Rat Food ~ The menu at Heart of Texas is varied and nutritious, only the best for our gang.

 Recipes! ~ Fun and yummy foods for your rattie friends.

Rat Care ~  Information on acquiring, housing, feeding and caring for a pet rat.

  ~ Dr. Mouser ~  The Heart of Texas Rats' star vet

to Heart of Texas Rats. My name is Sonja and I'm a huge advocate of rats as pets. They are truly amazing creatures and my hope is that though viewing this site, others will began to see and appreciate their unique place in the pet world.  

Heart of Texas Rats is a small rattery located in Austin, Texas. The rats, the work and the love are spread out over three different homes. This is designed to prevent any one person from becoming overwhelmed and assures all rats receive lots of love and social interaction from the day they're born. They are our family pets first and foremost. Our goal is to provide beautiful, healthy, well socialized family pets, so having them in our homes with children and other animals is a crucial part of our program. 

Heart of Texas Rats first hit the internet in November 2005 as a way for me to share my love of pet rats with my friends and family. It was mostly just a self-indulgent brag site for my own pet rats.

Then things began to shift some. I was in contact with many Texas rat rescues and wanted to help them get their available rats out there for everyone to see. So I started the rescue page. In addition to the rescues, I also cross-post ads from various rat forums and craigslist. I find it very rewarding to have a small part in finding these little fuzzies loving homes. I was honored when the Rescue Page was linked as the adoption/rescue page of the Rat Association of Texas.

Heart of Texas Rats is undergoing yet another transition, including some breeding plans. We have some wonderful pedigreed rats from both Warm Fuzzies in north Texas and Bellaratta’s Nest in Florida. Both of these ratteries are known for their superb rats and my little fuzzies are no exception with their great personalities and beautiful body structures.

The rescue page will remain a focal point of the site, as will my personal pets, in addition to information on the rattery and available babies.