Topi Rats

Last updated 08/31/10

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Welcome to the home of the Topi rats, located in Southwest Portland Oregon and serving Washington up to Seattle as well!  My name is Kelsey and I have been breeding fancy rats since 2001. I was mentored in 1999 by Brenda Yarrow from Rivenwood Rattery, who passed away in late 2001 and will be dearly missed. She passed her breeding stock on to me in early 2001 when she first started getting ill and moved to Florida to help her health. She gave me my start, and I will always respect and miss her. I breed mainly marked rats, but also breed the varieties known as Manx and Aurora.

  All the rats here have  multiple generation pedigrees and do not present the lethal high white traits associated with dominant marking modifiers and SOX-10. So NO megacolon! All it took was good breeding with a firm knowledge of markings genetics. Also great ethics play a huge part for me as a breeder. I will never sacrifice the health and integrity of my animals just to be able to say I have the first of something or to make a quick dollar. That is not what Topi Rats is about.

 The rats here and I welcome you to our website, in an essence our virtual home . Depending on what you're visiting the site for will change your browsing options. Unless you just want to go for a free for all on the site and look at EVERYTHING! Which I suggest. But I digress, if you are looking to add a new fluffy loving bundle of ratty joy to your home please see the Babies page for available babies and then check the Maternity page for upcoming litters that may just have that special baby in it for you. If you are here for rat education, take a look at My Favorite Links and My Personal Rat Care page. Whatever your reason may be for being here, we thank you.  

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