Sears Rodents

05/25/2026

🐀 Sears Rodents – Important Contact Update

Just a quick reminder for anyone interested in Sears Rodents litters, upcoming pairings, waitlists, or general breeding program questions:

Facebook does not reliably notify me of messages.

📱 The fastest and most reliable way to reach me is by text:
928‑278‑1441

If you message me on Facebook, there’s a good chance I won’t see it for quite a while. Texting ensures I actually get your message and can respond in a timely way.

Thank you for supporting my lines and for being part of the Sears Rodents community.

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05/25/2026

3 males

05/25/2026

I have 7 females :)

05/07/2026

Beautiful boy

05/04/2026

I was asked how many rats I have, so here’s the full picture.

I care for 31 adult rats at home, and my granddaughter has 4 of my adults, bringing the total to 35 adult rats.

Males (10): 6 rescues, 1 breeder, 3 failed breeders
Females: 5 rescues, 3 breeders, and the rest are girls who didn’t meet breeding criteria and now live here as spoiled pets

If you’re interested in adopting, I have failed breeders available at a discounted pet‑only price. They’re wonderful, healthy rats — they simply didn’t meet breeding standards.

I also have rescues available. They may not be as people‑oriented as the failed breeders, but if you love watching rats interact, play, and explore, they can be perfect companions.

I also have a sweet girl called a Werewolf who was intended for breeding, but she developed a tumor, so she’s pet‑only now.

To protect them all, none are free or under $10 — I want to ensure they go to safe, loving homes.

05/03/2026

We have 13 babies and 8 available males and females :)

03/27/2026

I’m making this post because someone recently told a client that her rat cage “wasn’t safe,” when in reality it was completely fine. There’s so much conflicting advice online that it can make new owners feel like they’re doing everything wrong, so here’s a little perspective.

The truth is: anything you put in a rat cage, someone on Facebook will say is unsafe. Yes, there are a few things worth avoiding — like wheels that aren’t large enough or bare wire floors that can hurt their feet — but beyond that, rats are like people. They can injure themselves on anything if they try. My daughter hurt herself on the bathtub when she was little… we didn’t get rid of the bathtub.

Clutter and enrichment are great, but it doesn’t need to be extreme. The goal is a fun, stimulating space that you can still clean easily. And there are tons of simple, safe ideas that work beautifully:

🟦 Box houses — even better if you connect a few to make a big “rat mansion.”
🧻 Hanging toilet paper from the top of the cage — they’ll shred it, swing on it, and have a blast.
🪵 Bird perches — great for climbing and adding vertical space.
🪨 Lava ledges — perfect for texture and natural nail wear.
🎁 Treat pouches — little paper packets with a tiny treat inside for them to open.

And here are a couple of things I personally like to use (not required, just ideas):

🧱 A small brick under the water dish — it helps keep their nails trimmed a bit as they stand on it to drink.
🛏️ Goodwill pillowcases on Critter Nation shelves — they work like giant hammocks and the rats love burrowing in them. I just make sure to check for excessive shredding so no loose strings wrap around a foot.

These kinds of enrichment items are safe, easy, and fun for rats — and they don’t require turning the cage into a wall‑to‑wall maze of clutter. If your setup is clean, enriched, and avoids the few genuinely risky items, you’re doing great. Don’t let Facebook convince you otherwise. Your rats will be happy, stimulated, and perfectly safe with thoughtful, simple enrichment and a cage that works for you too.

03/08/2026

03/06/2026

My poor, abused rats.
Please keep them in your thoughts during this difficult time… because their human has officially entered the season of Ballet Drop‑Offs, T‑Ball Saturdays, Baseball Tuesdays, working like a gremlin, and—oh yeah—raising puppies the size of small horses.

According to the rats, they are suffering unimaginable hardships such as:
- Waiting a whole extra five minutes for snacks
- Not being worshipped 24/7
- Watching me run out the door yelling “WHERE ARE MY KEYS?!”
- Competing with puppies who think every moment is WrestleMania

They would like everyone to know they are clearly neglected, tragically overlooked, and desperately in need of more yogurt drops to survive this injustice.

Don’t worry, though. They’re still dramatic, spoiled, and plotting a coup. So… business as usual.

02/21/2026

I originally got into rats because so many people around me had snakes.
At first, my whole mission was to encourage people to switch to frozen feeders. Live feeding is stressful and painful for the prey animal, and it can injure the snake too. But I learned pretty quickly that you can’t force someone to change their husbandry practices once they’ve decided what they’re comfortable with.

What did change was me—I fell in love with the rats themselves.

That’s when I shifted from “trying to educate snake owners” to keeping pet rats, and eventually to learning how to breed ethically. Ethical breeding isn’t about producing as many babies as possible; it’s about improving health, temperament, and longevity with every generation. It means tracking issues, removing unhealthy lines, and prioritizing animals who are stable, friendly, and structurally sound.

A lot of people don’t realize that feeder lines are usually bred for quantity, not quality. They often carry health problems, poor temperaments, or weak immune systems. That’s why all of my original feeder lines were soft‑culled—they simply weren’t healthy or stable enough to become the foundation of a pet line.

So I started over. I studied genetics, temperament testing, and responsible selection. I soft‑cull for any issues that arise, and I only keep animals who meet the standards needed for healthy, people‑friendly pets.

Now I’m genuinely proud of my lines. These babies are sweet, confident, and well‑rounded because they come from intentional, ethical breeding—not chance.