Azuline Rattery

14/12/2024

Went to a wonderful wedding this week. Me and my daughter couldn’t help but be fascinated watching a gorgeous little agouti doe foraging outside 🥰

02/12/2024

I love rat care BUT I absolutely do not know the name of a cage just by looking at it unless it’s one of the few I owned 😅

I don’t know how others remember them all!

Anyone else?

09/11/2024

I love rats but I completely agree 😂😂

01/11/2024

Hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween! 🎃 for many years I did ratty PR every Haloween, to the point that kids would intentionally come to “the rat lady house” because they got to stroke a rat as well as get their treats 😂

28/10/2024

Last night I went to see my favourite podcast No Such Thing as a Fish live in Manchester. They asked the audience to send in their favourite facts and picked a few to read out during the show. I sent in the fact that rats boggle when they feel extreme emotion such as happiness (and explained what boggling looks like) and they read out my fact and talked to me about breeding rats during the show!

So now a Palace Theatre full of people including nerd royalty know a little bit more about rats than they did before 😂

09/10/2024

Summer has officially gone, and I can’t wait for cuddly autumn weather snuggled up on the sofa with a good book and a blanket! Only one way to make it better and that’s to add a rat or 8 to the party. Just don’t use a blanket you dont want designer holes added to 😅

Photography by Bogglesandboops Small Pet Photography

06/10/2024

Ratty Halloween decorations in Sainsbury’s today!! 😍

24/09/2024

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Photo credit to Bogglesandboops Small Pet Photography and book credit to Azuline Rattery and their amazing book 'Pet Rat Care'.

https://ratrations.co.uk/pet-rat-care-book

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pet-Rat-Care-Zoe-Lumour/dp/B0CNH8YFJV

07/08/2024

Honestly reviews like this one from Katie make me squeal with happiness! Thank you so much for sharing!

29/07/2024

Ebonie at Bogglesandboops Small Pet Photography has done it again with a boat load of absolutely gorgeous photos of my book! Thank you so much Ebonie, and thank you for modelling again Phoebe!

So many that I love, but given the weather today, this one called my name! 🍓🐀🌳🌞🍴

22/07/2024

“How do I get my rats to cuddle with me?”*

*wrong answers only please 😁

11/07/2024

A card from one of my daughter’s toys…. Are you sure that’s what that is 😅

29/06/2024

I highly recommend this nail polish as well as everything else here! 😁 I stopped having time to paint my nails a few years ago and can’t for work now, but I used to wear Lyn’s gorgeous shades of sparkly blue all the time

12/06/2024

What should you do when you're left with 1 rat from a group?

Well, first of all, you should do everything to avoid ever being in the situation where you are left with just one rat from a group. I have a whole article about rolling rat groups on my website that covers this in detail, but today we're going to look at what your options are if you do end up with a single rat for whatever reason.

1. The most obvious solution is to get more rats. If you have a rat who is alone, your priority needs to be to get them company ASAP. Rats do not need time to grieve and the longer they are alone the more detrimental it is to their well-being. If you are in this situation, then by all means contact reputable breeders, but the chance of them having rats both at the right age to go to new homes and without a waiting list is extremely slim. Instead, you should focus on getting rescues that are ready immediately; check out rescue centres near you and Rat Rescue Network UK. You do not need to get rats the same age as your rat, and especially if your rat is an old rat, make sure you get a younger pair so that you don't end up in the same situation in the near future.

2. The second option, if you don't want to continue owning rats, is to rehome your rat to someone that can offer them company. Again, this needs to be done ASAP, so post on the rats wanted thread on the group linked above, or make a post in Rat Care UK. Make sure you vet the owner so that you know that their care is going to be up to your standards, and also that they are going to ensure your rat has company for the rest of their life (e.g., if your rat is 18 months and they have a lone 26 month old, unless they are getting other rats too your rat is going to be alone again pretty sure).

3. The final option that I see people talking about is loaning or fostering rats, particularly from breeders. I think this is so rarely an option that's it's not worth mentioning, but I am doing so purely because it is talk about so often. Essentially the idea behind this is that someone else lends you their rats for your rat to integrate in to. You look after their rats and yours until yours passes away and then you give the group back. While lovely in theory (you don't need to adopt more rats permanently and you get to be with your rat until the end), in reality, this is only really an option in rare circumstances where a breeder not only has a rat group that they don't need for breeding purposes, but also that they feel happy enough to lend to you for a period of time. I have only known this to be an option where the owner with a lone rat is one of their owners that they have known for a long time and have a good relationship with. I doubt any reputable breeder would loan out their much loved pets to someone they didn't know - I know I wouldn't!

Have you ever been down to 1 rat? What did you choose to do?

04/06/2024

You know how I like creating articles that answers questions people ask on rat groups. Well, I'm hoping this is another one that's going to come in handy a lot! :)

Most of my articles are initiated by me just musing or ranting, but this one was written after a special request came in! Yes, apparently I sometimes take requests 😅

Fairly regularly on rat groups on Facebook people crop up either wanting to or already taking their rats outside with them, maybe to play on the lawn or even go for a walk. But is this a safe and b…

03/06/2024

Apologies for the radio silence, it's been a hectic month leading up to then going away on holiday! we got back yesterday and straight into a full work week so barely had time to think!

Just to note I am hoping to pop by the North of England Rat Society Preston show on Saturday. I will have a few copies of my book with me that I can sell at the reduced rate of £14 (that's the cheapest you can possibly get it!).

Drop me a message if you are planning on attending and want one (or know someone attending and want me to send one back with them for you) :)