The below list provides details of NFRS members who are registered as rat breeders and have requested to be included in this list. This list is not a recommendation by the NFRS of any stud or rattery as the NFRS is not in a position to check or vet any of its breeders. The NFRS committee cannot accept any responsibility for the breeders and buyers who use this list as in many cases they do not know the individuals concerned. Please ensure you have asked plenty of questions of the breeder if you have specific requirements in any area. All NFRS registered breeders are expected to sell their kittens within the NFRS guidelines for selling kittens. NFRS members can advertise and find adverts for available kittens on our Members Forum.
You may find that you have to wait a while to find the particular kittens you are looking for, because most breeders will plan litters so they do not become overrun with babies. If a breeder is not local to you, it may be possible to arrange for assistance in transportation via other breeders or to shows. You may find some breeders will consider rehoming retired breeding rats if you are happy to take on older rats with a more known and reliable background than rescues.
Entries are listed by area and then alphabetical order of surnames. Please note that breeding is not a business and as such, it may take a little time for breeders to respond to enquiries.
Rats are social animals and it is therefore necessary to keep them in groups of two or more of the same sex. Kittens should not leave the breeder until they are at least six weeks old, but it is advisable to separate doe kittens from bucks between 4-5 weeks to avoid unwanted pregnancies. The price of a kitten is usually between £10-£40 but is at the breeder’s discretion.
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Jess Claresta (Dumpling Rats)
Glasgow
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Breeding for Wheaten Burmese in top ear. May get Agouti, Sable Wheaten, and other related varieties out.
Lyn Dimmock (Aurora Rattery)
Stirling
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Breeding Silken in Agouti/Black. Rex in Agouti/Russian. Dwarf in Rex/Smooth, Variegated/Berkshire
Elise McDonald (Solveig Stud)
Dunfermline
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Siamese in Seal Point, Golden and Blue Point. Top ear and dumbo. Related varieties such as Black, Russian Blue and Agouti sometimes available.
Liz Spence (Rocklee Rats)
East Dunbartonshire
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Black, Russian Blue, Marten. Top ear and Dumbo.
Kasia Zyber (Beeghos Stud)
West Lothian
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Black, British Blue & British Blue Agouti. Champagne & Silver Fawn. Ivory & Ivory Dumbo.
Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cumbria, Isle of Man.
Debbie Davis (Arecales Stud)
South Manchester
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Breeding for black, buff and black hooded.
Laura Amy Holt (Kaiju Stud)
Appley Bridge, West Lancashire
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Essex, Capped Essex and Variegated Essex in Black, Agouti and Russian varieties. Russian Blue and Russian Blue Agouti in standard ear and Dumbo. British Blue, British Blue Agouti and Russian Silver in standard ear and Dumbo. Dwarf in various varieties and markings, standard ear and dumbo. Rex, Recessive Rex and Velvet coats across most lines.
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham.
There are currently no breeders listed in this area.
South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire.
Cat Bowling (Gallifrey Stud)
West Yorkshire
Web: Gallifrey Rats
Varieties: Silver Fawn, Chestnut, Ash, Roan and Hooded. Sometimes have Dumbo and Rex available.
Julia McArdle (Poplet Rattery)
Calderdale, West Yorkshire
Varieties: Russian Blue Agouti in top ear and Dumbo.
Rachel Padden & Matthew Steeples (Queen Rattery)
West Yorkshire
Web: Queen Rattery
Varieties: Agouti, Russian Blue, occasionally others.
Morgan Reid (Twin Squeaks Rattery)
East Riding of Yorkshire
Web: Twin Squeaks Rats
Varieties: Black & Russian Rlue in top ear, Dumbo and Rex.
Charlotte Scott (Galactic Stud)
Sheffield
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Marten and Silver Agouti in both eye colour, dumbo and rex. Tonkinese and Tonkinese Agouti.
Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands.
Gemma Corfield (Gemstone Stud)
West Midlands
Web: Gemstone Stud
Varieties: Essex, Russian blue, Russian blue agouti, Russian topaz, Russian buff. Other varieties also a possibility such as black, agouti etc.
Alex Court (Salem Star Rattery)
Birmingham
Web: Instagram
Varieties: Russian silver and British blue.
Katie Cross (Bourne Rattery)
Staffordshire
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Russian Dove and Russian Dove agouti dumbo and top ear. Russian Blue and related varieties.
Ashley Hayward (Faithful Rattery)
Coventry
Web: Faithful Rattos
Varieties: Burmese and Wheaten with Russian based versions. Siamese and Sable possible.
Louise Shellis (Relish Rattery)
Staffordshire
Varieties: Black in top ear and Dumbo, Cinammon and Silken.
Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire (including Rutland), Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire.
Charlotte Goedvolk (Goedric's Hollow Stud)
Nottingham
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Agouti, Cinnamon and Silken (including Dumbo and Rex).
Yuki Mori (Yuki Rattery)
Northamptonshire
Web: Instagram
Varieties: Siamese (RE and BE), Black, Agouti, Russian Blue, Russian Blue Agouti, Dumbo, Dwarf.
Jem Quarry & Lew Wernham (Kismet Stud)
Northamptonshire
Varieties: Variegated, Badger & Dwarf.
Jon Savage & AJ Black-Savage (Rattie Asylum Stud)
Charnwood, Leicestershire
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Silver Fawn, Silken, Black & related varieties. Chestnut. All may be available in Dumbo.
Hayley Wainwright (Rainmaker Stud)
Derbyshire
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Breeding for Burmese, Russian Burmese, Wheaten and occasional related varieties of Siamese, Blue point Siamese and Russian Wheaten in top and dumbo ears.
Gwent, South Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan, West Glamorgan, Dyfed, Powys, Gwynedd, Clwyd.
Tanya Coad (Tickety-Boo Rattery)
South Wales
Varieties: Siamese, Blue point Siamese, Russian Burmese.
Ian Haywood (Trecelyn Rattery)
Newbridge
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Agouti, Mink, Russian Buff, Black, and Hooded. In top ear and Dumbo.
Sophie King (Rebel Rattery)
Swansea
Web: Facebook
Varieties: American Mink, American Cinnamon, Quicksilver, Quicksilver Agouti. All in both top eared and dumbo.
Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Norfolk, Suffolk
Paddington and Richard Burn (Ouzles Stud)
Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Albino (Pink Eyed White), Ivory, Cream, Orange Cream, Himalayan, Black Eyed Himalayan, Siamese, Blue Point Siamese, Black Eyed Siamese, Black Eyed Blue Point Siamese, British Blue, Russian Blue, Black. All include Dumbo and Top Ear and some include Rex.
Katie Cracknell (Blaise Stud)
Peterborough
Varieties: Badger/Berkshire in Rex and standard coat. Topaz (with possibility of Russian topaz and agouti).
Emma Davis (Gingerbread Stud)
Hertfordshire
Web: Gingerbread Rats
Varieties: Champagne, Chocolate, working towards Lilac and Quicksilver in top and dumbo. Other varieties such as Black, British Blue and US Mink may be available from time to time.
Mary Giles (Zephyr Stud)
South Cambridgeshire
Web: Zephyr Rats
Varieties: American Mink and American Cinnamon, Black and Agouti, Russian Dove, Cinnamon Pearl, Essex.
Lisa Irvine (Halcyon Stud)
Suffolk
Varieties: Buff, Chocolate, Black, Chinchilla, Wheaten Burmese. (I do not breed Dumbo rats but some of the above varieties could come in rex coat).
Holly Maguire & Sam Billing (Kabuki Stud)
Breckland, Norfolk
Varieties: Topaz & Agouti in rex and standard. Black. All in top and dumbo. Russian varieties pop up from time to time.
Sam Swash (Esprit Stud)
South West Essex
Web: Esprit Rats
Varieties: Russian Blue (rex & dumbo). Russian Silver (& dumbo). Copper (& dumbo).
Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall
Abigail Galbraith (Roman Stud)
Weston-Super-Mare
Web: Roman Rattery
Varieties: Topaz/Russian Topaz in top ear and dumbo. Variegated in rex and standard coat.
Jess Millward (Valkyrie Stud)
Mid Cornwall
Varieties: Cream and Cream Agouti in both top and dumbo ears.
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Kent, Isle of Wight, Surrey, Oxfordshire, East Sussex, West Sussex, Greater London
Angela Corrie (Milliways Stud)
Hampshire (South)
Varieties: Blue Point Siamese & Striped Roan.
Sarah Davies (Marigold Stud)
North West Kent
Web: Marigold Rats
Varieties: Breeding for Russian Dove Agouti and Russian Dove.
Lauren DeGrange (Lurelin Rats)
Ashford, Mid-Kent
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Badger and berkshire in various colours. Marten, silver agouti, black and agouti. Slim possibility of dumbo.
Sophie Langella (Curio Rats)
Staines, Middlesex
Varieties: Burmese, Sable Burmese, Siamese, Himalayan, Tonkinese.
Marti Leimbach (Blue Apple Stud)
Oxford
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Russian Dove, Russian Buff, and related varieties in top ear and dumbo.
Abi Stone (Novigrad Rattery)
Buckinghamshire
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Burmese, Siamese, Wheaten, Dumbo, Rex and Standard
Ann Storey (Rivendell Stud)
North West Kent
Varieties: Agouti, Silver Fawn, Copper (occasionally in dumbo), Chinchilla, Squirrel, Lilac Agouti, Lilac.
Jo Wall and Lee Spence (Gemini Stud)
Thurrock
Varieties: Cinnamon Pearl, Silken and Russian blue/Russian blue agouti, all of which throw the odd dumbo.
Tara Westerlund (Manalan Rattery)
West Sussex
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Pink Eyed White, Smooth and Rex, Marked (mainly Black, British Blue) in Smooth and Rex. Top ear only.
Elian Wolfert (Rattery Castor)
Winsum, Groningen, The Netherlands
Web: Rattery Castor
Web: Facebook
Varieties: Hooded and hooded downunder in black and Russian blue, silken in agouti and black.