01/01/2026
🎆 HAPPY NEW YEAR from STELLAR RATS! 🎆
First of all, I wanted to start by saying thank you. To everyone who supported me in my program, to my friends and family, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
This year has been challenging in ways that really tested me. I learnt to overcome a lot -- and also learnt what my limits are. It was hard. I considered closing, honestly.
As a result, the word of the year for 2026 is REFLECTION.
I will be streamlining my program even further and downsizing the amount of rats I keep. I will be really narrowing down and focusing on varieties even further, and working to tighten my inconsistencies in temperaments that have come up. I will be cautious in continuing lines that have had a few health concerns reported back to me by adopters.
I hope in reducing the amount of rats I keep, I can give more attention and care to the rats i have. 2025 saw our numbers balloon to sometimes unmanageable amounts for me personally -- with my mental and physical health both taking quite a significant toll, nevermind our finances taking a nosedive as a result of swollen numbers. I do not breed for profit, most months everything i make from adoptions is gone in just one week with running the rattery.
I want to provide the very best for the rats I produce... and going forward, there will be changes made so that I can continue to do that.
Fewer litters, more hands on care. Less rats overall, but quality assured pets is my goal for 2026 ✨️
