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Bleuming Tails Rattery BTR is a pet rat rattery in the KCMO metro area. For more information, visit bleumingtails.com.

03/08/2025

Happy National Women's Day from all the amazing ladies at the Rattery!

Today, we celebrate the incredible women who are shaping the future in every field. Here are some impressive stats to recognize the power of women in the workforce:

💜 Nearly 70% of veterinarians are women.
💜 83% of the veterinary class of 2027 are women.
💜 69% of animal shelter employees are women.
💜 Women make up 51% of the college-educated workforce.
💜 Women outnumber men 1.4:1 in undergrad programs and 1.6:1 in graduate programs.
💜 Women are more likely to graduate college than men, with a 51% vs. 41% rate.
💜 60% of current college students are women.
💜 Globally, women earn 3% more than men in engineering.

Here's to all the strong, brilliant, and inspiring women out there! Keep shining and breaking barriers! 💪🌟

02/20/2025

The last three years have brought many ups and downs that have impacted the rattery. Read the new State of the Rattery blog post to find out more, and see why BTR has been closed to public adoptions.

https://www.bleumingtails.com/state-of-the-rattery-2022-2025/

02/18/2025

Afternoon naps hitting hard

02/03/2025

A sheep!

Nah. Just a juvenile Velveteen.
This litter produced a fun surprise in pretty decent Hoodeds. They may become a secondary project.

01/24/2025

We’re thrilled to announce that Velveteen rats are officially part of our breeding program! Curious about what makes Velveteen rats so special? Check out our latest blog post to learn all about their distinctive coat type and how we’re proving this new variety!

https://www.bleumingtails.com/the-plush-perfection-of-velveteen-rats/

Please note: this line is not available to the public. It still has significant temperament issues and is not suitable for pets.

01/13/2025

Best friends!

These sisters are attached at the hip.

01/04/2025

Pancake in a hammock.

Jace is prepped and ready for the snow!

01/02/2025

BTR Ivy(saur)

Here's to hoping she matures just as good as her mother.

11/27/2024

Jacinda gave us the smallest litter ever born at BTR last Thursday.

10/31/2024

Every now and then, you come across a rat that you know will be a permanent fixture at the rattery.

Even after she's retired as a breeder, Jacinda will live out her life at BTR as a spoiled nanny. She's an improvement upon her mother, and I'm hoping she produces even better, but she'll always stay here.

10/19/2024

Jacinda loves her nieces.

She especially loves reminding them to... maybe just stop it.

09/12/2024

When one door closes, another opens.

Earlier this year, Robin, the resident rex buck, failed to produce litters. While this is strange since he's proven, it's not unheard of as he's getting up there.

In a stroke of luck, I picked up two new does — both assumed to just be skrunkily standards — and soon realized that they're actually rexoids themselves. Currently thought to be velveteen, the next step is seeing how they double in order to be able to 100% I.D.

This outcross does push the release date of the Russian Blue line back.

09/11/2024

Buzz off buzz words! Check out the newest blog post discussing common, but confusing, verbiage surrounding pet food at https://www.bleumingtails.com/dont-settle-for-mediokra/.

08/23/2024

Oh, to be able to fall asleep anywhere in any position.

08/11/2024

How I cohabitate nursing litters and what I like to see. This is more than I like to have in this cage, but it's temporary. The eventual goal is to get a Prevue Ranch for this purpose and use the 528 for the bucks once babies are separated.

That igloo house is old enough to enter 4th grade this fall.

07/28/2024

Treated the rattery to a brand new light box.

It can eat the old one.

Jacinda got to be the first model, and what a lovely one she is.

05/30/2024

Like mom like son. Nosy.

01/29/2024

Plenty of rat lovers believe that breeding sounds like a great hobby - and it is!

TW: rat death and euthanasia

But an important part of breeding that many people don't consider is what to do when something goes wrong. The hard decisions.

Last night, a 4 week old baby presented with pretty severe rapid onset hydrocephalus. In humans, a shunt would be placed to drain the excess fluid. This isn't a common procedure done for rats, and hydro is painful and leads to a pretty slow death.

So, what did I do? I humanely euthanized the ritten. He was already exhibiting major pain signs, and it really was the kindest thing for him.

One of the questions I ask all aspiring breeders is if they think they can handle euthanizing their rats for valid reasons. If they don't believe that's something they can do, I always advise that breeding isn't for them.

If you want to see what hydrocephalus looks like in a juvenile rat, the photo will be nested in a comment.

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Independence, MO
64055

Website

https://bleumingtails.com/

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