92 domesticated pet rats were surrendered to a shelter in Bakersfield, California. There are mothers, babies, adults, and more. If anyone is considering getting rats, and lives in the area or is willing to make the trip to save them, please click the following link, which gives more information on them and where they are located. Thank you all in advance. Kern County Animal Services
I am backed up with some right now or I'd take some in myself. It crushed me to see this many. Also, you should consider getting more, they're wonderful pets, but their life span is so short.
If you might know someone that can get you down there, let me know, I can teach you some of the ins and outs of basic rat care.
I live about an hour from LA and this is the first time I heard about this! I mean I could take one as my dorm pet but Bakersfield is 2-3 hours from where I live.
Yeah it’s close to 3 hours away from me too. And if you were able to get to one, you’d need two. Rats strive in pairs and should never be kept alone. ❤️
Rats are social animals, meaning if kept alone they can develope depression, gain weight or stop eating. You also get cases where they go crazy and begin chewing their way out of cages, possibly hormonal aggression. The list goes on. They sure are, from what I heard over half have been rescued.
There is one female left, she's a double rex/patchworks, you could probably get her a friend. but intros are difficult to manage, but sometimes have better luck with girls.
