Rats for Sale in Ashford, Kent
Please note that as I am a hobby breeder, not a commercial breeder, I do not breed to demand and it is highly unlikely that rats will be available at short notice. I also reserve the right not to home to people. My primary aim is to improve pet rats nationally, so other breeders will always take priority when homing too. I pet home kittens who aren't going to be kept for breeding or showing purposes. Details of my breeding plans are below! If you are interested in having rats from me, please fill in a Homing Form. Once a form has been filled out, I will be in contact to discuss next steps.​ I ask for a homing fee of £50 for a pair and £75 for a trio to help cover some of the costs associated with raising the litters. The cost of kittens will be going up to £60 for a pair and £90 for a trio from October 2024 due to rising costs (kittens cost £40 each to raise currently). If you have any questions, please let me know!
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Please be aware that my current waiting time could be 3-9 months. I will send out details of available kittens to my mailing list when the kittens are 4-5 weeks old.
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Some of the photos below were taken by Boggles and Boops Photography. Thank you, Ebonie, for such lovely photos!
8 born 14/07/2024 - 3 bucks, 5 does - HOMES ARRANGED
Lurelin Legolas x Lurelin Mavis
Mavis has more stamina than Legolas type-wise, so I'm hoping for a sturdy buck from this pairing.
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Black and agouti.
9 born 17/07/2024 - 3 bucks, 6 does - HOMES ARRANGED
Lurelin Acorn x Lurelin Hanako
Acorn's strong points balance out Hana's weak points (larger eyes, more substance around the shoulders, better head). Acorn's mother Mavis has the best stamina out of my marten line.
This pairing will inject the marten gene back into the Halcyon soft outcross that Acorn was from too.
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Agouti and black.
12 born 23/08/2024 - 5 bucks, 7 does
Lurelin Legolas x Lurelin Arrietty
Not an ideal pairing (doubling up on small eyes etc), but I would like to keep a separate strand of my original line pre-Halcyon soft outcross until I have more trend data on them. Weg is also my only confirmed buck carrier of marten. Besides, he's scrummy. Arrietty is the best doe I've bred so far for the marten line, the photo really doesn't show her off!
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Agouti, black and marten.
Planned for October/November 2024
Lurelin Restless Cricket x Lurelin Vinnie
I am very lucky to be making this pairing. Vinnie was my heart buck choice from my October 2023 pairings but I ended up pet homing him. I'm borrowing him back to pair to a couple of does. Vinnie is a great boss rat and is very loving, so will complement Cricket, who was my heart doe choice last year.
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Anticipating russian blue agouti and russian dove agouti berkshires.
Planned for October/November 2024
Lurelin Mipha's Grace x Lurelin The Legend of Groose
Using this pairing to get a feel for the modifiers at play with this strand of my badgers and to capitalise on Mipha's nice type.
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Anticipating russian blue agouti, cinnamon and russian dove agouti badgers (potentially variegated as well).
Planned for October/November 2024
Lurelin Perda x Lurelin Sidon
Trying to break up the Russian with this pairing, but also playing into the better type of Perda. Perda is fun-loving and very people-orientated, so I'm hoping for a sweet and engaging litter.
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Anticipating russian dove agouti and cinnamon. Some marked.
Planned for October/November 2024
Lurelin Ruto x Lurelin Vinnie
Making the most of being able to borrow Vinnie by also pairing him to Toots. Toots is... naughty. Very naughty. She likes to sneak off to get up to mischief and is always on the go.
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Anticipating marked russian blue agouti.
The Homing Process
1. Fill in a homing form.
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2. Email or message the Lurelin Rats facebook page as a reminder for me to look at your form (notifications of a completed form don't always come through).
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3. Wait for me to be in touch. If I'm not happy to home to you just yet, I will suggest tweaks. If I'm happy that you're ready for rats, I will add you to my mailing list if you would like to be contacted via email. I will also inform you of my breeding plans.
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4. When the kittens are ~5 weeks old, I will send out an email with details of the available kittens and make a post on my rattery page. At this point, people can express their interest. Expression of interest doesn't guarantee rats, as things can go wrong, the litters are always oversubscribed and rats will be allocated according to suitability for the type of home. I will keep people on my reserve list in case others drop out.
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5. Once I start selecting my keepers (when they are 5-10 weeks old), I will contact those who have expressed interest with a photo of their rats to confirm that they are ready for new additions and arrange collection. I also offer mix at cost rounded up to the nearest £5.
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6. Rats will be picked up on/at the agreed pick-up date and time. New homes should bring a carrier with suitable substrate and a moisture source (eg carrot and cucumber), and cash payment for the rats (which goes towards the cost of raising the litter).
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Additional Homing Policies:
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1. If someone has expressed interest in kittens, I will contact them with allocations and a photo when the time comes. If they don't respond within a week, I will send a follow-up email with a deadline of 3 days. After this, I will offer the kittens to someone on my reserve list. People who do not respond at all will be removed from my mailing list.
2. I will contact people annually to check that they would still like to be on the mailing list. If I don't hear from them, they will be removed.
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3. I cannot guarantee that rats will be breeding or showing quality, even if they show promise as kittens. Breeding from Lurelin rats requires permission and active involvement in the fancy.
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4. If an owner needs to rehome their Lurelin rats, they must contact me. While I do not have the space to take back the rats permanently, I would like to help with the rehoming process and know who their new owner is for updates.
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5. Homes should update me at least annually so that I have more information on the line to contribute towards my breeding decisions.