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Cray-Zee Critters (formerly CrayZfish & Critters) is a Syrian hamster breeder and small animal rescue located in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Our focus as a breeder is to bring quality, friendly hamsters to the prairies. CrayZfish & Critters is a Syrian hamster breeder and small animal rescue located in Regina, Saskatchewan. As a rescue we work primarily with small mammals such as hamsters and guinea pigs, and birds such as budgies, lovebirds, and cockatiels.

08/04/2025

Whoops—Roz here! I forgot to mention I’m out of province and won’t be back home until the 5th. 🤪 So sorry to everyone who reached out to us and didn’t hear back until today.

Braeden stayed home to care for the animals while I’m gone, and Bobby Lu is making sure everyone gets extra attention (and treats).

07/17/2025

It’s World Snake Day today! 🐍 Since it’s his special day AND it’s the year of the snake, we’re going to use this opportunity to share some information about the oddball of our cray-zee crew: Arion the ball python!

Arion’s species recently became legal to own as pets in Saskatchewan a few years ago. They are called “ball” pythons because of their tendency to curl up when scared. We always tell people: he’s more scared of them than you should be of him! 😝

Most people flinch away after hearing he belongs to the python genus, which to him and his kin, is unfair. Additionally, ball pythons, unlike most snakes, are fairly docile, non-venomous, and picky eaters! Yes, you heard that right—this silly goofball literally has no interest in any of the other animals on our home.

If you have a snekky-boi that you’d like to share below, we would love to see them! 🥰👀 Help us spread the word that not all noodles are danger noodles!

07/15/2025

It’s time we rip off the bandaid.

On May 26, our resident cockatiel Jett had a terrible accident. While flying around in our living room, like she had done every day, Jett suddenly veered off course into our glass screen door. She was only 5 years old.

Jett joined our cray-zee crew at approximately 3 months old. She had been Braeden’s companion, and Storm’s source of affection. She wasn’t the smartest bird or the snuggliest, but she was goofy and carefree. We still chuckle to ourselves, thinking she didn’t really know what she was doing in life, but she was doing, and that was good enough for her.

Rest in peace, you crazy girl. Fly free and as far as your heart desires. Until we meet again. 💔🌈

07/10/2025

Zack and Chewy, the guinea pigs that have been up for adoption since 2022, haven’t had a single bit of interest. It’s been 3 years. They are now approximately 4-5 years old. 😞

It’s been a busy year at the hamstery and rescue. We’ve been trying to figure out how to register as a business and also as a rescue—and truthfully, we don’t know if it’s even possible.

Bobby Lu and our new breeder female (still to be officially announced!) are making things a bit difficult for us as well. We predicted we would have a new litter by the end of July or early August, but with how things are going, we’re not sure we can meet that deadline. 🥲

We have some heartbreaking news we are dreading to share also, and that has been eating away at us too. But we’ll get to that another day.

Some of you may already have heard about the tragic passing of Mikayla from Saveafox Corporation. While we didn’t have the opportunity to speak to her, it hits a vulnerable spot. 💔 Please, guys, be kind to everyone. Rest in peace, beautiful. You’re at peace with your babies now.

We’ll try to share another post tonight, to catch everyone up on things. To hopefully lighten up the mood a bit, here’s a picture of Zack enjoying his treat and snuggles so much that his eyes are starting to close. 🥹❤️

07/01/2025

Kronk wants to wish everyone a happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦🍁

Please remember, if you have pets, to keep doors and windows closed tonight! While our critter crew doesn’t mind the fireworks, your pets may not and will go missing if you aren’t careful. ❤️

As for us hoomans, enjoy the warm weather and festivities! 🎆🎇

06/28/2025

Bobby Lu is next in line to father a litter! 😍 We have a female we’re planning to pair him with that we’ll announce later.

It’s becoming more and more likely that Smee, Kronk, and Yzma are going to remain here as permanent residents. While they deserve to have a forever family where they could be spoiled rotten, they’ve settled into the routine of hamstery and rescue life. We’re worried that transitioning them might be stressful—aaand Braeden and Kronk have developed quite the bond anyway. ☺️

06/11/2025

Smee is here to help us make an important announcement! We’re beginning our transition from being known as CrayZfish & Critters to Cray-Zee Critters. 😍

You may notice changes in our name (obviously), watermarks, our website, contact information, etc. We’ll shed more light into our decision and how we’re planning on moving forward later on as we get things ironed out!

If you have questions, please comment below or reach out to us privately! That way we’ll know what to talk about in future posts. 🥰🐹

05/21/2025

Iggy—now named Muffin—found his forever family back on the 7th! Congratulations, little one! 💕

Muffin’s family learned so much about hamster care prior to bringing him home. They originally reached out to us after buying a Habitrail enclosure off of Marketplace, but with gentle guidance, have upgraded to a large glass enclosure much more suitable for him and his many burrows. ❤️👏 Huge shoutout to them!

Muffin was the last of Luisa and Zeratu’s litter that was available for adoption. Bobby Lu, Scotty, and Sid the Kid will be staying with us indefinitely for various reasons, but we aren’t complaining. 🥰

05/04/2025

Roz here. Stumbled across this post from PAWS & CLAWS Animal Rescue Inc. and felt sick to my stomach when I read the following comment.

There are too many people out there who don’t understand how much money rescues spend for the sake of any animals’ life. If anyone shares this mindset, I implore you to research how much money rescues actually gain from adoption fees. I can assure you: we don’t make money; we LOSE money.

Paws & Claws, from one rescue to another: we see you. We stand with you. THANK YOU for everything you do. ❤️💕

04/29/2025

Jumbo Joe from Luisa and Zeratu’s litter found his forever home a couple weeks ago! 😍 Congratulations, little one!

Joe’s new family recently lost their previous hamster Archer, who was also adopted through us. They were excited to hear that the two are distantly related! 🥹❤️

04/21/2025

Resident bun-bun Snowy wants to greet everyone a happy easter! 😍🐣 He looks grumpy, but we promise he isn’t!

We want to take this opportunity to remind everyone once again that RABBITS ARE NOT BEGINNER PETS. They can live for 10 years, need more than just a cage or hutch, and will chew on anything and everything they can sink their chompers into! We’ve lost count how many charging cables we lost to Snowy. 🥲

Please do your research if you’re truly considering welcoming a bunny into your family, and instead of purchasing one from a pet store or breeder, check the local rescues if there are any available for adoption. Last year we saw too many rabbits that had been abandoned outdoors or left unclaimed. 😞 We don’t want to see it happen again this year.

04/05/2025

Did you know Pat's Pets Regina carries Mazuri? 😍 They’re the first store in the city we’ve seen them at! Mazuri Rat & Mouse pellets are the #1 recommended pellets for Syrian hamsters according to the Ontario Hamster Club. Yzma’s happy we can buy this locally now!

Some of you may not know that hamsters should be on a 50% seed and 50% pellet mix. We provide our own hamsters with a quarter cup each every week!

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Regina, SK
S4S6W2

Telephone

+13065415567

Website

https://crayzeecritters.wixsite.com/crayzeecritters

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We are primarily a pet breeder based in Regina, Saskatchewan. Our focus currently goes towards breeding the M. auratus (Syrian) hamster species, and Procambarus crayfish species.

We also welcome a wide variety of tropical fish, other hamster species, and small birds if they need a new place to stay, or will help them find new homes if we are unable to meet their needs here.

Our goal is to introduce, guide, and educate others who share the passion we have for all living creatures. We are always happy to answer questions and give advice—and the resident pets never turn down an opportunity to make new friends!