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Magda, Misty and Molly

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Sisters Magda, Misty and Molly were born on Aug. 11, 2025. They were part of an accidental oops litter who were born out in Pembroke. Their humans have done so much socializing with them, that these girls are friendly and quite brave. Magda is all black. Even her tummy all the way down to the tip of her tail!. She is  super brave and always wants to be climbing the nearest human. She'll settle and boggle on your shoulder if she's tired out enough during play time. Misty is the trouble make...
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Ozzie (neutered) & Onyx (Surgery Hold)

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Brothers Ozzie and Onyx are estimated to be born at the beginning of October 2025. They are the results of an oops liter when their previous owner thought it would be ok to have her male rat and female rats have "supervised" playdates. Surprise! They still got pregnant. Ozzie has big personality, big feet, is the biggest of the brothers, but isn't big on making good decisions. This boy likes to get into trouble, but will look cute doing it. Meanwhile his brother Onyx is quite well behaved, th...
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Orion & Odin (adoption pending)

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Brothers Orion and Odin are estimated to be born at the beginning of October 2025. They are the results of an oops liter when their previous owner thought it would be ok to have her male rat and female rats have "supervised" playdates. Surprise! They still got pregnant. We named Odin hoping his name would give him some much needed confidence and bravery! Of the brothers, he is currently still the most timid, but with some patience, lots of treats and kindness, we're sure that he will come out...
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Petunia, Penelope & Penny

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This lovely trio of ladies will give you laughs and plenty of cuddles. They range from 2 months old to 6 months old. While Petunia is not their biological sister, she is only a few months older and get along wonderfully with the other two. The three of them are constantly cuddling. Petunia was an owner surrender to the SPCA Montreal, while Penelope and Penny were surrendered to the Rescue as part of an oops litter. All three are so friendly and full of baby energy! Penny (black and white, ...
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Phil (neutered) & Gunther

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These boys were originally given away by a breeder at 10 months old. Unfortunately, their new owner was not informed and was not prepared for the fact that Phil was hormonal aggressive. Having young kids in the family, she could not handle that and so made the decision to surrender them. We got Phil neutered and as usual, that solved the aggression issue almost right away. These two sweethearts are now ready to find their forever home, where they will be spoiled and loved. They are estimat...
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Momma Thyme, Cilantro & Parsley

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These girls didn't exactly have the best start to life. In fact, they were found at a dump in a bag along with their brothers. Luckily they were found by a kind soul and brought to the SPCA in Montreal where they stayed for 3 weeks to ensure they were healthy and not pregnant. Now they are in Ottawa with our Rescue and a wonderful foster family and ready to find a forever home. We estimate that Cilantro and Parsley were born some time in late April or early May of 2025 and that Momma Thyme wa...
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Basil & Oregano

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Baby sisters Basil and Oregano didn't exactly have the best start to life. In fact, they were found at a dump in a bag along with their mom and seven brothers. Luckily they were found by a kind soul and brought to the SPCA in Montreal where they stayed for 3 weeks to ensure they were healthy and not pregnant. Now they are in Ottawa with our Rescue and a wonderful foster family and ready to find a forever home. We estimate that these girls were born some time in late April or early May of 2025...
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Henry (neutered)

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Sweet Henry is an older boy who has, so far, not had an easy life. First, he and his brother were dumped outside a pet store in downtown Ottawa, but were luckily taken in by another animal rescue. Then they were transferred to us (Ottawa Pet Rat Rescue). They were incredibly sweet, and still extremely young, so we were able to find them what we believed would be a loving forever home. Unfortunately, Henry was returned to us alone - and his personality had completely changed. He was now extre...
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Harissa, Cayenne & Sriracha (sponsor us!)

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This lovely trio is estimated to be born some time around September or October of 2023.Sriracha may be slightly older, unfortunately he have very little information on their history. All three girls are extremely social, super friendly and love nothing more then to crawl all over their foster mom. Harissa and Cayenne look nearly the same, however, Harissa has a large slit in her ear from an old injury that has long healed over, while Cayenne has the tiniest bit of curl to her fur. Sriracha st...
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Pigeon & Wren

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Brothers Pigeon and Wren were dumped at the SPCA Gatineau, and unfortunately we know very little about them. We estimate they are about 18 months old. Both of them arrived with respiratory infections but luckily, they responded very quickly to antibiotics and are now healthy. With the love and care of their foster family, they have come out of their shell and are showing their sweet and adventurous personalities. Both of them get super excited to see their foster parents near their enclosure,...
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Snow Baby & Fifi

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These two sweet babies are estimated to be born some time in January or February of 2024. However, it's possible that they are even younger. Unfortunately we know very little about them. They were being given away for free on Facebook, when another lady saw them and decided to take them to prevent anyone using them for nefarious reasons. Unfortunately she herself could not actually keep them long term. So when the Rescue finally had the space available to take in new surrenders, Snow Baby and...
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Wasabi (special needs)

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Sisters Wasabi & Sriracha are estimated to be born some time in September or October of 2023. They were originally purchased from Pet Circus in downtown Ottawa. However, their original owner could no longer keep them and passed them on to a roommate. Then the roommate could not longer keep them due to allergies and lack of funds for vet bills, and so here they are! With the Rescue and one of our wonderful fosters. Poor Wasabi arrived with severe malocclusion and we are surprised that she mana...
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Ninja & Tato

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Brothers Ninja and Tato were part of a group of stray rats who were dumped outside and originally surrendered to the Gatineau SPCA. They were then later transferred to the Rescue as they unfortunately did not have the capacity to keep them at the shelter. We estimate that they were born some time in March or April of 2024. Both boys are extremely sweet and docile and don't mind being handled, although Ninja is definitely the more outgoing one while Tato needs a little more patience and coaxin...
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Woody, Buzz and Slinky

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This trio of brothers were part of an oops litter that was originally surrendered to the Gatineau SPCA and then transferred to the Rescue as they unfortunately did not have the capacity to keep them at the shelter. We estimate that they were born some time in August of 2024, and whoever had them before did an amazing job socializing these boys and making sure they were friendly, adventurous and oh-so-sweet. We would like to find these brothers a loving forever home where they will be giv...
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Hugin & Munin

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Brothers Hugin and Munin were part of an oops litter that was originally surrendered to the Gatineau SPCA and then transferred to the Rescue as they unfortunatley did not have the capacity to keep them at the shelter. We estimate that they were born some time in August of 2024, and whoever had them before did an amazing job socializing these boys and making sure they were friendly, adventurous and oh-so-sweet. We would like to find these brothers a loving forever home where they will be gi...
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Ladle & Whisk

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Sweet sisters Ladle and Whisk were part of an oops litter that was originally surrendered to the Gatineau SPCA and then transferred to the Rescue as they unfortunately did not have the capacity to keep them at the shelter. We estimate that they were born some time in August of 2024, and whoever had them before did an amazing job socializing these girls and making sure they were friendly and oh-so-sweet. They are extremely bonded, yet at the same time, easily accepted the company of other o...
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Cosmo and Quasar

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Brothers Cosmo and Quasar are estimated to be about 1.5 years old. They were originally purchased from a pet store in Gatineau, but after being with their previous owners for over a year, her son lost interest, moved and left them in the care of his mother. She unfortunately was not comfortable with the rats and had allergies to them, so she decided to surrender them to the Rescue. Both boys arrived quite skiddish and having had very little socialization or human physical contact, were ver...
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Finn and Chip

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These sweet boys have already been passed around to two different homes at just an estimated 5-6 months old. Originally purchased by a teen, they were then passed on to the daughter of one of our adopters (without their mother's permission) and thus, ended up in our care. These sweethearts just need a loving forever home that can help them build confidence and give them the stability and familiarity they need to thrive. Despite being moved around so much, they are still very curious, altho...
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Mani & Monsieur

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Meet this sweet father-son pair who have found themselves at the Rescue for their golden months. This lovely pair were surrendered after their previous human passed away and no one else in the family had the capacity to give them a home. They are estimated to be about 2 to 2.5 years old. Mani arrived with a slight eye infection while Monsieur has a small and harmless Keratin cyst on his leg. Both had mites and the beginning of hind end degeneration, but none of this has prevented them from...
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Scarlet & Fitzgerald

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Sweet ladies Scarlet and Fitzgerald were surrendered to the Rescue after their previous owner unfortunately could not longer take care of them. A large part of that was because of Scarlet's ongoing eye issues and increasing vet bills. As a hairless rat, Scarlet is and will continue to be very prone to eye infections and other eye-related issues. Although stable and healthy now after several rounds of treatment, there is always the chance that she will eventually need surgery to have both her...
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Pablo and Salvador

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We estimate that Pablo and Salvador were born some time in the beginning of 2024, making them about 7 or 8 months old currently. These two were abandoned at an apartment in Gatineau along with 15 other rats and were luckily brought to the SPCA by a kind human. Strangely, the vets at the SPCA thought that they were unadoptable because they had "horrible teeth". We eventually found out it was because the vet saw that they had yellow teeth and thought it was a bad sign. We let them know that yel...
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Brat & Uno

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Half-brothers Brat & Uno are now ready to find their forever home together! These two boys are extremely tightly bonded and must be adopted as a pair. They also have a 3rd half brother: Robin, who would be happy to join this duo to make it a trio, but it is not required. These boys were born some time around the Easter weekend of 2024. They were an oops litter from Peterborough where their previous human unfortunately allowed her male rat to get two of her female rats pregnant. Matilda and Wi...
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Hektor, Leshy, Yeti & Newt

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Half-brothers Hektor, Leshy, Yeti and Newt are now ready to find their forever homes either all together or in pairs! These boys were born some time around the Easter weekend of 2024. They were an oops litter from Peterborough where their previous human unfortunately allowed her male rat to get two of her female rats pregnant. Matilda and Winnie are part of a group of 24 babies who were surrendered to the Rescue. The good news is, these boys are all so friendly and well socialized. They wi...
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Karma & Dottie

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Sisters Karma & Dottie are now ready to find their forever home! These girls were born some time around the Easter weekend of 2024. They were an oops litter from Peterborough where their previous human unfortunately allowed her male rat to get two of her female rats pregnant. Matilda and Winnie are part of a group of 24 babies who were surrendered to the Rescue. Below are some words about these girls from their foster mom: "Karma is a rat, boggling on my lap cause she loves me (sorry, I h...
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