Snowball and her Ice Cream Sundae babies were surrendered to MRR on 1/27/10 due to allergies in the family.  This was an unintentional pregnancy due to gender misidentification by the original owner. This litter is comprised of 12 agouti cutie hoodeds who will be available for adoption on 2/10/10!
Available for adoption:
Mama-#10048 “Snowball”, Rat, Himilayan, Standard […]

#09393 “Blaque”, Rat, Black Berkshire, Standard Coat/Ears, Male/Neutered 01/12/10, DOB 08/19/09
Serge and Blaque are two French Canadian rats that were adopted at a pet store in Canada. The new owners were told they were both males, brought them home to Maine and lo and behold, a litter was born. They were housed in […]

#09329 “Betty”, Rat, Black Berkshire, Standard Coat & Ears, Female, DOB 11/1/08
#09330 “Wilma”, Rat, Black Hooded, Standard Coat & Ears, Female, DOB 11/1/08
Betty and Wilma were surrendered to a local animal shelter because their owner was moving and could not take them along. We feel this was the best thing that could have happened to […]

“Rachel Isabel”, Black Mismarked Masked, Standard Ears/Coat, Female, DOB 8/3/09
“Rebecca Ivy”, Black Split Capped Bareback, Standard Ears/Coat, Female, DOB 8/3/09
Rachel Isabel and Rebecca Ivy are just two of the RI rats who came into MRR custody on November 9th.  (All of the Rhode Island ratties were given names with R and I initials!)  Christy, the owner, bought a […]

Patience came into custody at the beginning of January. along with two other female rats, Phoebe and Lexi.   The owner called asking to surrender her rats. She had been breeding for pet stores but no longer wanted to and had three young females she wanted to find homes for.  The rats arrived housed in […]

“Sarah”, Himalayan, Female, Standard Coat/Ears, DOB 6/23/09 ADOPTED
“Nadia”, Beige Berkshire, Standard Coat/Ears, Female, DOB 6/2/09
“Yasmin”, Beige Variberk, Standard Coat/Ears, Female, DOB 6/2/09 ADOPTED
“Nika”, Himilayan, Female, Standard Coat/Ears, DOB 6/23/09
Nika and Nadia were returned because they were not a good match for the older rattie they were brought home to be friends with. Their foster mom says, […]

“Wasco”, Agouti Bareback, Standard Ears/Coat, Male/Neutered, DOB 7/21/09
Sweet Wasco is a little rattie boy who disappeared in the foster family’s home while he was out playing on the bed with his brothers!  He was just a baby and had been raised in this home since birth.  He was just about to be moved to another […]

#10010 “Cashew”, Rat, Black Hooded, Standard Ears, Rex Coat, Male/Neutered 1/15/10, DOB 7/4/09
Cashew arrived on 1/14/10 because his owner developed severe allergies to her rats and had to downsize to keep her health under control. Cashew is a special needs ratty who comes with a heart wrenching story of survival so grab your tissue box.
Cashew […]

#10006 “Poppy”, Rat, Black Berkshire, Rex Coat, Standard Ears, Female, DOB 1/7/09
#10007 “Mango”, Rat, Blue Berkshire w/Blaze, Standard Coat/Ears, Female, DOB 1/7/09
Poppy and Mango were surrendered because their owner had to downsize her colony due to severe allergies in her family. These girls come from a wonderful home and have had the best of everything […]

#10004 “Acorn”, Rat, PEW, Dumbo Ears, Standard Coat, Male/Neutered 1/15/10, DOB 8/17/09
Acorn arrived on 1/14/10 because his owner developed severe allergies to her rats and had to downsize to keep her health under control. Acorn is a sweet and gentle boy but very much a scaredy rat. Acorn does not easily come out of his […]

This is St. Nick. He is a 2 year old, tri-Color, Abyssinian guinea pig who was surrendered to a local shelter because his owner was allergic to […]

“Locke”, Blue Berkshire, Standard Coat/Ears, Male, DOB 2/28/09
“Hobbes”, Black Masked, Standard Coat/Ears, Male, DOB 2/28/09
On Thanksgiving Day, MRR received an email from a young woman who had to surrender her rats.  She had moved back home with her mom and did not anticipate her mother’s extreme reaction to having rats in the house.  Her boys had to stay on […]

#10011 “Camber”, Guinea Pig, White & Black, Crested, Male, DOB 6/20/09
#10012 “Bing”, Guinea Pig, Black & White, Crested, Male, DOB 6/20/09
Camber and Bing were born in June as part of a litter of four. These were the two males […]

Alyssa & Alexa are part of a group of rat’s whose parents (among others) were let loose in the woods of Southern Maine. A kind-hearted person saw them frolicking in her back yard and starting trying to catch the rogue little rodents! She managed to trap  2 pregnant females and a couple of males, unfortunately […]

Monkey
Cordelia & Kellan
Moose

Ginger & Chloe
Morgan & Angelique
Ubu & Bandit

Fresno & Novato
Sforzo & Gingersnap
LaGrange Girls

Camber & Bing
Caine & Wally
Wesley & Princess Buttercup

Brown Sugar Sorority
Tilty Boy, Cashew
Alexa & Alyssa

Sirius
Arty & Stevie

Matty

Monique
Tec, Tully & Nolley
Lonely Girl

Acorn
Over Looked?
Paolo & Juju

New Year Babies!
Wants Somebody to Love
Blaque

The Forgotten Boys AKA Genesis
Snowball & Ice Cream Sundaes!
Chiyo, Beadle & […]

2010 welcomed 10 brand new babies to MRR! Born sometime between midnight and 7 am on New Year’s Day, this means you could have yourself a REAL Baby New Year!
Serge and Blaque are two French Canadian rats that were adopted at a pet store in Canada.  The new owners were told they were both males, […]

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Ratutorials is written and drawn by MRR’s resident artist, Elizabeth (Lizspit) Jackson. The webcomic covers helpful information about rat care, but we strongly suggest you speak to a veterinarian or […]

On Halloween day 2009 a member of MRR made the 2 1/2 hour drive to Western Mass to meet the owner of 25 guinea pigs who desperately needed help. She started with 2 cavies that she purchased from a pet store and, not knowing the difference in gender, 2 quickly became 25.  All of the […]

On Halloween day 2009 a member of MRR made the 2 1/2 hour drive to Western Mass to meet the owner of 25 guinea pigs who desperately needed help. She started with 2 cavies that she purchased from a pet store and, not knowing the difference in gender, 2 quickly became 25.  All of the […]

On Halloween day 2009 a member of MRR made the 2 1/2 hour drive to Western Mass to meet the owner of 25 guinea pigs who desperately needed help. She started with 2 cavies that she purchased from a pet store and, not knowing the difference in gender, 2 quickly became 25.  All of the […]