real second chance. Thank you for helping us do this work! 💛🐾 - the GRR Foster Team

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. 🐀💛

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

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.

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. 💕

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! 🎃

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! 🎃🐭

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. 🙏💙

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!

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