All of our rats must be returned if you cannot keep them. We must be notified and have first rights if you can no longer keep our rats. We do not want our rats in danger of becoming feeders! We're not judgmental and know many unexpected things happen.... as long as you talk to us, we will happily help out in the best way we can. We just want to know our rats are safe and healthy! None of our rats will be allowed to leave before 5 weeks. After we pick the rats we want to keep, adopters will be allowed to pick according to their place on the waiting list.

Rats will be registered with NARR as non-breeding unless you are approved for a breeding contract.

Adoption Contracts
If you would like to view our Pet and/or Breeder's Adoption Contracts please feel free to send me a request via email. I will then send you a copy of the appropriate contract depending on if you're looking for Pet Only rats or Breeders. They are in .pdf form and are not fillable. They are just for you to look over. At the time of pick-up I will have your contract printed and ready for you to fill out before you take your pup(s) home.

Deposit
Due to people backing out, a 50% deposit will be required to Reserve a rat which will be out of the total amount of the adoption fee. This deposit is non-refundable. Take driving distance into consideration before placing a deposit with us since our deposit is non-refundable as previously stated. The only way the fee will be refunded is if God forbid something should happen to the pup in question. Or I can hold onto it and that person can wait until the next litter. We accept cash and post office money orders only. All adopters that send in a deposit are moved up on the waiting list. I have no opinion on when people send deposits in, if you would like to wait till the litter is born that isn't a problem, but I WILL NOT hold rats without a deposit. If no deposit is received, then the rat(s) will be 'Available'. Once the deposit is received your rat(s) will be 'Reserved'. Plans to pick-up your rat(s) will need to be made a few days to a week prior to the adoption date. If we have not heard from you within 48 hours after it is posted that the litter is ready to go home, then the rat(s) will be 'Available' again. Sorry, but we are tired of people wasting our time and making us pass up on homes for the babies. You're either serious about getting the rat(s) or not.... We want to weed out the window shoppers. The deposit will go towards the total adoption price. So if you owe $20 all together, at pick-up you will only pay $10 etc. Thank you for understanding.

Fees
Pet only adoption fees are as follows (must a have rat of same sex in household). For a single standard size rat $20, single dwarf $30, single aurora $30, single Harley coat $30, and please email about Manx. Depending on the outcome of each litter prices may vary slightly. Breeders will be priced individually. Retired adults and older juveniles are $10 unless otherwise marked. Deposits must be made in cash or post office money order only. When you have chosen your rat(s) and are ready to put the deposit down contact me via email and I will send my mailing address. The remainder must be made in cash at time of pick-up.

** Please note that we do not profit from our litters, nor try to. The price for a rat may seem like a lot, but when you look at the price to feed each rat, change the bedding often, add new toys to the cages, as well as buying new cages, getting new rats in from breeders to improve our lines. The money that we get barely covers that. Also add in vet bills. We breed to produce great pets not to make money.

All adopters are required to sign an adoption contract. You must be 18 or older to adopt a rat unless you have a parent/guardian contact me. I will only discuss pick-up with individuals 18 and older, since an adult will need to sign the adoption contract. If you are under 18, I am happy to discuss adoption with you, but I will have to talk to a parent/guardian as well. Adopters are placed on a waiting list on a first come, first serve basis. Sweet Whispers Rattery has pick of litter and breeders have priority over regular adopters. If you are on the waiting list and decide not to adopt, please notify me ASAP. This will not automatically exclude you from future adoptions.

Pick-Up
As stated above you must make plans to pick-up your rat(s) in a timely manner. I normally like to have pick-up dates and times set-up in advance at least 5-7 days prior to the date the rat(s) will be ready to go to their new homes. When I email you about setting up a date and time for pick-up if I do not get a response back within 48hrs. the rat(s) will be put back up for adoption. I am not a boarding facility. Take this into consideration, look at your schedule and make sure you have or can make time to pick-up your rat(s) when it says they will be ready to go to their new homes.

Health Tracking
Also we ask that you please keep us updated on the health of the rats you get from our rattery. If your rat becomes ill or passes away, we must be informed since it is important in developing healthy lines.

Travel
Right now we are unable to drive out to meet anyone. We "maybe" able to drive locally depending on the situation. Please take transportation into consideration before putting a deposit on one of our babies.

You must bring your own travel carrier. I can not allow you to take home your babies without being in an appropriate carrier. I do not provide travel carriers right now.

Shipping
I am currently not shipping.