why i invented the Ratz Pack™

Rats are the perfect pet. They are affectionate, friendly and cuddly. They each have their own personality, are sweet, quiet, and never complain. They never demand. Our first rat, Scabbers, was a pink-eyed white rat we bought from a local pet store. Scabbers came with a cough—the bane of pet rats everywhere— plus ringworm. But he was a lover who never tired of planting kisses on our faces. He would run to us when called, even when our dog left the back door open and he would decide to explore the great outdoors. Scabbers would jump up on our couch for snuggles and kisses and would scamper after us if we left the room. He was very excited to see us after we’d been on on vacation even though our house sitter took good care of him. He would win over the hearts of friends who thought pet rats were “icky”. He was the best traveler on a road trip one summer to California. He worshipped our dog Abby. Scabbers lived in our hearts and home for two years, but finally the “cough” won and took him away from us. He died in my son’s arms. We were heartbroken over his death. We will never forgot that sweet affectionate rattie.

After Scabbers died, Chris had no interest in replacing him to the trauma of loss. I reciprocated with two sweet baby rats from a local breeder that I hoped would be from heartier stock than Scabbers. Into our lives came Skyy, an Irish Blue Rex and Koko, a Bermese Siamese Dumbo. My son and I immediately fell in love with these two sweet little boys, and spent hours carrying them around in the pockets of our hoodies. Eventually Ollie joined the pack. Soon they were too big to fit into our pockets and the idea for The Ratz Pak™ was born. Seeing that commercial rat accessories were hard to come by, and after a dozen or so prototypes that improved with each attempt, we finally have a Ratz Pak that was comfortable not only for our rats, but us as well.

We hope you decide to buy a Ratz Pak, and that you enjoy it as much as we do. Love your pets. With Scabbers we realized that pets don’t live as long as they should, especially rats. Cherish every moment. We are forever responsible for what we have tamed.