Hello! Welcome to Simply Southern Rattery! We are located out yonder in hot and sunny Georgia. We are about 30 min from Augusta Ga, 40 min from Aiken Sc, 1.5 hours from Columbia Sc, 2 hours from Atlanta Ga, 2.5 hours from Savannah Ga, 2.5 hours from Charlotte Nc, and 3 hours from Charleston Sc. Those are where a lot of our adopters are from so I just went ahead and listed them all.
We do work with transporters so if you are not close it will not be a problem. Transport is like maybe $65-$200 per bin depending on how many you get and depending on which company you use. You meet the transporter at pick up points, usually at a gas station or a fast food parking lot, or some companies come straight to your door. Depending on where you are, transport takes a few days to a few weeks.
About Us
Simply Southern Rattery came to be in 2024 but we definitely aren't new to the rat game. I started Legends of Rock Rattery 15 years ago but stopped breeding due to work and life being lifey. I missed how much I enjoyed rat genetics and how working on it all was therapeutic for me. So now that I have the time and space I started a new rattery with a new name and got to work learning about all of the new mutations (which is nuts compared to 15 years ago!) and got to planning.
I breed mainly for my own goals. I breed for good type (like how you breed dogs to a breed standard), good temperament, and good health. I do not breed for no reason or for funzies and I do not breed to just sell. I breed for quality over cash so I do end up keeping a lot and culling a lot so the next generations will keep getting better and better.
What I work with
Right now I am currently working with Chocolate, Tonkinese, Golden Siamese, Black Eyed Siamese, Burmese, Mink, Pearl, Cinnamon Pearl, Russian Blue, and American Blue. I do have Black and Agouti in some of the litters as well. I do not care for white markings unless they are blazes so most of my rats are self (solid colored) but some do produce berkshire or a few white feet and white spots. Coat wise I have standard, velveteen, rex, harley, werewolf, and a few satins. I have both standard and dwarf sized rats and am attempting to dwarf every line I have.
We are a CLOSED rattery. That means you cannot come over to touch rats or pick and choose babies with your hands. It is a biosecurity issue (The possible spread of sickness and disease) and also a security/privacy issue as I am not a pet store. I run my rattery out of a swanky building on my property and random strangers coming over all of the time is weird.
We do work with transporters so if you are not close it will not be a problem. Transport is like maybe $65-$200 per bin depending on how many you get and depending on which company you use. You meet the transporter at pick up points, usually at a gas station or a fast food parking lot, or some companies come straight to your door. Depending on where you are, transport takes a few days to a few weeks.
About Us
Simply Southern Rattery came to be in 2024 but we definitely aren't new to the rat game. I started Legends of Rock Rattery 15 years ago but stopped breeding due to work and life being lifey. I missed how much I enjoyed rat genetics and how working on it all was therapeutic for me. So now that I have the time and space I started a new rattery with a new name and got to work learning about all of the new mutations (which is nuts compared to 15 years ago!) and got to planning.
I breed mainly for my own goals. I breed for good type (like how you breed dogs to a breed standard), good temperament, and good health. I do not breed for no reason or for funzies and I do not breed to just sell. I breed for quality over cash so I do end up keeping a lot and culling a lot so the next generations will keep getting better and better.
What I work with
Right now I am currently working with Chocolate, Tonkinese, Golden Siamese, Black Eyed Siamese, Burmese, Mink, Pearl, Cinnamon Pearl, Russian Blue, and American Blue. I do have Black and Agouti in some of the litters as well. I do not care for white markings unless they are blazes so most of my rats are self (solid colored) but some do produce berkshire or a few white feet and white spots. Coat wise I have standard, velveteen, rex, harley, werewolf, and a few satins. I have both standard and dwarf sized rats and am attempting to dwarf every line I have.
We are a CLOSED rattery. That means you cannot come over to touch rats or pick and choose babies with your hands. It is a biosecurity issue (The possible spread of sickness and disease) and also a security/privacy issue as I am not a pet store. I run my rattery out of a swanky building on my property and random strangers coming over all of the time is weird.