A Colorado Blue Rat Breeder, A Colorado Rattery

Shipping season due to comfortable weather conditions is April - October. I need 4 months notice in advance to plan a shipment.

Reserving a rat: If you see future babies from one of my planned litters please let me know, I do require 4 months advance notice on all shipments, no exceptions. I cannot hurry up and pack up my next available litter and ship it to you, these things take time and patience. If you are interested in the one or more of the future planned litters please e-mail me and tell me what you are looking for. I will NEVER ship just one or two rats, the time and effort in putting together a shipment is NOT worth it.

Shipping: This is only done legally through airlines. It can be very expensive to do! If you would like rats or shipped you will need to contact me about it. All the shipping costs (transportation, shipping crate and airport fees) will have to be paid by you as well as the cost of the animals and their health checks (Continental does not require health checks but if you want that done you can pay for it). Shipping animals is a very lengthy and time consuming process. If you want a certain type of rat it would be better for you to get on my wait list instead of asking for babies that have already been born. This is because of the amount of time it takes to get shipping arrangements made. I will require a $50 deposit for shipping plans, this will cover the shipping crate and my gas. This deposit will not be returned if you change your mind on getting the animals. This is because the cost and planning is a very long and intensive costly process. If I am unable to ship the animals at my own fault the deposit will be returned. Shipping will be done from the Denver International Air Port (DIA), and I will only ship during safe weather conditions. Continental does ship via cargo and the environment for the rats is climate controlled!

Payment: I accept checks, and money orders. I only accept checks and money orders if they are cleared before the animal(s) is placed with you and or shipped to you. Please ask for our mailing address if you are planning on paying by check. If you have questions or need our mailing address let me know.

Contract: All of my rats will go with either my pet only contract or my breeders contract (depending on what you and I have agreed on). If you are getting your rats shipped I will not charge for a breeders contract fee, I just ask that you print and sign my contract and send it to me before I ship the rats to you. This will insure that my animals are handled the proper way.

Rat age and requirements: I will only ship a rat at 5-8 weeks of age. Rats younger than that do not stand a chance of surviving the trip. However, due to situations outside my control, I cannot guarantee the animals health condition when they arrive at their final destination. I request that the buyer contacts me via phone or email about the condition of the animals as soon as they get home. This is for my peace of mind, as each animal is special and has been raised with love in my home.

Pedigrees: I will give you a pedigree for all of the rats you requested. I can get you a rough copy before you agree to anything and I will send you the final copies with in 2 weeks after the shipping date. I will never send rats to you without pedigrees. All of my rats have pedigrees and it is only right that you get them from me. I do have them posted to my site. Also all of my rats are registered through NARR so you can get even longer pedigrees for your records on the NARR site.

Costs: I ship Via Continental Air Lines. The cost of the flight (as per Continental) in 2008 is $149. However Continental allows only 9 lbs of weight for that price. Rats are shipped around 5-8 weeks-old, up to 8-10 youngsters fit in one box under 9 lbs. The cost of the flight increases to $75 more when the weight goes over 9lb (10 to 50lbs). After that it may (will) require another crate. Which is an additional $30. E-mail me for an estimate on larger shipments of 9 lbs or more. Also I may have to adjust pricing if the airlines adjust theirs at any time. But I will let you know ahead of time should that be an issue. I do require that you send the entire shipping amount and total for the animals before I ship. And I will e-mail you with confirmation that I got your money and again when the check clears. At that time I will work with you on a shipping date and I will get the flight arranged.

After I ship: I do require that you call me as soon as you get them home! And I want to be updated on their health while in quarantine. I would also like to be updated through out the life of the animal(s). I like to keep in contact with my adopter's, whether in state or out of state.

Please remember:

Qualifications for receiving a shipment from me:

1) You must be a breeder with one year experience. (I may be flexible on your years of experience if you can qualify for the below requirements)

2) You must be able to provide a website address for yourself.

3) You must be able to provide 2-3 references for yourself from other well known breeders in the rat community.

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