Aire River Rattery

Good morning, everyone,
After five wonderful years of breeding high-quality and pedigreed pet rats I have made the decision to close my rattery. I would like to assure you all that this is a decision that I have made after months of careful consideration- ultimately, I am not able to give this program the attention it once had and deserves.
My rats and relationships with all of my wonderful rat owners have played an integral role in my life- you all mean the world to me; every rat buyer has been carefully vetted to ensure only the best for these special little critters. I am eternally grateful to all of you for taking the most wonderful care of the rats purchased from my program and loving them as I do. I started this program because of the lack of education surrounding rat temperaments and the vital role selective breeding plays in creating a confident, friendly, and healthy pet. This belief was instilled after seeing how many people use poorly bred/pet store rats for the sport of barnhunt which is what originally piqued my interest in rats. I am very proud to say I have created wonderful rats who thrive in barnhunt and family homes and can only hope my program can encourage barnhunt participants and organizers to purchase from ethical breeders which ensures the rats are healthy and happy when being used for the game. While rats are small critters, they are nonetheless deserving of our time, veterinary care, proper husbandry, and the same level care we give our dogs and cats- they are not "just rats." I will continue to advocate for proper husbandry, breeding, and devotion to rats even though I will be halting my program.

Logistically speaking- I will be starting to rehome my younger retired rats along with the current litters I have (they are not quite ready yet, post to come!) If you are interested in babies or retired rats, please send me a message.
Any rats that have been returned to my care will stay in my care until they pass away. I will not be deleting this page and will remain in contact with past, current, and future owners of my rats- continuing as a mentor and guide to ensure superb quality of life for rats who leave my care.
As a responsible and ethical breeder my doors will continue to remain open for any of my rats as I will continue to require them to be returned if the owner can no longer care for them- I refuse to contribute to any sort of rat "homelessness" as I am responsible for every animal I produce starting the day it enters this world to the day it leaves. I have spent years perfecting and crafting my lines- I would love to see them continue which means I could be open to rehoming to another breeder, but I will be extremely picky if I even do.

Thank you to all of my supporters, friends, and my dear rat owners. You have all made this possible and I am eternally grateful for this program and everything that has come along with it. My rats are my world, and I hope they can encourage you all to show care and compassion for even the smallest of creatures.

⭐️AVAILABLE⭐️
We have six retired female available to approved buyers😍
These lovely ladies are all under a year old and at most have had only one litter if any (more details provided at request to interested parties)
These girls would thrive in a home with lots of attention and cuddles! They’re out of their baby phase and are ready to snuggle up on your laps and steal treats😂
Reduced purchase price for all, they can go home all together or in groups of 3 or 2!
They are ready to go home whenever!

⭐️Available ratties⭐️
We have six baby boys and seven baby girls available😁
These guys were born June 5th! They are ready to be reserved by approved buyers. If you’ve filled out an application please send me a message and I’ll review it.

💫These guys are not ready to go home until they’re 8 weeks old💫
Located in Salem, Oregon.

Good afternoon! I have several available sweet girls that are ready for new homes in a couple of weeks. If you’ve already filled out an application please send me a message with your email so I can review it!

These two lovely ratties created 13 healthy and fat little babies🥳🤩
Pending temperament and health evaluations I expect most of these babies to be available to approved buyers on my waitlist.
Please note that I am behind on responding to current rat parents, inquires, and applications due to my organic chemistry midterms requiring lots of my time🙈 however me, or my assistant will be getting back to most- if not all questions/communications tomorrow. Thank you all for your patience 😊

Good morning! Here are some updated photos of our rats that are the buck/doe for our upcoming pairings.

Good morning!
If any of my previous ratty owners have MALE rats from my AireBear line (fathered by Berry, or related for ex) please send me a message. I am trying to recover this line. If you do please send me a text- happy to discuss details on what I need.
Here are some examples of rats from that line… Russian blues and Dalmatians were in it, as well as solid black rats too. If you’re curious if you have AireBear rats or not I am happy to clarify with you as well.
Thank you!!

How many little peepers can you spot?😍

Photo updates of the little Christmas babies ❄️💚
Tilly is a Russian blue Silvermane girl and was bred to Gizmo who’s a Russian blue Rex boy😁 pics of him are to come.

I try really hard not to pair rats around Christmas time as I want to avoid the impulsiveness of buying pets as holiday presents but sometimes it cannot be avoided.

Eleven little beans 💚
Six boys and 5 girls 🫶
These guys will be available in 8 short weeks/ right around Christmas! ❄️