baby rats in ithaca NY

[kim]

BABIES IN ITHACA NY -
 
8 babies born 8/7/04 - owner can travel up to 6 hours. Mother was obtained from a pet store and owner cannot keep all the babies. The sexes have not determined yet. pictures of the babies can be seen at http://www.badclams.net/lj/babyrats.jpg
http://www.badclams.net/lj/babyrats2.jpg - contact owner if interested in the rats at walter@badclams.net

 

[musichick2004]

I'll be heading from the Ithaca area to Boston on Wednesday, August 23rd (I think...definitely Wednesday, though)...I could help with transport to anywhere along the thruway!

[peacepony]

Mannnn.. i live not too far from ithaca.. but have not a cage big enough for two yet.  i'm ordering a martins r-695 in the very near future but who knows how long it will take to get to me once i order. 

[babbetto]

*AHEM*

I just received an e-mail from Martin's and there powder coater is back up and running and they expect my cage to be shipped within 2-3 weeks. They DO have a few backorders to slog through HOWEVER, place your order now and I bet you could have a new cage WITH new babies in it in no time.

*not trying to nudge you towards these sweeties at all  *

[peacepony]

Oooh!!! I think i may have to go order it now if that's the case!! *runs downstairs to do so*
**edited for:** Bluh.. apparently my bank won't have the money in the account until monday.  Tomorrow is going to go by slow. 

[kim]

ha ha -
 remember, PVC can be used on martins cages too

wahoo!

[peacepony]

Got to order my cage today. Will update again when it comes, if there are still little ones available at that time.

[StellaLunaOne]

Don't get your hopes up yet on getting your Martin's Cage soon... 

Not to spoil the party  , but I've had a powder coated 695 on order since 7/26.  Back then, they said 2 to 3 weeks.  It's been almost 4 already...
Then I placed another order (2 different sizes) and they said 2 to 3 weeks...
Soooo......

Everybody e-mail Martins and tell them to get their rear in gear!

-StellaLuna

[peacepony]

aye, i hear ya. there was a thread about that around here somewhere but i am too lazy to look it up.

[ratqueen]

StellaLuna, Martin's has been very up front about the backorder issues with their powdercoat supplier.  They have gone so far as to change supplier this year to try and get us higher quality product, and there have been glitches.  Diana has been very efficient and friendly in responding to what must be a deluge of emails from customers asking after their cages.  I placed an order for a 695 on 7/26 also and decided last week to go with PVC coat instead of powdercoat.  I emailed Diana Sunday night to let her know, and my cage arrived Tuesday morning.

Please don't bring personal issues with the company to light if you have not contacted Diana Martin to let her know about your concerns.  This is a company that is family owned and works hard for our business, and provides us with incredibly high quality product for very reasonable prices.  They deserve more respect from the rat owning community that open badmouthing on a huge forum like this.

[elegy]

yeah man, don't diss the martins. they replaced for free my cage that was stolen off my front porch when the genius fed ex guy left it there. they didn't have to do that. 

if you're having trouble with them, call or email. they're very nice to work with. they get back to you right away.

[RNPaulie]

In regard to Martin's cages, what are the differences between the powdercoated and pvc coated? Is the powdercoated that much better?  I got a collapsable travel cage from them and it is coated (not powder) so it must be pvc--I love it, the coating seems to be thicker and didn't scratch at all when hanging the hammocks.

[peacepony]

Even though i don't have my martins yet, obviously as ijust ordered it yesterday, i think they look like great cages and have heard nothing but positive things about them around here. I can't wait to get mine so i can get a new little one for gypsy to play with. 

[Heather]

In regard to Martin's cages, what are the differences between the powdercoated and pvc coated? Is the powdercoated that much better? 

Powdercoated is lighter (weight wise) and a little more durable. PVC is a bad thing if you have determined chewers. It's also very heavy.

[kim]

i have found that PVC lasts longer than powdercoating though, in terms of daily wear (where the cage clips, when scrubbing, etc. if you DO have biters, the adjacent areas dont scrub off if you have PVC

[Rat Breeder123]

get a cage off ebay they are very cheap and come very fast...

[KareBear614]

Do you know the sexes and colors of the babies yet? any updated pics?

[Tracy]

*bump*

[peacepony]

now that my Martin's is here I bet all the babies are gone.  but i emailed the owner just in case.

[peacepony]

I'm getting two of the boys!!!!        :angel:   

[hamtaro]

is there one boy? because i am looking for a friend for mine.

[peacepony]

Hamtaro, email the owner. He's very nice!!!
Be sure you can quarantine though, before emailing, because the two boys i got seem to maybe have slight colds. (either that or are exhibiting symptoms from stress of moving to a new home)

[Tracy]

We've heard that all the rats have been adopted. 
Mods, can you lock this thread please.