I hate distance sometimes! If there was anyway to get them to minnesota I would SO be interested!

This is so strange. I posted an ad on craigslist for my missing rats and this woman contacted me to ask if I was thinking about adopting. Since I have an empty cage and all of their old toys, I figured I might as well take in a pair. i thought it would help me recover from the pain of losing my babies and I'd be helping her out at the same time because she said she was having a baby and couldnt take care of them anymore. The names of the rats she was giving away were ben and nixon! We had a really good conversation on the phone and had agreed for her to bring them over today, but I contacted her yesterday to tell her that I had to work last minute and asked if she was available to bring them on Friday. She sent me a response that she had decided to keep them after all. Did she think that maybe I was flaking? Because I still would love to adopt them... and I even cleaned and prepped the cage for them the other day before I knew I had to work.... Im a little confused. Maybe it was jsut easier for her to give them to you rather than drive them? In any case... I would still love to adopt them and I have all the time and resources to give them a good home...

Maybe she misunderstood me? But when we spoke on the phone I told her that I had an extra cage available because of the stolen boys and that I even planned on upgrading to much larger cages. (I currently have a cage that is too small for my girls and want to put them in a ferret nation) so Ben and Nixon were supposed to get the girls' larger cage.

The offer is still on the table if the boys are available. If you want to pay me a visit to make sure that they're going to a good home first than that's fine with me.

Are you through a rescue or on your own?  What is the adoption process/fee?

Well, arumberg...... We are very understanding about things that happen beyond our control...THIS was NOT beyond her control!  She left her 3 baby rats in a carrier , unattended, on a curbside of an apartment building, in Boston.....I don't care how long it was for, it only takes  a minute.   You don't leave living beings you care about in potentially dangerous situations like that.  Would you leave an infant sitting on the curb for 5 minutes while you go upstairs to unpack? C'mon....we aren't being unreasonable.....yes I do feel bad, but she was completely responsible for it, no matter how unfortunate it turned out to be. 

Arumberg, you need to calm down.  This is not your battle and Allygurl has her reasons for denying adoption.  It doesn't matter if you agree or not. 
Reminder that the adoption section is not open to discussions.

Allygurl, could you please answer my questions?

I sent you a PM a few hours ago I guess you did not get it but it said that we are on our own but we have had a previous foster put up as a curiosity listing on the Mainely Rat Rescue. We do not charge a fee we only want to make sure that the rats go to educated and loving homes to spend the rest of their lives. We do some research on where they will be housed, how many rats someone has, and how long the person has owned rats etc. Hope that answers your question.....We are in it completely for the rats and pay for everything out of pocket with nothing in return but the satisfaction that they have found their forever home.