Relish Rattery

07/06/2025

Had an absolutely wonderful day today at NFRS Yelvertoft - entered quite a few rats today which in itself is unusual for me, however this time the vast majority of them had the Relish prefix!

I won't mention all the results here as every single rat I entered placed somewhere today, so thought I'd stick to just the ones I actually made haha

My absolute star today was Relish Indicators Are An Optional Extra (Ezi, pictured below) who managed to bag Guide Standard at just 10 weeks old (in a group of 13 very lovely rats!) and also resulted in me getting my first Novice win!

I'm so proud of them all for taking today in their stride and they have all earned an extra milky bone and some loves tonight

04/06/2025

Introducing 2 of the keepers from the Blaise Sosig X Halcyon Elitheya pairing!

Both agouti silken bucks who look very much like their dad (when they stay still enough for a photo!)

Please allow me to Introduce

Relish Indicators are an optional extra (Ezi)

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Relish Oil leak, what oil leak? (Oli)

03/06/2025

I will currently have 2 pairs and a trio of black bucks available for homes in the next 2 weeks.

If anyone is interested in them please comment or send us a message so I can send you a link to our application form. If you are already on our waiting list waiting for bucks please nudge me and let me know as I'm pretty sure my ADHD has missed a couple of people..... lol

Picture of a rogue Blaise Genetics of a Flying Squirrel (Spider) refusing to have her photo taken purely because she is an important next step in my plans 👀 hopefully all will be revealed in the following year.......

17/05/2025

Many people know my black line foundations came from the lovely Kabuki Rats, Holly is an amazing person and a very good friend of mine, and she has done me the highest honour along with Lisa at Halcyon for allowing the beautiful girls that were marked for outcross to come and live with us here at Relish HQ!

I am so so excited and happy to welcome:

Halcyon Give us a Shmooch (Shmoo) and
Halcyon Mosh til Dawn (Mosh)

They will be paired up to my existing black line (Which is Kabuki x Rattie Asylum) going forward so that the line can continue on here.

Welcome to the family girls!

28/04/2025

Whilst we have been quiet lately, it doesn't mean we haven't been busy at Relish HQ!

We've welcomed 3 litters in the last few weeks, a mix of agouti, cinnamon, rex, silken and blacks!

Bluethorn Butterscotch did it again and had 3 lovely chunky beans, Halcyon Elitheya welcomed 13 forbidden jelly babies into the world, and then her sister Halcyon Hera also brought 13 baby voids into existence! All mums are doing superb and some of the babies will be available for homing in the next month!

As always, priority will be given to those on my waiting list, or if you would like to apply please drop me a message for a homing form.

We plan on pairing up again next month for the cinnamon line - can anyone say 2nd generation 👀

09/04/2025

ALL RESERVED

These girlies and a trio of bucks are still available :)

20/03/2025

STOP DUMPING YOUR PET RATS!!!

I can't believe I'm having to make a post like this again...

I've just got home after going to collect a lovely silver fawn girl who was dumped outside with her cage.... luckily a lovely lady managed to catch her so she can come here and be treated and assessed....

PLEASE STOP DUMPING RATS OUTSIDE THEY WILL NOT DO WELL!!

Would you dump your dog or cat like this? No? then why think rats are any different? - Domestic rats are not their wild counterparts, they are not used to the outside and can pick up a multitude of infections, parasites and diseases both airborne and through fluids, some of which can pass to people and be FATAL.

This girl is only around 5 months old and left to fend for herself, and if it wasn't for caring, eagle eyed individuals, she might never have found her way to me. The search is still on for any others that might have been with her...

I'm begging people - all it takes is a quick google to find me or any other rescue that can prevent this happening. We will help however we can

This little girl is quite lucky to be alive, and now faces weeks if not months of treatments and rehabilitation to ensure she hasn't suffered too much from her ordeal. We honestly don't care what your reasons are for having to give up your animals - we would rather you said nothing and brought them here, than leave them to what can be almost certain death.

17/03/2025

ARE INTROS REALLY AS BAD AS PEOPLE THINK?

Honestly - the short answer to this is no. Whilst we live in an ever connected society, it would be easy to believe that intros are some 3 headed, fire breathing beast that only the bravest amongst us should ever attempt....

But we sometimes see so many posts with them going wrong, fights, aggression or just improper bonding it would be easy to see why people would think that. But we forget that we rarely post or ask questions when everything goes well - ask any seasoned rat keeper and they will tell you, intros go RIGHT more often than they do anything else.

Some people believe the myth that adult-to-adult intros should never be attempted as its too risky, their propensity to aggression is too high, well I'm sorry but if your adult buck is that aggressive he can't be introduced to adults then he's not going to do much better when kittens come of age, so he most likely needs a certain surgery to ahem *alleviate* him of his problem.... 👩‍⚕️⚽️⚽️✂️

If anyone on here is worried about doing adult-to-adult intros, message me, reach out and I'm more than happy to give you advice and help you learn the tools needed to have successful intros. I promise they really aren't as scary as they seem!

Photo for tax is intros in a bunch of RESCUE BUCKS who are all adults..... so no known backgrounds, unknown health... and sleeping like the dead. Not a fuss in sight!

06/03/2025

***NOW RESERVED***

I’ve got a trio of girls looking for a new home, these girls will be ready to collect from the 15th March. They are an agouti, agouti rex and a Russian blue agouti doe. If anyone is interested please let me know, allocation of these lovely girls will be subject to an application process and pictures of your set up.

13/01/2025

PENDING COLLECTION

We have two bucks left looking for their forever home - they are 8 weeks old and ready to go, from the Bluethorn Caramel x Blaise Muffin pairing. They will need extra time and patience as they can still be a little scared at times but I have full faith they will be the loveliest boys in the right home!

Both top ear cinnamon, one standard coat one rex coat

If you're interested in offering them a place please drop me a message for a link to our application form if you haven't filled one in already!

Standard homing conditions and fees apply

05/01/2025

Wow! I never expected my first litters to have such an overwhelming response! I've now been through the application forms and will be in touch with everyone who applied over the next few days with the outcomes and collection dates.

Whilst I am unable to allocate rats to everyone, we do have litters planned within the next 3-6 months so if you would prefer to wait please let me know so I can defer your application!

Hope everyone is having an amazing start to 2025!

28/12/2024

The babies are almost ready to find their forever homes!

I know people have been waiting for this moment so I am pleased to announce my waiting list is FINALLY OPEN!!

I am now taking interest in our first litters - you can find our application form here: https://forms.gle/jzb2PZ35SZHHgEtE6

I will be allocating babies within the next week or so, sorry it doesn't leave you much time but its been super hectic here with babies and Christmas