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mapleplus1
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I am not ready for rats yet. But I am planning to get some in the future. I am from rural Ontario, Canada. My question is: Where do you get your rats from?
Here are basically my options
- In my town there is a Humane Society. But they only get rats maybe every couple of years.
- There is a reptile store that advertised "live feeder rodents." I don't know if that means rats. But if it does I may be able to go there.
- Rarely someone will post on Kijiji trying to re-home their rats. Again, that is very rare.
- Pet Smart usually has a pair of Male rats available. (They do not have females because they don't want to cause pregnancy. They are more expensive than most rats to deter people from buying them as feeders.)
Obviously, I would prefer the local humane society but I also do not want to wait years for rats. I would also prefer not to buy PetSmart rats because I would prefer to save a life.
Where do you guys normally get your rats? Out of my options where would you recommend getting rats from and why? Are there any special needs I should be aware of when getting rats from certain places? I am new to this so any advice would be helpful. Thank you
Here are basically my options
- In my town there is a Humane Society. But they only get rats maybe every couple of years.
- There is a reptile store that advertised "live feeder rodents." I don't know if that means rats. But if it does I may be able to go there.
- Rarely someone will post on Kijiji trying to re-home their rats. Again, that is very rare.
- Pet Smart usually has a pair of Male rats available. (They do not have females because they don't want to cause pregnancy. They are more expensive than most rats to deter people from buying them as feeders.)
Obviously, I would prefer the local humane society but I also do not want to wait years for rats. I would also prefer not to buy PetSmart rats because I would prefer to save a life.
Where do you guys normally get your rats? Out of my options where would you recommend getting rats from and why? Are there any special needs I should be aware of when getting rats from certain places? I am new to this so any advice would be helpful. Thank you