Jellybean Rattery

09/02/2024

Look who sprouted a short bit of fur overnight!

09/01/2024

Introducing Bear's little beans! She has 8 boys and 5 girls born 8/26/2024. Her and her beans are doing great and she's being a wonderful mother 💜

08/14/2024

This is a great summary to set realistic expectations as a rat owner 💜 While most breeders strive to produce healthy, long-lived rats, rats are biologically not built to live very long and even longevity lines struggle to reach 2.5-3 years consistently.

If lifespan is your biggest desire, look into dwarf rats 💜 While they are harder to find and you may be on a wait-list for a while, and they tend to be a little more expensive, they live notably longer.

🐀 'How Long Do Pet Rats Live?' 🐀

This is a question we commonly seen asked, and debated, on rat groups online and is something we feel is super important to discuss.

On the Internet, you may see many unsubstantiated claims of rats live well over 3 4 or even 5 years old that can make you feel bad that your beloved baby 'only' made it to 2, for example. The reality is, that although there are varying factors and exceptions, the average age of pet rats is 1.5 - 2.5 years, with somewhere around 2 ish often being the average 🩷

08/08/2024

Hi everyone! Quick update. I've been getting a few messages and emails and while I welcome anyone to reach out anytime, please note I'll be slow to respond for the time being. We're near the tornadoes that touched down in NE Ohio and have been without power for 48 hours now with little idea of when it'll be back, so I'm only able to check correspondence on my phone which doesn't have the best battery life.

We're okay, the rats are okay, and the property is mostly okay! Rat tax is one of our current pairings, Max x Bear 💜

07/21/2024

6 week update photoshoot of Mystic's single baby, now named Elixir 💜

She is a UK pearl merle variegated silvermane velveteen.

07/20/2024

8 week update photos of Mera's litter!

07/19/2024

Sorry for the slow updates everyone! I recently switched jobs and it's taking me a bit to adjust.

River's babies are growing up beautifully and oh so sweet!

06/30/2024

It's finally time to introduce this adorable little sheep 💜
Mystic x Max were paired for my pearl merle line, but Mystic only had one single baby. We held off on announcing her because often single babies don't make it. Luckily Mystic did a wonderful job taking care of her and she's doing so well! She is a pearl merle variegated velveteen 🥰

06/28/2024

Beans!! We welcomed 5 new beans to the world from River x Cyrus a few days ago 💜 River is my boyfriend's heart rat and Cyrus is one of mine, so we're very excited for this litter.

06/17/2024

A video of Mera F2 being the cutest little thing 💜

06/15/2024

Mera Beans!! These kiddos are so cute I can't get over it 🥰
They are black-eyed Siamese, black-eyed himilayan, and ivory dumbos. Standard and dwarf 💜

06/12/2024

Hello all! Our wait-list is currently empty for girls as well, and we still have plenty of girls looking. If you would be interested, please send a message to the page!

Everyone will be expected to fill out an application and get approved 💜

06/11/2024

I hope to get light box photos soon, but I have to give you all a sneak peek of how stinking cute these guys are 🥹

06/06/2024

For the first time in a long time our waitlist for boys is empty and we still have 4 👀 If you would be interested, please send a message to the page!

Everyone will be required to fill out the standard application and get approved 💜

06/04/2024

They sure do grow fast! I just thought I'd share this comparison between an 11 day old baby and a newborn bean 💜

06/02/2024

Fuzzy beans 💜

05/31/2024

Look at these chunky beans 💜 They're getting peach fuzz in as well.

05/28/2024

Introducing 9 baby beans from Mera x Chaos Nugget!

05/26/2024

Finally, update photos of Wren's litter! Prepare for cuteness overload!

05/26/2024

Updates on Eclipse's boys! These boys are so kissy and sweet, I love them 💜

05/25/2024

Update photos of Eclipse's girls!

05/23/2024

Update photos of Penumbra's girls!

One of my major work deadlines is finally done, so I hope to be catching up on photos and updating the site soon. Look forward to update photos of Eclipse's litter and Wren's litter soon!

05/18/2024

Here's update photos of Penumbra's boys! They're approaching 8 weeks old. I am especially happy with the quality of the Harley coats in both Penumbra's and Eclipse's litters. I'm looking forward to seeing how they grow.

05/11/2024

Not rat related, but the northern lights were lovely tonight! We got to see them very faintly. Luckily my camera enhanced them a bit and I got some decent shots. Supposedly there's a good chance they'll still be visible this morning and tomorrow night, and I'd love to see any pictures people get if you want to comment them!

05/10/2024

I wanted to remind everyone that the dollar store is a GREAT place to go for rat accessories! I recently made a trip to Dollar Tree and came back with an awesome haul for less than 50.

The stacking storage bins are a new favorite of mine, and I went back today to get a dozen more 😂

Some notes, be sure to carefully look at the items and see if toes, feet, or tails can get caught anywhere. Careful with diamond or triangle shaped holes, where toes and tails can slide into the thin point and get stuck. Avoid baskets that don't have solid bottoms. Test the strength/flimsiness of baskets and bins to make sure they will safely hold the weight of your rats.

They aren't from Dollar Tree but I also love these kitten litter boxes. I drill holes in the corners to hang them up or cut entrances out and put them in upside down as hides.
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(These are associates links)

There will be more info in the captions of these photos!

04/28/2024

These little dwarf beans are about 3 weeks old! I can't get over how cute they are, their colors, their ears, I just wanna squeeze em.

04/22/2024

And last but not least, Jade's boys 💜

04/22/2024

Update photos of Cowgirl's boys!