Rescued rats, as well as rats adopted from shelters, rat rescues, and people rehoming rats are friendly, intelligent, wonderful little animals.
Rescue rats (and other rescue animals) come in all ages from just weaned babies to seniors, from healthy rats to rats with special needs and challenges.
Rescue rats are no different then rats from stores or breeders except that when you get rescue animals you are saving a life through adoption ...... you may be saving the lives of animals being rehomed or opening space at a shelter or rescue for more animals to be rescued and saved.
When you purchase an animal you are creating demand for more to be bred into misery.
Supporting breeders and stores that sell animals creates demand, supports animal abuse/cruelty, and takes homes away from animals in desperate need of good homes
If you are looking at adopt from a rat rescue, there are many good rescues that will screen, do home visits, require a signed contract, and will be available to provide assistance and will take back any animals if you decide for any reason that you can no longer care for them,
This is a rescue forum that supports and promotes the adoption of rescue animals.
This rat rescue forum does not support the selling or breeding of rats.
Please see the forum rules in the introduction section
Please read! or in our Reference Thread
REFERENCE Thread - Read Only
There are many places on the internet where you can go to discuss breeding and buying animals, this is the only rat rescue forum I am aware of. Please respect that.
BTW if you are looking for a hamster, many can be housed alone and there is a section on this forum for posting about other companions
Other Companions
If you are considering a rat then you must get at least 2 same sex rats. Please see our Reference Thread for a wealth of information