Pouched Rat Information Site & Forum

Pleased you were able to get a chance to see it QuincyR

When I was in the UK I would always allow potential new owners to come visit me and my pouched rats. This shouldn't be an issue with any good breeder.
Any questions regards keeping them please feel free to ask

Please do not get a baby younger than 6 weeks old, this practice is not something UKpouchies endorses as babies are only just reaching natural weening age. Many health problems and early deaths have been caused by unethical breeders removing babies as young as 3-4 weeks.

Sadly there are not very many breeders in the UK at the moment and if there are any new breeders they are not making themselves very known. There is a new National Pouched Rat Society setting up and I know one of their goals is to have a list of current good ethical breeders. The website is not quit...

Hi, sadly pouched rat breeders seem to be very rare in the UK over recent years. Sharon Hunter is based in the north of England and breeds occasionally and there is anther name I need to find contact details for.

Hi and welcome to the forum. Sadly pouched rat breeders gave become very rare in the UK in the last year or 2 and sadly the odd one or 2 that have popped up have had bad reports regards their breeding ethics. Sharon Hunter breeds every now and then and is based in the north west. I will also try and...

That's a lovely way to remember Spud

Hi Squirrel, Totally agree it is a stupid law but made even more difficult with suspicions being linked to bush meat and ebola and pouched rats being hunted as bush meat in Africa :-o we will be based in San Francisco, California and we will be taking the dogs... really don't think I could of coped ...

It is with a heavy heart that I am announcing the news that UKpouchies will no longer be breeding for the foreseeable future due to a change in personal circumstances as we will be moving to America in the new year. This does also mean that sadly I will also be saying goodbye to my 2 beautiful babie...

For anyone who missed this last week here is the link to the ITV Tonight programme episode 'Rise of the Super Rats' which has a couple of familiar faces from this forum at the end

Rise of the Super Rats