We have male and female (undesexed) ratties looking for that perfect forever home. They range in age from 12 weeks to 8 months of age and come in compatible same-sex groups. These curious and friendly albino rats are looking for roomy indoor accommodation – we like the large double storey cages on wheels with bar spacings of around 1.2-1.5cm.
These rats are Sprague Dawley strain (a common strain used in research) and they are friendly girls, who are typically very active and independent. They like to have a large cage with plenty of enrichment as well as some out-of-cage time.
We recommend adopters with experience caring for rats or willing to spend plenty of time with them in the first few months to get well acquainted and used to regular handling.
Please read our guidelines for housing of rats, for an understanding of minimum enclosure requirements we have for adoption of rats. You can buy good cages secondhand on online platforms such as Facebook Marketplace and rat fancier groups.
Please note: if you have other rats at home, you will need to guarantee there is no risk of transmission of mycoplasma or respiratory illness. You will need to keep the ex-laboratory rats in separate accommodation permanently, with their own equipment, bowls etc. It is also our policy not to rehome small rodents into homes with large lizards or snakes residing at the home.
If you’re interested in adopting any of these guys, please complete our expression of interest form and we’ll get straight back to you:
https://www.libertyfoundation.org.au/apply/
The adoption fees are $100 for a trio and $120 for a group of four. We can also discuss rehoming larger groups if you have adequate accommodation. In most cases we can deliver the rats to your home.
