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Policies
& Adoption Contracts
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Here you will find some of our
policies as well as links to our adoption contracts.
You must review and agree to all of our policies and stipulations in
our contracts
before adopting any of our rats. By signing the adoption contract upon
pickup of your rats you are agreeing to all of the stipulations.
- Waiting List
& Reservations
- To
ensure that we do not over-book a litter, we will organize a waiting
list after a rat has given birth and there is a proper head and gender
count. Watch for the "Now
Accepting Applications" notice
on our Current Litters page.
- Once
approved, waiting list addmittance is on a first-come, first-served
basis unless you are the breeder of the sire or dam in which you will
get second pick of the litter after us.
- After
3 weeks or more we will post a "Now Accepting Reservations" notice on
the litter page. You may send in your choices and we will reserve them
for you based on your number on the waiting list. If someone ahead of
you has chosen the same pup(s), you will be required to to pick a
different pup(s).
- We
reserve the right to offer you specific pups based on who we think will
be most beneficial to you and/or your family.
- If an
instance occurs in which your pup or the entire litter is no longer
available (i.e. an accident, quarantine, etc) we will honor your
reservation for the next litter that we will have available.
- Our
litters have set themes and are usually appointed registered names
before reservations begin. However, if you prefer a different name than
is appointed but still within the theme we may be willing to change it.
- All
pups are registered under our rattery and will remain as such unless a
situation arises in which a transfer is needed (as in the event of a
show)
- Provided
everything is going smoothly, pups will be available to go home at 6
weeks of age.
- Pick-up
is arranged in a public place for the safety of people and animals
alike.
- In
general, we only adopt to persons 18 years of age and older. If you are
under 18, your parent(s) must read and agree to our policies &
adoption contracts and abide by all requirements described in them.
- We
reserve the right to deny any person for any reason, even at time of
pick-up, should we believe the placement isn't appropriate.
- Shipping
by Continental Airlines is available in special circumstances.
- We
will only consider placement of rats on breeding contracts to those
individuals we have actively known
and conversed with for a minimum of one year. No exceptions.
- You
MUST be up-front about your plans from the get-go. Waiting until
reservation time or pick-up time to say you plan to breed will
guarantee a failed adoption.
- All
possible mates for a rat you have adopted from us must be approved
before a pairing takes place.
- All
adopters from first generation offspring must be approved by us.
- All
breeders wishing to adopt from your first generation
offspring must be approved by us.
- We
reserve the right to revoke breeding rights at any time at our
discretion.
- The adoption fee for rats is $20,
requires a signed contract and abiding by all terms described therein
for the life of the rat.
- Once
the rats are adopted you agree to update us on your new family members
once a week for the first month. Afterwards, we require updates once
every three months at minimum and more often if there are any problems.
We NEED updates on our rats once they are in their new homes! Without
your updates we cannot fully understand how well our lines are doing in
the long run.
- If
you move, change phone numbers, email addresses, etc. you must let us
know so we have a means of contacting you for updates in the future.
- If
you
must give up your rats in the future, or can no longer care for them,
they must be returned to us or we will assist you in placing them. We
must approve of any other home before the rats are placed with any
other person.
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