Joyceful Rattery

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Joyceful Rattery Our rattery, located in Canterbury, Connecticut, prioritizes the health and temperament of our rats.

We maintain a diverse breeding program, featuring a range of rat varieties, including the rare harley, dwarf, down under, marble, and dalmatian varieties

09/15/2026

I unfortunately will be closing for an unknown amount of time. I just can not manage the stress of the rattery with everything else that is going on in my life right now. Anyone on my waitlist, I am sorry for the inconvenience, but I do not know when I will be reopening, it may not even be this year or ever. I desperately need a break from breeding and the stress that comes with it. I will not be answering anyone, I need space to get my day to day life back on track and feel functional again. I will not be responding to comments, messages, or anything else, I need a break from social media and the never ending messages I get from people. I am overwhelmed, over worked, and stressed out to the point where I feel like this is my only choice left.

08/27/2026

After thinking about it, I am going to be taking a more relaxed approach to my breeding schedule for a few months. We have a lot of big changes going on in our family and I want to make sure I am providing my children with all of the support and guidance that they need. We are not stopping breeding altogether, but we will be slowing down significantly until our home life settles down.

Sorry things are a bit quiet here, this month is just absolute chaos with school starting back up, and trying to organiz...
08/26/2026

Sorry things are a bit quiet here, this month is just absolute chaos with school starting back up, and trying to organize my kids school year. Farm work is also in full chaos mode with baby goats being bottle fed and milking chores, so i may not have much time to make posts until things settle down a little bit. Hope you all had a great summer, and best wishes for the fall season 😊

For those of you who are looking for information on how to adopt from us, we operate by waitlist (which moves pretty qui...
08/16/2026

For those of you who are looking for information on how to adopt from us, we operate by waitlist (which moves pretty quickly depending upon how specific you are with your varieties). Anyone looking to get onto our waitlist, the process is very simple, all you need to do is go onto our website and fill out our application and contract forms (link to our website located below). Once you have filled out and submitted these forms, you will either be placed into 1 of 2 categories, approved or needs work. If your application needs work, I will go over areas needing improvement with you, and once corrections have been made, you will be placed into the approved category. Once in the approved application pile, your name gets automatically added to either the male or female waitlist based on your preferences. Once your name is reached on the waitlist, we will contact you with availability. If you are very specific with variety preferences, your name will be skipped until rats with the features requested pop up, while maintaining your position in line (meaning if you are looking for marble and dalmatian and you are currently second in our waitlist, but none of those varieties are available, you will be skipped over, and once those varieties are available, you will be first in line for those specific babies). Once you have selected your babies, all that is left to do is place your deposit, set up a pickup date and time, and pay your balance at pick up. Congratulations, you're all done!

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For those on my waitlist, photos will start being distributed in order of application from today onwards,  so make sure ...
08/16/2026

For those on my waitlist, photos will start being distributed in order of application from today onwards, so make sure to check your messages 😊

This is such a unique little boy, I cant wait to see his personality develop 🥰
08/13/2026

This is such a unique little boy, I cant wait to see his personality develop 🥰

Sorry I've been so quiet lately, these last couple of months have really gotten the better of me. First the shoulder, th...
08/13/2026

Sorry I've been so quiet lately, these last couple of months have really gotten the better of me. First the shoulder, then the spider, my uncle passing, my cousin getting into a bad motorcycle accident, my brother in and out of psychiatric ward and rehab, and then I discovered that my lack of energy and general bad mood was due to severe anemia which I am now being treated for. Finally starting to feel like myself again, and I thank you all for being so patient and understanding while I took care of myself and my family. Rat pic for tax 🥰

Looks like someone is about to spill the beans...
08/12/2026

Looks like someone is about to spill the beans...

We will be reopening this weekend, thank you all for allowing my family time to grieve and come to terms with the loss o...
07/30/2026

We will be reopening this weekend, thank you all for allowing my family time to grieve and come to terms with the loss of my uncle. Not rat related, but our farm cat had kittens over the weekend, and this picture was just super cute.

07/18/2026

My Uncle passed away and I just got the call. I will be taking a few days off to grieve.

Address

1 Municipal Drive
Canterbury, CT
06331

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 7pm

Telephone

+18603673906

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