Gallifrey Stud – Breeder of Pet Rats

I don’t have kittens ready to go for christmas the main reason I avoid breeding around Christmas is that Pets should not be given as christmas presents. Sometimes I do have some availbale in Jan but never for Christmas.

It’s very important that animals are not given as presents for christmas or any time of year. Too often people get bored of presents after a few days. This can not happen to any animal.

I refuse for my rats to be homed to people I believe are just getting them as a present and have not fully researched into looking after them. You will find many other breeders think the same as me. In fact many breeders do not breed around December so in order to avoid this.

People often think Rats are a cheap animal they are not they need a good big cage which can cost a bit toys, food, bedding and loads more and this is a lot when added together. You must also be aware that although breeders try breed for most heathly rats they can not promise that a rat will not need to go to the vets at all. So checking your local vet costs is important as appointments range from £15-£30 and that’s without the cost of treament added. Pets have on going costs for their whole lives.

Breeders talk about a waiting list because of the limited amount of litters that are born to them a year also the fact there are often not enough rats to go to people on the list. Sadly you can not control nature so sometimes the litter may be very small or be of only 1 sex or a totally different colour than a breeder thought there would be.

Being patient for a well breed heathly and friendly rats is a lot better in the long run than having a rushed buy e.g going to a pet shop.

So this is part of the reason they should not be promised as a present.

I’m quite willing to put people on my list who have fully researched and don’t mind waiting, people who are in a rush are the ones less likely to be accepted. I have refused people to go on the list and I’m not the only breeder to do this.

I ask you to fill a appicaltion form in because I need to make sure you have researched. If you are confused or want some advise about how is best to look after rats I have put a large amount of information on the site and please email me if you have any questions I would much rather you did that before filling the form in I’ve had to send a number of forms back asking people to look into things.

Gallifrey Rattery is now on a breeding break till March 2016

The wait list will stay closed till Feb 2016

All kittens from current litters have now been fully allocated. I do have a litter due this week so there may depending on size of litter be some available to go to new homes. Please keep a eye on facebook for more information.

Please note I have decided to no longer breed Marten Roans and I will be stopping breeding Agouti Roans by the middle of next year. I will still have a small chance of having these varieties in litters but please do not ask to be put on the wait list for these varieties only.

I have made the decidision to close my wait list early due to number of people I now have on it. It’s unfair for me to add more if I’m not sure I will have any kittens available. It’s possible in a couple of months time I may have a couple of kittens available that won’t get reserved to people on the list but unlikely I will accounce that later if I do.

I will not be having any more litters from October till March 2016.

Wait list closed