OUR LINES
Here at All Rat Rattery, we take great pride in the rats that we produce. Therefore, there is a very strict screening process in place, in order to be pre-approved, to adopt our rats.
We are actively working on the following varieties, markings and types in Standard/Dumbo ear and Standard/Hairless coat and/or in collaboration with our sister rattery* :
Russian Blue (Self, Blazed, Berkshire, and Essex)
Russian Silver (Self, Berkshire)
Burmese*
Black (Essex, Saddled Roan, and Le Mans)
Chocolate (Saddled Roan and Le Mans)
Sepia*
Russian Platinum
OUR SET UP
We make use of a few different cages in the rattery.
Main cages:
Our bucks and does are housed in large triple story cages. (165 x 100 x 60cm)
Maternity cages/bins:
We make use of bin cages and lady rat cages for our does and their babies until weaned. (60 x 40 x 40cm)
We are a fleece-free rattery!
Instead, we use sputniks and hanging plastic baskets for the rats to cuddle in.
Sekelbos sticks, wooden ledges, and parrot toys are used for climbing and chewing.
Kiln dried pine and oat hay/eragrostis is used in our cages as bedding and for enrichment purposes when scatter feeding.
HUSBANDRY
Kiln Dried Pine (KDP)
KDP has the best ammonia neutralisation and oudour control compared to other beddings we have available in South Africa.
The most common bedding used by breeders. (NOT SAWDUST!).
Affordable.
Absorbs ammonia well and helps to reduce the overall “smell” of your rats.
Can be changed 1-2x per week (depending on the number of rodents you have).
Good for burrowing.
Pine Pellets
We use pine pellets in our litter boxes. This creates a different "texture"/"area" so that the rats can differentiate this bedding from the other substrates we have in our cages.
Great for your litter boxes.
Expensive if filling a whole cage.
Absorbs urine and neutralizes ammonia well.
Not great for burrowing.
Oat Hay/Eragrostis/Teff/Straw
We use various hays in our rattery as nesting material. Hay is a great source of enrichment for your rats and the rats absolutely love making nests with it.
Affordable.
Absorbs ammonia well and helps to reduce the overall “smell” of your rats.
Can be changed 1-2x per week (depending on the number of rodents you have).
Good for nesting and burrowing.
Great for scatter feeding.
WHAT OUR RATS EAT
Our rats receive a combination of the URC dry mix & pellets in their diet. Nursing does and babies receive the URC breeders mix, porridge, and fresh proteins.
The URC mix has been researched and constantly tested in our own colony to ensure optimal health in our rats. Ratios have been carefully researched and we are able to provide you with all the reasons WHY a certain ingredient made the cut!
If you would like to learn more about the URC diet, please don't hesitate to contact us.