Precious Jems Rattery

Precious Jems Rattery Precious Jems is a small hobby rattery dedicated to raising quality fancy rats for pets and show in Central Oregon. Temperament and health comes first.

Dedicated to raising quality fancy rats for pet and show. I raise merle and varigated patterned rats in cinnamon, mink and pearl in a combination of colors and patterns with cinnamon pearl being my main focus at this time. Most of my varigateds are black, but I do get the occasional mink, red eye dilute and other combinations. I also work with standard coat, velveteen coat, standard ear and dumbo

ear. I don't require a long, drawn out application to purchase rats from me, but I do ask some questions to be sure my animals are going to responsible, loving homes. I request those who buy rats from me to please let me know first if you can no longer keep your pet. I guarantee that each rat I sell is healthy when it leaves my hands. I will be happy to share my knowledge and experience to help you keep your rat that way. I won't take your money and disappear. I cannot guarantee that your rat will not develop a upper respiratory infection at any time and I cannot guarantee your rat will not develop cancer. The mycoplasma that causes the respiratory infections exist in all domestic rats. I do my best to breed only rats that show a naturally strong immune system. This means that they have never been sick or, got a mild URI and got over it on their own I do not casually use antiiotics in my rattery. . Cancer is just impossible to breed out. I do guarantee temperament. If a rat you purchase from me develops aggressive behavior, I will take it back and I will replace it. If you have any questions about my rattery, please message me. I am happy to talk about my rats and my breeding program.

I don’t know what it is, but my girls almost always are the quickest to make friends with me, if they’re even shy at all...
08/07/2025

I don’t know what it is, but my girls almost always are the quickest to make friends with me, if they’re even shy at all to begin with. They are just always much more confident and fast to adapt to new situations. The litters I’m introducing here are no exceptions. I did have several that were surprisingly overly cautious, wiggly and squeaky as babies. It was confusing to me since their parents are so not that way. However, they all came out of one day, like a switch came on. Now, every one of these girls are at the door the second I come in, climbing over each other and pushing each other away for attention. It has been wonderful to see. One of them is especially very kissy. Oh, how hard it is not to keep her! There’s just too many I’d love to keep and I’m making myself stick with only keeping 2 normal size and the only 2 dwarfs.
Also, i have decided to let these litters go at half 🏷️ since they are older and they all get a chance to get 🏡s before they get much older.
Additional reduction if you want 2 pairs.
So, here are my Summer girls. Do t forget to click on their photos for information.

Update: I have decided to let these litters go at half 🏷️ since they are older and they all get a chance to get 🏡s befo...
08/05/2025

Update: I have decided to let these litters go at half 🏷️ since they are older and they all get a chance to get 🏡s before they get much older.
Additional reduction if you want 2 pairs.

Oh, my goodness! What an insane month July was. I don’t think there’s been another summer that I’ve been Mia thankful for August! Not that things are going to be any less busy, but after this next weekend, temperatures will be getting more consistently normal. I can’t remember the last time we’ve had so much humidity!

I know I promised over a week ago that I’d have photos of my kids who have their “bags packed” and are ready to meet their new families. The photos are finally done. I have the boys’ photos all edited. I can’t tell you how many times I went back and forth on wanting to keep a few of these guys. At first, I wasn’t going to allow myself to keep any, but one kept telling I couldn’t let him go. So, I caved. 😆 Some of these boys are meek and mild, while some are more confident and playful. They all temperament test very well. I have no doubt once they don’t have so many siblings vying for attention, they will blossom even more in their personalities. Please, click on the individual’s photos for info about them.

I still need to edit the girls’ photos. That should happen this evening if i get my way! So, be watching for those. Most likely , late tonight.

So, with no further ado, here are the Precious Gems boys of summer.

07/23/2025

Hi everyone! Long time, no posts. I’ve had a very busy summer! Including having 4 litters! Two, being from a newish cross of lines I haven’t done before. The parents of this cross have fantastic temperaments, with absolutely no maternal or hormonal aggression at all. Dad is a gorgeous 9 month old agouti dumbo. The two moms are another agouti dumbo and an agouti tonkinese odd blaze. I admit, she is my favorite. She is very lovey and kissy. From the day her litter was born, she tried to drag my hand into the nest box. lol

I have hung onto up these litters longer than normal. For some reason, most of my favorite doe’s boys especially, were squeaky and shy. So, I held onto them longer to see how they’d change as they matured. I’m happy to say that most have come around and are becoming the friendly, playful rats I expected from these pairings.
The girls in these litters are extremely outgoing and friendly. Most are very willing to rough house play with my hand and allow me to pick them up and give them a gentle toss. They come back for more.

So, I’m happy to report that I will be taking photos of these 2 litters and will be posting them in the next day or two. I got a pleasantly surprising variety of beautiful colors and some with some really nice patterns. I’m yet again faced with the hard reality that I cannot keep as many as I would love to. They were born 5/24 and 5/28 of this year, so the oldest will be 9 weeks old this weekend.

The other 2 litters? One was born before the 2 mentioned above and most have left the nest. I do still have a few dwarfs from that litter that I’ve been allowing to grow up more before making my decisions on who is staying. Baby dwarf rats are very tiny and most are still far too small at 8 weeks for me to consider letting go just then. I will be posting those who will be available soon.
The youngest litter was born 6/17. There are some dwarfs and normal size in this litter who will be available. Again, the dwarfs will stay a bit longer, but the normal size kids will be ready August 8th. This litter is a lot of fun. Most are heavy patterned variegated and capped. All dumbos. So, stay tuned for them!

Please message me if you have questions! I can’t wait to share these little cuties with you!

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