Rattitude - Where Rats Rule!

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Mr.Rattitude — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:38:27 +0000

Mrs.R has been tirelessly working on the logistics of the Star’s Rat Train. To learn more please read her recent posts here on Rattitude.com, the RatChatter.com forums, and of course at StarsRatRescue.com.

As we have volunteered to both adopt and relay some rats in need we found ourselves in need of current passports. This is generally not a real overwhelming issue but the timing could be a bit better … as it is, I am writing this post as I sit in the waiting area of my local Passport Canada Services office. All my documents are in order so it is simply a matter of waiting for my ticket to be called, speaking to an agent and paying the necessary fees.

Like other posts written from my iPhone, this one will be “published” once I have a chance to sit down at my desk and do a quick review and add a couple of appropriate links.

More to follow …

Star’s Rat Rescue has started a Rat Train

Mrs.Rattitude — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:32:25 +0000

Star’s Rat Rescue has started a Rat Train…please see below and please feel free to cross post..

Star’s Rat Rescue is in need of the following:

Adopters
Transportation
Overnight Stays

If you can do all three that’s wonderful, but if you can only do 1 that’s wonderful too. Please help a rat find his/her forever home.

Please send the following information to stars.rat.train@gmail.com

Name:

Email address:

Location: (City and State)

Please let us know if you can adopt rats, if you can please list how many and the sex.

Please let us know if you can provide transportation, please list what cities/states you are willing to travel to, how many rats you can carry in your vehicle and when you are available for transport.

Please let us know if you can keep some rats for a short period of time, until the next transport is available and how many you can accommodate.

Please send the information to the above email, as we have someone co-ordinating the rat train for us and they will contact you shortly. Once we have all the information and if we have enough people to help, we will then work with the adopters so they can choose the rat they want. Adopters, we will have pictures for you at that time.

Thank you.

Star’s Rat Rescue

Rescued Rats from Star's Rat Rescue

Some of the wonderful Rats Star’s Rat Rescue has rescued.

We have a map of current adopters, if you would still like to adopt please email. If you can help with transportation, please email. Thank you.

Map of Adopters:

View Star’s Rat Rescue 2010 Rat Train in a larger map

Star’s Rat Rescue…rescued 143 ratties this week…

Mrs.Rattitude — Sat, 29 May 2010 19:07:52 +0000

This just in…

Star’s Rat Rescue has over 143 ratties they rescued this week. They need our help, that’s a lot of ratties to take care of. You can donate via their website http://www.starsratrescue.com/donations.html. You can also purchase products and mail to them, email them off of their donations page for their mailing address.

Or you can order some hammocks and things for the cages through Jen’s Custom Crafts…
I’ve been in touch with Jenny from Jen’s Custom Crafts. Jenny has a program where she helps rescues. She gives you 25% off and free shipping if you order and ship her products directly to the rescue. You do have to order thorugh a special page where the items are currently 25% off of her regular store price. She’s added hammocks onto this page because that’s what Star’s Rat Rescue uses the most of in their cages. So please visit this link and order some hammocks for Star’s Rat Rescue. http://www.jenscustomcrafts.com/ourshop/cat_274477-Rescue-Donations.html

Also, from now through Tuesday June 1, 2010, Jenny will give you an additional 15% off of the “rescue store items”. When you go through checkout please use the code “take15″ in the “customer code” box on the checkout page. This will give you and exta 15% off…totally a whopping 40% off of regular store prices.

She has graciously set up Star’s Rat Rescue on her Rescue Donation page…she gives 10% of her sales to rescues. Since she already has a list going, Star’s Rat Rescue is listed for July 2011, please check the page here http://www.jenscustomcrafts.com/rescuedonationprogram.html

Thank you Jenny!!!! You Rock!!!!

Every Animal Has A Purpose

Mr.Rattitude — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:45:00 +0000

I found this gem of an idea while reading the RatChatter forums:

Every animal has a purpose. We often take our furry, feathered and scaly friends for granted, and it’s this folly that makes us ultimately less like human beings, and more like the animals we once were.
Kerrigannn, member of the RatChatter forums

… I think everyone should share it.

World Rat Day 2010

Mr.Rattitude — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:16:34 +0000

Following in the tradition of past years I am pleased to release my World Rat Day 2010 graphic. This year I have captured the likeness of the elusive Easter Rat since World Rat Day falls on Easter Sunday. Enjoy … and Happy Easter!

World Rat Day 2010 with the Easter Rat

Star’s Rat Rescue Babies are Ready

Mr.Rattitude — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:32:08 +0000

Brittney, aka Stargirl, wrote on the RatChatter forums a short announcement letting every know the recent babies are now five weeks old and ready to move on to their forever homes. Here is her post:

Star’s Rat Rescue currently has 23 rescue ratties in need of loving forever homes! As many of you know we had a surrender of 2 females who where both pregnant. We now have 10 Females and 9 Males who will be 5 weeks old on Monday! We also have two VERY sweet boys named Art & Morty who are just the biggest love bugs ever!

You can visit our website at http://starsratrescue.com or you can also find us on Facebook under Star’s Rat Rescue!

We have transportation to MN on March 28th and again in April! We also have transport to KS and CO!! Feel free to ask about other possible transport as we may even be able to get them further!!
Stargirl

Give a hand … or your home. I am sure all will be appreciated.

Star’s Rat Rescue Has Babies

Mr.Rattitude — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:21:08 +0000

One of my favorite Rat Rescues is enjoying the wonders of baby rats … two litters worth actually. Brittney, the fine young lady that runs Star’s Rat Rescue, recently took in two (pregnant) female rats who gave birth to a total of 20 baby rats! You can follow along with their daily progess reports at the RatChatter forums, here are the links:

If you can make room in your heart and your home for some new born rats, please contact Star’s Rat Rescue. I am sure they would appreciate the help.

Here are a few iPapers, just to show what sweet little babies these are:

A darling pup sucking his toe

A mini rat pile with a very curious tyke

How can you resist these little ones?

Peanut and the Rats

Mr.Rattitude — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:52:42 +0000

Mrs.R wrote a post on the RatChatter forums earlier tonight introducing our newest family member, Peanut. Peanut is a Netherland Dwarf rabbit. Here he is in his new home:

Peanut the Netherland Dwarf Rabbit

He is an adorable little boy that we are “fostering” while he waits for a dental procedure. The veterinarian that is performing the procedure is very close to were we live which I believe made it that much easier for the Toronto Humane Society (THS) to allow us to care for Peanut, at least until then. Peanut currently has his profile on the front page of the THS web site. The profile explains Peanut’s special needs:

I have maloccluded incisors, which means that my front teeth grow all funny, making it difficult for me to eat. Before I go home, the vets here are going to remove them!

We will be taking care of Peanut before he has his operation, as his foster family, with every hope that we will become his permanent adoptive home.

… but what about the rats?

Please remember the Toronto Humane Society is funded strictly by donations; AND, is a no kill shelter! They can use all the help people can offer. Also, something that is near and dear to our hearts is the re-homing of the rats they currently have in their care … approximately 90 as of this evening. We saw almost all of them while we were looking for Peanut.

The rats range from the young to the not so young, but they all appeared curious and interested in the humans wandering around … and if we had room … if we had room …

Toronto Humane Society

To all of my readers, especially in the Greater Toronto Area, if you have room for one … or two … or three … or more rats in your home please go to the THS on River Street and adopt them. If you do not have room at the moment, please consider a donation … and Thank You.

Rat iPapers with Cat-the-Rat and Starsky

Mr.Rattitude — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:20:17 +0000

Just something to share for those fancy pet rat keepers that like to have rat iPapers … and for any rat lovers in general.

Cat-the-Rat: Up close and personal a la Turq!

Starsky: an homage to Alfred Hitchcock

3 New Girls

Mr.Rattitude — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:08:58 +0000

Just like Mrs.R wrote recently on the RatChatter forums, I am writing an introductory post for the latest addition to our mischief.

Although we do not consider ourselves rescuers we seem to have gathered a bit of a reputation for taking in rats that need a new home; and, we give them their forever home. Our latest additions are three adorable little girls from a nice family that recognized they would not be able to offer the time and attention fancy pet rats need.

Here are a couple of pictures of the little ones in their temporary (quarantine) home:

Ditto and PJ

PJ and MJ

We hope to integrate these girls with our older group in a couple of weeks.