Cactus Critter Rattery and Rescue

07/01/2025

I haven’t felt this good in weeks guys! I think this is it for meeeeee! Thank you all for the support and love in my trying times.

07/01/2025

Important Update from the Rattery 💜🐀

After some careful thought and reflection, I’ve made the decision to reduce the number of breeders in my program. This wasn’t an easy choice—these rats are incredibly important to me—but it’s one I’ve come to with a clearer perspective after recently falling ill. That experience made me realize how much I had taken on, and that in times of hardship, a smaller, more manageable colony is truly the most responsible and sustainable option.

As part of this shift, I will be rehoming some of my beloved bucks and does. These are not “leftovers” or afterthoughts—each of them is special and has been raised with care. I’m looking for homes that are not only loving but also informative. I need health updates.

Some we will be rehoming is

PUDGE THE FISH
GROOT
MADAM ROSEMARY
LAIOS

AND MORE

I want to be clear: I’m not stopping my breeding program. I’m simply scaling back to a size that supports both the health of my animals and my own well-being. Thank you all for your understanding and continued support. 💜

If you’re interested in giving one of these wonderful rats a home, please feel free to reach out.

06/30/2025

Hey everyone,
I’ve been sick for a little while and have been doing my best to find some real answers. I finally made it to my main practitioner, and we’re moving forward with a breath test to check for certain infections. Hopefully this helps us figure out if what I’ve been dealing with is something lingering that’s still affecting my ability to eat properly.

Right now, there are just some things I can’t tolerate—beef being one of them, which I really miss. It’s been tough not being able to enjoy my favorite foods, but I’m honestly feeling more hopeful. I truly believe I’m getting better and slowly getting back on my feet.

It’s going to take a little more time, care, and patience—not just for myself, but for my animals too. Thanks to everyone who’s been checking in or thinking of me. I’m on the road to recovery.

06/29/2025

06/29/2025

I was admitted into the hospital I’m still sick from chs

06/24/2025

At the hospital again

06/22/2025

I’m getting better. Ate two days in a row. It’s been a s**t show here but I’m getting better. I won’t let this happen again

06/22/2025

Saturday is usually my paperwork and records day…
But everything is in disarray after nearly three weeks of being completely out of commission. My records are a mess. A litter was born during that time, and amidst all the hospital visits, I lost Luna.

I’ve never felt this kind of pain before.
This wasn’t just exhaustion—it was my body giving out. I didn’t have the energy. I tried to get up, I wanted to be there, but at one point… I just couldn’t move. And by the time I realized how bad things had gotten, my rats were suffering too.

This is something I’ve never experienced before, and it’s left a mark I don’t think I’ll ever fully recover from.

I want to give my deepest thanks to Zinnia’s Angels Rattery and Katia Goldsberry fort going to the hospital withh me—without your kindness and support, things would’ve been so much worse.

It was all too much.
And even though I had help, the weight of it all still crushed me. I feel horrible. I feel broken. And losing Luna… I don’t know how I’ll ever fully come back from this.

Please just be patient with me as I try to move forward

These aren’t pictures of Luna….. I sadly didn’t take enough of her….

06/21/2025

Still down and out. I can’t message because I’m so exhausted. I know that the issue is but they said it might not clear up for three months

06/20/2025

Omg I will die for you but live for you too!

06/19/2025