Welcome to Josephine's Rattery & Small Pet Rescue
About Us
How We're Helping
We are a South Florida nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about the misunderstood companion pet rat. We also provide shelter to surrendered small pets. To date we've helped chinchillas, mice, hamsters, Norway rats, gerbils, hedgehogs, guinea pigs, bunnies, ferrets, and sugar gliders. While gerbils, hamsters, mice, and companion rats stay with us, we serve as a safe way-station for the others; working with specialized rescues throughout Florida.
June 2019 UPDATE: We can no longer accept guinea pigs and bunnies. Please contact East Coast Rabbit Rescue or Wild Cargo for assistance.
Get Involved
Are you interested about what we're doing? We are always looking for volunteers to help us change minds, make crafts, and keep these loving pets clean and healthy. For those in need of community hours, we qualify and are excited to have you join us!
Thank You
Whether you help through monetary donations, supplies, volunteering your time, or telling people we exist, thank you. We couldn't accomplish our goals without the help of supporters like you.
Donate Now
Rescuing saves the people. Adoption saves the pet.
Here, small doesn't mean cheap or easy!
Your donations are severely needed for us to continue providing food, housing, & medical services to the many small pets in our community.
Surrendered Rats
Common Varieties of Dumbo and Top eared
Markings
Capped | Broken Cap | Masked | Berkshire | Hooded |Broken Hooded | Variegated
PRICES: $15 each | $30 bondedgroup
Varieties of JOSR Dumbo Rats
Odd-Eyed
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Above is Alister, an Odd-Eye Fawn Rex. He is my only Odd-Eye and is next in line for breeding.
Genetic Hairless
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JOSR hairless come from standard hair with the recessive hairless gene. Like true hairless, our females do not lactate and are not the result of rexing. We are working over generations to improve health and longevity.
Siamese
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Siamese differs from Himalayan in base coat color. Himalayans have a white base, while Siamese are cream colored. Breeding that high contrast for a Himalayan requires a larger breeding program; therefore, JOSR is maintaining only Siamese.
Self
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"Self" means the absence of white. Verna (pictured) is a Black Self Rex. She is a JOSR first! We look forward to continuing this success.
Roan
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Pictured is Daughter/Mother to show the change in coat over time. The grey ticking fades, but not gone. This is a double recessive coloration gene.
Harley Burmese
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Harley is long-haired. Current Harley line is Burmese. We are looking forward to producing other dilutes.
Rex
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JOSR Rex (Curley whiskers) feel like teddy bears! Colors: Black, Steel, Fawn, and Amer. Blue.
Standard American Blue
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JOSR American Blue coloration ranges form Pale Blue to a dark Steel. Coats: Straight and Rex.
Burmese
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Burmese with various markings: Berkshire, capped, and broken hooded.
Berkshire
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Pictured is 3-generations of our Berkshire Does!
Various Markings
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JOSR has a variety of mask, capped, broken cap, and broken hooded black/white standard dumbo rats that are amazing!
