Policies and Adoption Process

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  1) Fill Out an Adoption Application!

  
  

  • An approved application is REQUIRED for adoption. 

    
    

  • A completed adoption application does not guarantee approval.  Approvals will be made at the discretion of Unheavenly Creatures. If you are under 18, please have a parent or guardian fill out the application for you. 

    
    

  • A link to our adoption application can be found at the bottom of this page!

  
  

  
  

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  2) Reservation and Pre-Adoption

  
  

  
  

  • Eligible rats will be posted on our Facebook and Instagram pages when they reach 8 weeks of age, or when they have been retired from our breeding projects.

    
    

  • Reservations will be made on a first-come, first-served basis but potential adoptees MUST have an adoption application approved before reserving rats. 

    
    

  • A 50% deposit is due at the time of reservation. This deposit is non-refundable., and the remaining balance is due 3 days before the scheduled pickup date. Accepted payment methods:

    
    

    
    

    • ​Cash

      
      

    • Paypal

      
      

    • Venmo

    • CashApp

      
      

    
    

    
    

  • In the event that the reserved rats are made unavailable due to sickness, death, or any other circumstance owing to the fault of Unheavenly Creatures, the deposit will, at the preference of the adopter, be refunded or applied to a future adoption. This is the only exception to our NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT policy.

    
    

  • Rats are to be sold in same-sex pairs at a minimum.

    
    

  • Single rats will not be sold. 

    
    

  • Mixed-sex rats will not be adopted out (we will not adopt female rats to a household with male rats and vice versa).

    
    

  • At the time of reservation, you will be required to sign our Adoption Contract and our Liability Waiver. 

    
    

  
  

  
  

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  3) Time to Pick Up Your Rats!

  
  

  
  

  • Once a reservation has been made, a pickup date and time will be scheduled.

    
    

  • We do not ship. 

    
    

  • Rats will not be released to their new homes until they are 10-12 weeks of age. 

    
    

  • We are located in Orange, Virginia, but are willing to transport rats to Charlottesville, Culpeper or Fredericksburg when available for an additional fee of $25. 

    
    

  • We understand that sometimes life throws things into chaos, and will allow ONE reschedule date if you are not able to meet on the originally-set date. Additional reschedules will not be made, and your reservation and deposit will be voided.

    
    

  • You must bring a carrier to transport your rats. If you do not have one, you can purchase one for $15.