Tiny Toes Rat Rescue of New Mexico

09/25/2025

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09/25/2025

We're having sweet Elijah humanely euthanized this morning. For 3 days he hasn't been able to move around or eat on his own so I've syringe fed baby food to him since his decline began. Though he is at least 3 years old, he behaves as if he's had a stroke. With poor quality of life now, I felt it best to let him go. Mommy loves you Elijah. 💔

09/24/2025

❤️ We were so surprised when we noticed that we have over TEN THOUSAND followers on this page. Thank you for your love! ❤️

09/24/2025

Hamster needing a home in the Albuquerque area.

Hey guys this little boy needs a new home. He is a year old. If you are interested let me know and I'll put you in contact with the person who has him.

09/15/2025

We just picked up this pair of darling girls and named them Luiza and Eliza. Sadly, they were abandoned at an apartment complex and rounded up by a caring lady named Chelsea who lives at the property. I'm guessing the cuties are about 5-6 months old. We are very full here and would like to get these friendly girls placed into a very loving non-smoking only forever home where they will be loved, handled, and socialized daily. Lots of photos of them are attached. Please let us know if you're interested. Thank you.

09/08/2025

Beautiful baby boys.

09/08/2025

The darling rat that Chuck and I arrived at home with (at 2:00 this morning) is doing great. We named her Sweet Summer. She's eating well, is happy, and fine with being picked up and kissed. I'm so happy that we were called for help by the lady Liz who found her in a cage that had been left near a trash dumpster. That is so heartbreaking. Look at Sweet Summer. She's so cute.

09/08/2025

This coyote walking in my neighborhood has a new catch....someone else's poor dog. Please keep your pets indoors if you aren't able to supervise their time outdoors every second. All too often, I've also seen a cat dangling from the jaws of a desperately hungry coyote. Don't be angry at the coyotes. They're simply doing what they must to survive. Thank you.

09/08/2025

UPDATE #2:
2:05 AM We're now home and have the cute little girl settled in a cage with food and water. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. ❤️ We're ready for bed.

UPDATE #1:
Look who we have. A little girl!

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
This is a first! Would you believe it's 12:40 AM and we're leaving to pick up a rat? I'm happy to say that a lovely lady named Liz woke me up out of a sound sleep because she found a rat left in a cage by a trash dumpster at her apartment complex! It has been raining so many nights so that poor rat would have been at risk. I had to wake up Chuck begging him to drive me over there to get that rat. If you're awake, please say a prayer for our safety getting over there and for the rat to be safely caught. Thank you.

09/07/2025

08/31/2025

Are any of you interested in adopting lab rats? If so, I can place some with you. Lab rats who don't get a home ARE put down at the conclusion of most studies they are used in. Rats who may have been infected with contagions or are in any other way a risk to human health are never turned over to us. The rats we get from the labs are safe, but very frightened. Initially, they are not suitable for handling by children and won't do well in a noisy home environment. Because they've gone through a lot, they need a calm home with patient understanding people so they can decompress. I mention patience because you can't expect much from these rats right away. They can't be picked up and snuggled on day #1, day #30, or maybe not even day #60. It will likely take many months of simply opening their cage door and offering the back of your hand to them for a sniffing. I have some that wouldn't even tolerate me stroking a finger across their head for many months. They do deserve our patience though don't they? These rats tend to hide until night time when it is quiet and they feel safer to curiously move about. Can you be content with only standing at their cage and speaking softly to them until they are ready for more? Please think this over and let me know if you would like to move forward. Thank you.