Calico Rattery & Exotics - South Africa

Calico Rattery & Exotics - South Africa Calico Rattery is based in South Africa and was started in 2017 as a pet rat breeding service. We focus on friendly temperament and health.

30/08/2026

Lamington Hatchery
Standard Heritage hatching pack R240 exl courier

6 Fertile Coturnix Quail eggs
6 Fertile Chicken eggs

We have two hamsters, Puzzle and Cipher.Cipher is quite content to live a quiet, bachelor life.Puzzle is determined not ...
24/08/2026

We have two hamsters, Puzzle and Cipher.

Cipher is quite content to live a quiet, bachelor life.

Puzzle is determined not to let that happen.

Apparently hamsters are better at climbing than we originally thought, and our little mastermind managed to somehow climb up her water bottle and up the wall, spider-monkey across the mesh on the ceiling, squeeze herself through a gap, and drop down into Cipher's cage.

This really was an incredible acrobatic feat. So imagine our surprise when we looked up to see Puzzle in Cipher's cage, squeaking angrily at him and stealing his food. While poor little Cipher just sat in his sandbath, bewildered.

This is the equivalent of me breaking into my neighbour's house, sitting down in their breakfast, and screaming "GET OUT!" while they're just trying to take a dang bath. 🛁

The cage has now been properly secured, and Puzzle will never forgive us for ruining her schemes. 😂

Looking back on these photos and seeing how small our babies were when we first got them... 🥹🥹 We need to do a new photo...
05/08/2026

Looking back on these photos and seeing how small our babies were when we first got them... 🥹🥹 We need to do a new photoshoot asap!

Pictured: Rain, Enigma, Cappucino and Latte 💜

Another adoption done and dusted 🥰 it is always so lovely to do hand-overs. Seeing the new parents faces lighting up and...
03/08/2026

Another adoption done and dusted 🥰 it is always so lovely to do hand-overs. Seeing the new parents faces lighting up and the ratties bruxing while getting scratches makes all the cleaning worthwhile ✨

Pictured is our standard adoption pack and a custom cage bundle!

02/08/2026

Oh drat, our printer ran out of ink on this batch. 😚

16/07/2026

Might we offer you a bouquet of baby rats? 🥺👉👈

My lil teaching assistant spent most of the lesson curled up in my scarf, but decided in the last five minutes that she ...
15/07/2026

My lil teaching assistant spent most of the lesson curled up in my scarf, but decided in the last five minutes that she wanted to become a hat instead.

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08/07/2026

Two of our mommas had babies at the beginning of the month! Our rattery is full of soooo many tiny squeaks! 🥹🐀

06/07/2026

A near daily exclamation from Noah, when checking on the hamster cages: "Oh god what have you done to your sand bath?!" 😂

We want to see your rattie babies 🐀 Post your photos in the comments!
20/06/2026

We want to see your rattie babies 🐀 Post your photos in the comments!

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Pretoria North
Pretoria
0082

Telephone

+27824630551

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