Adoption Information

Why do we have applications?

Adoption Application

Breeder Application

Here at Chaos Rodentry we care deeply about our animals and the homes they go to. We want nothing more than our animals to live long lives in homes that care about them as much as we do. This is why we have all of our potential adopters fill out our application.

The applications may be long and if you have any questions or concerns about it we are fully willing to answer them before you submit your application however an application is necessary for adoption. All questions are necessary for our vetting process however I will not require the same method of housing from all of my adopters, we all do things differently.

If you are interested in breeding any of our rats you will be required to fill out a breeder application. In edition to this application I will need to do a quick background check in the community before I am willing to sell to you as well as I will need you to sign a contract. I do not do this because I suspect anything of you but because I would like to take every precaution for my animals before going to a great breeder!

Adoption Terms

I will only adopt out animals that are 8 weeks old or older and will not allow adopters reserve animals before they are 8 weeks old due to the possibility of temperament changes before weaning.
All my animals are weaned between 5 and 6 weeks, under no circumstances will I ever adopt our un-weaned animals.
All adopters must be 18 years or older to adopt from me. If you are under 18, please have a parent or guardian fill out this application for you.
I will only sell rats in pairs or larger groups. Rats are social creatures and cannot be housed alone according to scientific studies showing more depressed behaviors and shortened life spans. Even if you already have rats I still only sell in groups due to the possibility of incompatibility.
All rats are sold as pets only unless a breeder application is filled out and contract is signed.
You MUST fill out an application to adopt from me. I will not adopt to people who haven't filled one out before. they are required for record keeping, legal information and to guarantee the safety of the animals I produce.

Other Information

Pricing:

Currently the rats I am selling are between the prices of $15 and $35 EACH. Their prices are determined entirely on how much effort, money and time I have put into that individual line. I will not raise my prices solely because of a gene that animal possesses, however I may charge more for a line I bought the starting animals for from another high end breeder to make up for the price of my rats.

Location:

I currently live in Vancouver WA, 98662. I am right next to Portland, Oregon and I am willing to deliver within Clark county for free. I may not be able to deliver outside of my county on a regular basis. I am unable to ship my animals, I know how to do it however I am uncomfortable doing so.

Holding:

If you would like me to hold rats for you until you are able to collect them I will hold them for free for up to two weeks after reserving. Any rats reserved at 8 weeks must have a 50% deposit if I am to hold them for longer than 2 weeks. after the two weeks I will charge a holding fee to pay for that animals expenses until you are able to collect them.

Collection:

If you are unable to collect the animals before your hold ends and I cannot contact you about adding a holding fee I will offer the animals for adoption again. I will refund a deposit minus a holding fee for however long I had them over the 2 weeks. I understand life can get in the way and I will not require the entire deposit.

Birth Certificates:

I offer a simple birth certificate with every adoption with some simple information about the animals you're adopting. This is complimentary with their adoption!

Rehoming:

If for any reason at all you need to rehome the animals bought from me, they are to be returned to me immediately. If you are not local to me I can assist in finding homes for them in your area, however under no circumstance will these animals be rehomed, gifted, sold or traded with any other person, rescue, breeder, SPCA, or society without my explicit permission.

Refunds:

I do not offer refunds for animals that are not returned to me within two weeks of the date of adoption. If the animals are properly quarantined and one or more animals die within two weeks after adoption I require pictures and an explanation of symptoms before I will offer a refund for the deceased animal(s).

Returns:

I will accept returns for any reason such as you ever cannot care for an animal anymore or if they ever start showing unacceptable behavior, however I will not offer a refund unless the animal is sick or the adopter can provide a video of obviously dangerous behavior shown by the animal I produced. Dangerous behavior includes aggression towards humans and other rats. Aggression towards other animals such as cats and dogs is a fear response which is unfavorable, but a natural reaction towards animals that could be perceived as predators to the rat and I will not be offering a refund for these animals.

Closed Rodentry:

I operate a closed rodentry. I do this to ensure the safety of myself, my pets, my family and my belongings. I will offer pictures, videos and answer any questions you may have for me. However I will not meet adopters at my personal address. Another very important reason for operating a closed rodentry is the risk of an adopter bringing in pathogens that could infect and wipe out every animal I own. Even if your rats are not affected by it, mine could have a weak immune system to that specific pathogen.

Health Guarantees:

I offer a health guarantee of two weeks after adoption for my animals. this health guarantee covers any issues that I may have missed before adopting that animal out to you. When rats are put through a stressful situation such as driving multiple hours and/or moving from house to house they may start showing cold like symptoms such as sneezing and sniffling. this should clear up within 4-5 days. If the symptoms do not clear up in that amount of time I can offer some other options for us.

Quarantine:

When animals are adopted from me I expect that they are quarantined before allowed to interact with any other rats or rodents. Proper quarantine procedure with rats is to house them separately in a separate room with a new or deep cleaned enclosure, toys, water bottles and dishes. You will also have to wash your hands or use hand sanitizer between handling the new rats and your established rats.

Other Services:

At Chaos rodentry we also offer other items such as 90qt and 105qt bins with two side vents made with hardware cloth and zip ties and two small water bottles. we also offer mice bins such as 16qt bins with one top vent and one small water bottle. Pricing for these options fluctuates due to prices of materials, please contact me for more info.