Jah’s Rattery & Exotix

01/08/2026

This is a picture of my current foster dog, who I found yesterday dumped in front of a school. I am not a rescue but I do rescue animals when I can help. Keep in mind, I pay for all of my rescues out of pocket so if anyone could donate towards her vet care that would be amazing!!! Faith is more than likely an ex fighting dog that belonged to a backyard breeder. She doesn’t even appear to be 2 yet based on her teeth (I am not expert but I have dealt with animals for a while.) & she has definitely had a litter from her first heat until about 4-5 weeks ago.

A little bit about the difference between dogs fighting and fighting dogs. This would be a really great time for the rescues that have dealt with dogs and scars to hop into the conversation.

1. Note the areas of scarring and where they are atacked the most.

2. You will notice that the front shoulder to the back hip doesn’t have many bite marks.

3. You will notice that the face, front shoulders, legs, chest, hips and hind legs have the majority of the injuries.

4. These are more than one dog and it is *usually* dogfighting.

These areas that are scarred are areas that will disable their opponents and do the most damage. For the other dog to get in and get to the abdomen or the back of the neck isn’t really effective. These dogs are “trained” and they are “trained” to be very effective and efficient.

5. Quite often you will notice extreme injuries around the nose lips and mouth.

It’s not common to see dogs without noses, lips ripped off, extreme damage and mutilation of the face but it does occur. The other injuries quite often are involving the ears. The ears may or may not be cropped. They may have been cropped by some owner with scissors..

6. Unless a dog is attacked by multiple dogs you don’t usually see these injuries. (CONTINUED IN COMMENTS)

12/31/2025

12/26/2025

Despite my platform and how I advocate for pets... I'm not wholly against pets as a gift. It's the circumstances. But get rats.

You need to know that a person WANTS that pet. That they can commit to the animals regular needs. That they have the means to provide access to veterinary care. If you're a parent, that person is YOU. You should want that pet, be available to care for it in your child's absence and willing to seek medical care for it. A child cannot comprehend, consent to, or accept the responsibility. They cannot are THE pet to get started. Everyone wants an easy pet, or a " starter pet ". Get rats.

They're a short term commitment, about 3 years.
They don't take up a ton of space or have strict requirements for diets and accessories.
They're easy to handle, hold, and love to cuddle.
Personality wise, they're often like puppies that love to interact, play, and they can be trained to do tricks or come when called.
Rats are clean animals despite negative stigmas. Rats clean themselves multiple times a day, can be bathed, and when provided a suitable enclosure they even potty train themselves. You have to clean their cage, but that's any pet.

11/28/2025

Georgian Bay Rats

11/24/2025

Jah’s Rattery & Exotix
Most Asked Questions. I realized I never really had somewhere on my FaceBook for this. Hope this helps to those who want to adopt for me!
Starting off with

1.) - How can I join the waitlist?
Please fill out our application first! You must have an approved application beforehand. It is located on my FaceBook or Instagram Profile, which will lead you to the “How To Adopt?” section of my website. Let me know that you completed it via email, phone, instagram or messenger. If you’re approved, we can move forward!

The deposit (which will go towards remaining at pick up) is based on however many rats you are getting.

2 for 30
3 for 45
4 for 55

The deposit is to hold your spot on my waitlist/your rats to ensure no ones time is wasted.

At this time, I only accept Venmo, PayPal, CashApp & ApplePay.

Venmo:
PayPal:
CashApp: $PhillysRatMan
Apple Pay: 267-384-3099
Once sent I will send you your Rattery ID (Eg: ). A Rattery ID is for me to keep track of the order deposit was sent in. Picks happen in order of deposit. It also has meaning! LA or LD stands for “Litter All” or “Litter Dwarf” The number of rats you are getting, your pick number (ID number above is 7!), the s*x you are getting & your initial!

2.) - Requirements To Adopt?
Must have proper sized cage. General rule is 2.5 cubic feet per rat. So, 5 cubic feet minimum. Must use Kiln Dried: Aspen, H**p, Pine; bioactive or any other approved bedding. I do not support the use of paper bedding or fleece as it has no ammonia control which can lead to URI’s. Rat’s are small, imagine how small their lungs are! Rats are fossorial animals & thrive in those settings. Free roam and handling is required. I care about ALL of the rats that I’ve ever produced and want solely the best for them after they leave my care.

3.) - What are "add-ons" & how does your pricing work?

"add-ons" are simply a different variety of the Fancy Rat! The price varies depending on what is available & what you are looking for temperament wise. Some genes cost more as they are harder to create/uncommon. I cannot give you a set price until it's your turn to pick your rats at around 8 weeks of age. I can give you an estimate depending on their variety!
Base price is added on top of the add-ons. Add-ons don't apply for PEW, Black, Hooded, Top Ear, Standard. Everything else on my website has add-ons. I can give you an estimate price of the add-ons when the litters are born but I cannot give you a set price until you pick. I hope that helps!

4.) - How do I apply to adopt?

First, read through my website to understand how my breeding program fully works, not everything on there is accurate; I am in the process of fixing it. You click the ‘How To Adopt’ section & read that, then apply! The questionnaire is not based off of you as a person, again, I just want the best care for my babies. You can ask any and all question, no judgement! I will educate you to the best of my knowledge! I always treat & give my (potential) adopters with the utmost respect & knowledge to care for rats. They are simple creatures to make happy, but expensive when it comes to the vet bills. Once approved & deposit for your preferred s*x & amount is sent, you will be put on my waitlist!

5.) - I have other rats at home/I only want one rat, can I adopt one from you?

This can be a short or a long answer, so I will give you both.

Short answer, no- and, what about the long answer?
Long answer is also no, Lol. I do not allow for single rat adoptions ever for numerous reasons:

To begin, rats are incredibly social animals with complicated hierarchy’s and social groups making a single rat home, an unhappy one to say the least.
As humans we are unable to provide a rat with all the social interaction it requires througout its life and on a daily basis. To add, in our experience as a rattery we have had more problems than not when adopting single rats out to homes.

There are also several articles and numerous research papers that have been written on why keeping a single rat, or taking home a single rat to a household with exising rats, is not good for the new rats wellbeing and mental health. That's right, I said it,
RAT MENTAL HEALTH. Rats are very complex animals and have extremely high intelligence. This intelligence allows them to feel emotions like: happiness, frustration, sadness and even depression. When adopting a single rat you are subjecting this animal to a social dilemma in which it has no experience; most of the time this ends up with the new rat being severely bullied by an elder rat. Adopting 2 or more rats ensures no I rat is being bullied or harrassed to the point of mental anguish.

You'll also want to quarantine your new rats; and due to the reasons mentioned above you can understand how quarantining your rats alone would negatively affect their state of being. Rats are still rapidly growing and developing at the age they are sent to their new homes. Quarantining alone, being bullied or secluded could have lifelong impacts on their temperament and personality. Rats are also notoriously agoraphobic (fear of a new home/ surroundings); therefore having a companion they are familiar and bonded with during this drastic change eases their fear in switching homes. Please bear in mind too that rats are “prey animals”. This effects their behavior remarkably. Those facts in combination with the fact they are now being taken from the only life they have ever known and being forced into an unfamiliar enviroment can be quite overwhelming for such a small, defenseless animal
**This all needs to be taken into consideration to understand rats’ specific and unique needs.**

6.) *Coming Soon*

11/24/2025

WAITLIST AS OF DECEMBER ‘25
*Had to make a new post, same waitlist*

APPROXIMATE AVAILABILITY:
Standard Size: 3-5 months
Dwarf: 2-3 months

Standard Males - 29
- Megan, Breeder
- Austin
- Taryn L

- Cody
- Gabriella
- Akiva
- Courtlyn
- John/Deja
- Brian
- Alex

Dwarf Males - 2
- Aleida

Standard Females - 22
- Sean
- Megan, Breeder

- Dese’Rae
- Melissa
- Nathan
- Whitney
- Jessica
- Nora
- Zara
- William

Dwarf Females - 2
- Rachel
- Klaudia

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

AVAILABLE PAIRINGS/CURRENT LITTERS AS OF ‘25

11/21/2025

🐀🐀 Rolling Rat Groups 🐀🐀

One of the most important things we need to do as rat owners is always try to make sure we never leave a rat on its own. It is a well known fact that rats are social animals who thrive in groups and should always have at least one friend minimum. The trouble with this however is if one suddenly passes away then you are left with the one thing you were trying to prevent, A lone rat.

How do we stop this from happening then? The answer is to keep high enough numbers (bare minimum of 3 but the more the better) so that if you happen to lose one then nobody will be left alone. Obviously you could go out and buy a large group of 4-6 rats straight away for example and think everything will be great. And for a time it probably will. However 2 years down the line when they all start to pass away because they are all reaching the end of their lives not only will this be an extremely tough time mentally for you having to deal with all the losses but your nice large mischief of rats will suddenly be shrinking rapidly. Not to mention the cost of 6 rats all potentially needing vet treatment which is more likely the older they get. The most sensible thing to do is to stagger the ages of your rats and regularly introduce a pair/trio of kittens in every so often so you have a well rounded mixed age group. This is what we call a “Rolling Rat Group”

Rolling rat groups can be planned so you have as little as 4-5 rats total at one time and can go as high as you like. Planning how many you want roughly in total is easy enough to do and is something you might want to think about early on so you can factor in things like how big your cage needs to be and how many you can afford to feed, house and medicate if needed. Getting an appropriate sized cage for the group size early on is much cheaper and easier than buying a small one then needing to upgrade when your group gets too big. Remember, if you want a larger group of rats eventually but are starting with 2-3 you can always buy a large 2 tier cage and block one tier off so the small group isn’t overwhelmed with the size of a larger cage at the start. Then once your numbers are high enough you can open the full cage up to them all.

Knowing how many rats you want overall in a rolling group can be planned by adding 2 kittens in at certain time periods. The bigger the group number will mean adding new rats sooner so if you want to keep your numbers quite small you’ll not want to get too many too often.

Here is a rough guide on what average sized group you’ll have when adding new rats to your group at certain time periods:

🟢 Add 2 rats every 6 months 🟰 10-12 Group Average.
🟡Add 2 rats every 9 months 🟰 6-8 Group Average.
🔵Add 2 rats every 12 months 🟰 4-6 Group Average.

Another benefit of rolling rat groups is the hierarchy in the group can be worked out quite well because the different aged rats can sort out group dynamics easier, especially if intros are done more frequently. The older rats are more likely to take charge and teach the babies “how to rat” and rat manners then on the flip side new younger additions are likely to keep the older rats on their toes and give them a new lease of life. Keeping a mix of young, medium and old aged rats gives a well rounded group dynamic that rats of all ages can thrive in.

Also remember that the “add 2 kittens in every so often” plan works best with babies being introduced every so often (ideally from an ethically sourced breeder) however there is also the fact that rescues are a thing that can be considered to add into a rolling group too. It’s something I will always encourage if you have the experience and space for and it’s just a lovely feeling to know you’re giving a much better home to rats than what they have experienced previously. Just make sure however that you either plan the rescues to fill in an age gap in your rolling group or if you want them anyway but you have similar aged rats just be prepared that when these all grow older together you will likely suffer more losses in a smaller time frame which can be quite tough.

Anyway that is what a Rolling Rat Group is and how to manage one as best as possible to give a good mix of ages and hopefully ensure everyone always has lots of friends and a good mix of company. Things don't always work out smoothly when owning rats so every now and again you may need to adjust something to keep your ideal numbers up or you may want to increase/decrease the size of your mischief. The best thing to do is stay patient and not rush into anything too quickly, patience is key with rat keeping most of the time.

11/20/2025

LOOKING FOR COMPANIONS?? GIVE THESE RESCUES A CHANCE AT LIFE!

I have 11 rescues that are looking for their forever clutter. Males and females. I expect them to find homes pretty fast, so if you’re interested, I say run to fill out an application 😂. First come with approved applications. Rescues are $15 each, must go in pairs or more.

Can’t wait to see where they end up!

19135, Philadelphia, PA

11/20/2025