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Shaped Like a Friend Rattery

RBF-free rats with excellent temperament. Located in Port Angeles, WA!

04/21/2024

I have two sweet boys here that are seeking new hammocks. These are the last two I’ll be offering to the public.

Both are extremely sweet and loving. They are laid back and love scritches, fresh food (chicken bones, strawberries, you name it) and cuddling in hammocks or hoodies. They get along great with other boys.

The variegated Russian blue agouti boy is named Badger and is a bit over a year old.

The red eye dilute agouti boy is about three months and his name is Hamster. He is from the most recent litters. Hamster has cryptorchidism (undescended testicle). This can cause increased possibility of testicular cancer and can make neutering more complicated and therefore more expensive. However my line has no history of testicular cancer so hopefully the chances are low.

For their safety, they are not free but their fee does reflect age/condition.

03/23/2024

Well, rehoming day is tomorrow. And someone who told me they wanted these two beautiful girls three days ago just wrote to inform me they’re going to get rats from someone they found who is closer. I even held these girls for them without asking a deposit. Shame on me I guess.

These two are about five months old and now looking for a home. Rehome fee is $40. $20 deposit to hold them. I have a pickup day tomorrow in Sequim or we can work out a different date.

03/18/2024

Couple of baby boys enjoying this nice weather.

03/18/2024

Thanks deeply to the folks who stepped forward and offered to take up the remaining girls! Unfortunately, there's still be no interest in the boys. I am not sure if there is a new trend going around saying girls are better, or what (I know some people already have girls, but even people who had none wanted only girls!). But! If you're sleeping on these boys, you are really missing out. My guys get big, and they get cuddly (and honestly start out rather mellow too)! They are not always quite so eager to learn tricks, but they make up for it in snuggles. B1 is a bit of a special guy, as he has an undescended testicle. He is currently showing no issues, but I do not want someone to get him and be surprised. His rehoming will reflect that. Please be sure to check out my site and fill out the form if you are interested! Thank you :)

03/14/2024

Well, it seems like something is in the air. I avoid making posts like this because I don't want to come across as negative, and often I just have one or two frustrations that eventually clear up. But tonight, I'm frustrated in a way I never have been before.

I have had a record number of approved adopters back out. I had more people approved than I had babies to offer. Now? I have two baby girls reserved, and two adult girls pending reservation. The rest you see here without green dots are available and no one wants them.

People have dropped out because I'm too far away (I cover my location in my application), because I don't accept their only form of payment (covered in my policies which are agreed to in my application), because they couldn't make the proposed meetup dates (even though I offered to set up alternatives) or because they got rats elsewhere, etc. A lot of work and time could have been saved on our mutual parts if these folks had paid attention to my policies and application/not expected exceptions at the last minute.

I never want someone to take rats they don't want. But honestly, I am frustrated. And I'm a bit hurt because I love these rats and am proud of where my lines are at. I know they're not flashy colors or trendy coats, but a massive amount of work goes into my rats. It takes a load of effort to keep them all socialized, cleaned, fed, and plan litters. It takes even more hours to process applications, communicate with people, take photos, organize them, organize adopters, and ensure people get the right rats.

I had been on the fence about halting my program, but I think the behavior around these two litters has sealed the deal. Once these litters are placed, I don't intend to make any more available to the public.

My heartfelt thanks to those who have supported me and given my rats amazing and loving homes. I'll always be here for you; the page will stay up and I'd love any updates people care to send.

03/12/2024

Adoption day is tomorrow! Here are the lovely babies from Soot and Halo's litters.

03/09/2024

The littles are getting all cleaned up and ready for reservation day! Soon!!

02/16/2024

Adopters, save the date! March 11th will be when I start going through the list to reserve babies. March 23rd and 24th will be our main adoption days. As we get closer I will post pics of all available babies and provide more details of how things will work. Remember, this is not first come first serve so there is no reason to feel pressure to hover and try to click something fast enough!

02/15/2024

Eyes opened yesterday so please have some revoltingly cute pics.

02/15/2024

Baby boy kept dozing off in my hand 🥰

02/12/2024

Baby count is in! We have 9 girls and 7 boys between the two litters. The only down side is, I got a lot more applications for girls this time around than boys. The good news though is that I will have a couple girls from previous litters available, as well as three retired breeding does (Soot, Halo, and Misty) looking for new homes when the babies come available too.

02/08/2024

It’s been hectic here! These guys plus two baby birds to care for right now. Thought I’d share a few of the litter here though. Halo had a beautiful amber colored boy like her, and all the babies are fat and healthy. We do have one runt but so far he is managing to keep up.

01/30/2024

Soot and Halo both had their litters today! Halo had three little ones and I count at least 14 for Soot. Exciting! These will be their second and last litters. Good mommas! Pictures is Soot’s litter. Halo has just had hers so I did not disturb long enough for photos.

01/21/2024

Beautiful Soot and Halo are expecting their litters any day now! Here’s hoping everything goes well. (Old pics because I don’t want to disturb them.)

01/11/2024

Throwback to the cuties from the last litters 🥰

01/09/2024

I put Biscoff in a nice luxury suite with Soot and Halo. He’s already worn out 😂

01/06/2024

Oh to be a rat, in a cuddle puddle with your best friends 🥰

01/02/2024

Love cleaning day and watching them explore a clean and rearranged cage!

12/27/2023

Unsweetened crispy rice! Left in the carton for extra fun 🤩

12/25/2023

The boys were a bit more civilized with their turkey consumption 😆

12/25/2023

Hope you’ve all had wonderful holidays! The rats got some leftover turkey so theirs was perfect as far as they’re concerned 😂

12/21/2023

Update on boys available! B2, B3, B5, and B11 are looking for homes. All are wonderful sweeties. If you'd like to add a pair of them to your mischief, please check out my site and fill out an adoption application!

12/20/2023

I have gone through all my approved boy rat applications, and there are still four sweet boys looking for homes (the ones not marked with green). If you would be interested in adding some sweeties to your mischief, please fill out the application and shoot me a message! I have two dumbo and two top-eared. All four are himalayan (pointed) and excellent temperament.

12/18/2023

POV you open the cage ❤️

12/15/2023

All the little ones that will be up for reservations tomorrow. Including three adult rats that are retiring. A little about the adults:
Willie - Male. 10 months old. Born with one eye, very sweet and loving cuddly potato rat.
Sprite - Female. 10 months old. Cuddly, loves to play and give kisses!
Honey - Female. 4 months old. Likes to give kisses, but is a little more "shy" (by my line standards) than some of the others. Still very friendly and handleable.

12/11/2023

The babies are getting big! Learning from mom and their aunties. ❤️

12/09/2023

Nothing makes me happier than seeing a rat chilling in a hammock.

12/09/2023

Hope everyone is looking forward to Reservation Day! We may come up short on girls and end up with some extra boys. If you’d be interested in either, please be sure to fill out a form asap! Even if we come up short, this will put you first in line for the next litters.

12/06/2023

Lippppppp

11/30/2023

The babies are getting so big! That’s momma on the bottom of the pile.

I plan to start the reservation process around December 15th. We will schedule then for pickups as well, as I know the holidays will make things a bit challenging.

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Port Angeles, WA
98362

Website

http://www.shapedlikeafriendrattery.com/

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Baby boy kept dozing off in my hand 🥰 #ratbabies #ratbreeder #cuterats #rattery #petrat #slafrattery

Love cleaning day and watching them explore a clean and rearranged cage! #ratbabies #ratbreeder #cuterats #rattery #petrat #slafrattery

Unsweetened crispy rice! Left in the carton for extra fun 🤩 #ratbabies #ratbreeder #cuterats #rattery #petrat #slafrattery

The boys were a bit more civilized with their turkey consumption 😆 #ratbabies #ratbreeder #rattery #cuterats #petrat #slafrattery

Hope you’ve all had wonderful holidays! The rats got some leftover turkey so theirs was perfect as far as they’re concerned 😂 #ratbabies #ratbreeder #cuterats #rattery #petrat #slafrattery

The babies are getting big! Learning from mom and their aunties. ❤️ #ratbabies #ratbreeder #cuterats #rattery #petrat #slafrattery

Who’s enjoying the leftover turkey? #ratbabies #ratbreeder #cuterats #rattery #petrat #slafrattery

SeRATonin hours. #ratbabies #ratbreeder #cuterats #rattery #petrat #slafrattery

Have you ever seen a rat dreaming? Momma Soot taking a little nap from feeding babies. Watch her whiskers and eyelids closely! #ratbreeder #cuterats #rattery #petrat #slafrattery

I added a nice little hammock to each maternity bin for mommas to be able to take a break from the babies… but that doesn’t last long once they’re mobile. They’re… persistent 😂 #ratbabies #ratbreeder #cuterats #rattery #petrat #slafrattery

Sprite had her babies this afternoon. She’s now busily arranging the nest for them. #ratbabies #ratbreeder #cuterats #rattery #petrat #slafrattery

A snoot grabbin a banana chip #ratbabies #ratbreeder #cuterats #rattery #petrat #slafrattery

TW // bugs Misty enjoying a very special treat: live super worm! (That was sawdust that fell from the tweezers; she got the goods.) #ratbabies #ratbreeder #cuterats #rattery #petrat #slafrattery

This sweetie just went home a little while ago. I snuck in some cheek rubs while we waited. 🤍🤍🤍 #ratbabies #ratbreeder #cuterats #rattery #petrat #slafrattery

Little Badger! 🦡 #ratbabies #ratbreeder #cuterats #rattery #petrat #slafrattery

Little Goldfish Cracker sitting in my hand grooming and napping #ratbabies #ratbreeder #cuterats #rattery #petrat #slafrattery

Old enough for their first full cage cleaning! So here is a cutie boy to admire 🥰 #ratbabies #ratbreeder #cuterats #rattery #petrat #slafrattery

Please enjoy this cutie. She is one of my holdbacks. We are calling her Goldfish Cracker. PS please forgive my nails; I’ve been working outside 😅 #ratbabies #ratbreeder #rattery #cuterats #petrat #slafrattery