Lurelin Rats

Lurelin Rats Breeding for badgers and martens. Based in Ashford, Kent, UK. Therefore it accepts no responsibility for any rats, including rescues, homed by me.

Lurelin Rats was registered with the National Fancy Rat Society (NFRS) in January 2023 and are based in mid-Kent. I am an NFRS and London & Southern Counties Mouse & Rat Club member, and attend shows within 2 hours of me. The NFRS maintains a list of its studs and ratteries as a convenience but doesn't endorse any stud, rattery or member. My marten line began with Ch Hyjal Kiki's Delivery Service

(marten) and Rivendell Federer (agouti). Marten, silver agouti, black and agouti in top ear and potentially dumbo occur in this line. My badger line began with Beltane Essa (RDA badger), Beltane Impa (RDA blazed variegated), Halcyon Pride and Halcyon City of Blinding Lights (agoutis). I am breeding for cinnamon and RDA badgers, though various other colours and markings may crop up. I breed for well-adjusted, healthy rats with good conformation. My primary aim is to contribute towards improving pet rats nationally, so breeder homes will take priority over pet homes. As with any pet, please do plenty of research to see if rats are the right pet for you and to learn how to care for them. Care information along with other resources are available on my page and website. A homing questionnaire will need to be filled out before being added to my mailing list. Available rats will be allocated to priority homes first (those with/at risk of a lone rat), then a first-come-first-served basis. I am a zoologist with Masters degree and a background in welfare and conservation (including 1 publication in Biological Conservation in July 2022), currently working in nature recovery. In a previous role, I presented educational animal workshops and played a pivotal role in husbandry and welfare, and I've also been involved in conservation breeding programmes. In the past, I have dabbled in showing sheep, dairy cattle, dogs and horses, but rat showing is a lot more relaxed and enjoyable! I have often been described as a crazy rat lady, and it is quite honestly a label that I'm proud of! Please note that I am not a business or a pet shop (I breed as a hobby), plus animals have no respect for plans, so babies won't be available on demand! I also work full-time, have a chronic illness and choose crazy hobbies, so I may not always be available. I will always do my best to support fellow rat lovers though!

I went to the Summer Cup for the first time at the weekend and boy was it an adventure! We had a spa afternoon and dinne...
30/07/2025

I went to the Summer Cup for the first time at the weekend and boy was it an adventure! We had a spa afternoon and dinner out on Friday, which was much needed after ending up going through central London to avoid accidents! I brought some chips back for the rats and Wanda just had the chip flesh.

Tula and Kiri made their showing debuts and Jak and Fledge tagged along to make up numbers with minimal travel requirements. Tula and Kiri came 2nd and 3rd in Marked with some really nice comments. Jak disgraced himself. Not only did he give me my first unplaced rat (because of his colour, he'll darken as he gets older), he decided to leave his hardened "essence" on his brother's back and by his winky, resulting in substrate sticking to them both and the pet judge being concerned about them. So I had to cut rat s***k off my rats. I'm thinking Jak's new show name should be Lurelin Jizzy Jakamar 🤔

Kiri also came 4th in Breeder Owned Doe with a special for "Strike a Pose" as she loved posing for the camera. Fledge was 2nd in Breeder Owned Buck once he was cleaned up.

Only Wanda represented the marten lot this time, and she qualified as a silver champion! Wanda does not like posing for the camera 😆

I was going to try my luck with my 1yr7mos marten doe Hana but over the past month she's gone quite brown and with the long journey it just wasn't worth it. So no champ status for Hana and she's officially retired from showing along with her niece Marnie and granddaughter Wanda!

Very proud of the rats (except Jak) and grateful to have seen so many people at the weekend 🥰 I'm also very happy to have a nice break

WHY DOES HOMING AGE MATTER?If you are on rat-related social media, you will unfortunately see kittens who have been home...
28/07/2025

WHY DOES HOMING AGE MATTER?

If you are on rat-related social media, you will unfortunately see kittens who have been homed out underage. You may have even been homed underage kittens in the past yourself (I know I was when I started out)! One of the key ways that you can tell they're underage is if they still have their fluffy kitten coat and their body can look a bit small compared to their head. They also look and feel less robust.

Kittens are usually weaned from about 4-4.5 weeks old. Once the kittens are weaned, their immune system starts to work for itself. This is a more vulnerable time for kittens and keeping them with the breeder puts less stress on them.

The minimum homing age is 6 weeks old. By this point they should be more robust and their coat will look more sleek as they moult their fuzzy kitten coat. So if you see someone say “What's wrong with homing them out a little bit before 6 weeks of age? It doesn't make much of a difference”... I think the comparison photo shows pretty clearly that it does make a difference!

Most breeders choose to home out later than 6 weeks of age, especially if the kittens are from a larger litter and/or are on the smaller side. They grow a LOT over the next few weeks, and this improved size and maturity puts them in much better stead for going to their new home. Plus you can’t really judge the conformation of a kitten properly before 5-6 weeks and it takes time to arrange homes, which means that they tend to be homed out at an older age.

As you can see from the photo below, which shows kittens aged 5 weeks, 6 weeks and 7.5 weeks, there is a huge difference between the ages in terms of size, robustness, and their coat. Can we also be proud that I managed to get all 3 kittens in focus?!

Rat keepers who have been homed underage kittens rarely realise what has happened until someone points out the kittens’ appearance. The most important thing is that they feed their kittens appropriately. Kittens should have 23-28% dietary protein (compared to 10-14% for adults), which can be provided through wet meals such as tinned sardines with cous cous, eggy rice and chicken wings 2-3 times a week. They should be fed additional good quality protein and a little bit of extra fat until they are ~12-14 weeks old.

RESERVED - THANK YOU :) These two bucks from Kodah's litter have become available again! Please message/email if they wo...
27/07/2025

RESERVED - THANK YOU :)

These two bucks from Kodah's litter have become available again! Please message/email if they would be of interest :)

And my buck keepers! I was naughty and kept another funky cinnamon 🤫Lurelin Fledge 🧡Lurelin Jakamar 💜Lurelin Swiftblade ...
25/07/2025

And my buck keepers! I was naughty and kept another funky cinnamon 🤫

Lurelin Fledge 🧡
Lurelin Jakamar 💜
Lurelin Swiftblade 💛

Not sure if you can tell by my keeper selection, but I'm throwing in the towel with trying to get proper cinn badgers 😅

My doe keepers for this gen!Lurelin Kokiri 💚Lurelin Tula 🩵Lurelin Peatrice 🩷
23/07/2025

My doe keepers for this gen!

Lurelin Kokiri 💚
Lurelin Tula 🩵
Lurelin Peatrice 🩷

HOME FOUND - THANK YOU🐀 BUCKS 🐀Apparently I can't count and I missed one of the bucks off my homing list. So with a bit ...
23/07/2025

HOME FOUND - THANK YOU

🐀 BUCKS 🐀

Apparently I can't count and I missed one of the bucks off my homing list. So with a bit of rejigging I have another pair available :)

Rather bummed that the super badger showing prospect with the snip and nothing under (sarcasm) didn't make the cut 😆

Just show tank things ✨The babies made it surprisingly hard to choose who I was keeping!
21/07/2025

Just show tank things ✨
The babies made it surprisingly hard to choose who I was keeping!

Every year I say that I'm not going to Tendring, and yet every year I put on my vegetable dress and make an appearance 😆...
18/07/2025

Every year I say that I'm not going to Tendring, and yet every year I put on my vegetable dress and make an appearance 😆

Lurelin When Marnie Was There won Best Shaded, Best Novice, and qualified as a silver champion 💛

Lurelin Not All Who Wander Are Lost was 3rd in Shaded and is now on 5 stars (8 makes a champ). I'm so impressed with this little lady as I only kept her because of her variety. She's so much like her grandma Hana who has aged like fine wine, so I expect her to only improve further with age!

Happy 1st birthday to Mavis’s 2nd litter (14th) and Hana's litter (17th)! Mak is such a handsome boy. I really don't hav...
16/07/2025

Happy 1st birthday to Mavis’s 2nd litter (14th) and Hana's litter (17th)! Mak is such a handsome boy. I really don't have the words to describe him, he's friendly etc but when he's going about things he just has this thing about him. Quercus is a smooshy clingy boy who's always at the door for snugs! Fay is still vocal but is a lot quieter now. She's naughty and just has so much presence.

If you haven't already, please send me updates on how their siblings are doing! ❤

ALL RESERVED NOW, THANK YOU 🙂 🐀 AVAILABLE RATS 🐀I'm now taking interest for my current litters and those who are on my m...
14/07/2025

ALL RESERVED NOW, THANK YOU 🙂

🐀 AVAILABLE RATS 🐀

I'm now taking interest for my current litters and those who are on my mailing list will have received an email.

If you are interested, please contact me via email or the rattery page with a filled-in homing form, which can be found on my website and the pinned post, and a photo of your setup.

Kittens are reserved on a first-come-first-served basis provided that the set up is safe and ready. They're then allocated to specific homes based on suitability to the home. I do keep a reserve list in case things don't work out with someone.

Note that there are more bucks than does this time, so if you don't have rats and are flexible on which s*x you have then I'm more likely to be able to help. There's only a pair and a trio of does available.

I also have 2 doe and 2 buck adults available or a spayed doe, neutered buck and intact buck trio.

💛 QUEEN MARNIE 💛⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
12/07/2025

💛 QUEEN MARNIE 💛
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11/07/2025

Another week of badger goodness 💖 we were a touch more feral than usual after the heatwave (too hot to play or have sofa snugs) but still good eggs

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