How do I set up a rescue for rodents?

I would just look after them until they died if I could not find new homes. Would not breed them of course.How do I set up a rescue for rodents?
Try first of all being a foster parent for another rescue centre. Contact your nearest RSPCA or rodent rescue centre (loads of them on line) and say that you would be willing to help out by being a foster home for rescue rodents. Can I assume that you have experience of looking after different rodents before you undertake this? Tell them that and they will probably be more than happy to have you help them.





Basically if you do this, you will look after rodents that are rescued until a permanent home can be found for them. Other people that I have known that do this invariably end up keeping a few for themselves anyway!





One of the reasons why foster homes for rodents are so needed is that most rodents are abandoned when they are pregnant or just given birth, so for each abandoned female the rescue centre ends up having to care for about 8 small furries. Having foster homes can help hugely.





Once people start to know that you foster, you will probably find that you start being given rodents directly, and if it is working well and your confidence builds you can put adverts in your local pet shops or internet advertising yourself as a rescue and re-homing centre.





Be very aware that most rescue centres do get swamped though.





Good luck and I hope it works out for you and the little critters.How do I set up a rescue for rodents?
do you mean roland the rat..??
Before embarking upon this laudable project you would need to bear in mind of the costs involved - as detailed below:





Vets fees for the sick or injured


Cages in which to house the animals


Bedding


Food


Who will care for them when you are on holiday





I have rescued small birds and animals over the years and the costs can be considerable.





A mouse that my cat injured cost me close to 拢60 in veterinary care which included antibiotics and eventual euthanasia.





A baby bird which be brought home cost me somewhere in the region of 拢20 for food whilst I raised him then took him somewhere to be released.





Why not get involved with an animal rescue charity in your area? The people who run it will pass animals on to you to care for and may help fund the costs - they also have access to discounted veterinary care too.





Don't do it by yourself or you may find yourself struggling after a while.
Sory, I know of no one who is that concerned about rodents.
1 of ur questions was about asking 'will a hamster be ok being sent in the mail' and after readin that, whether it was a practical joke or wat, i dont think u should start a rescue home. it would be more like a death home. poor rodents
like what , please elaberate ???
Aww that's quite sweet xx


I have a pet rat called Rodney, he follows me round the house!


He is best friends with my dog..they play fight together!


i think a rodent rescue is a great idea xx


You wouldn't need that much, as long as you have enough room for the cages.


If you advertise in pet shops and local papers etc..you may get some donations.


Good luck xx
look around the web, theres tonns of ratty websites out there and maybe you could contact the owners of the websites to advertise?
please don't!
If you're setting up a rescue in hopes of monetary gain, forget it. It's very hard work, expensive and there's no profit in it. You must be very knowledgable about all animals and most of your time would be spent running back and forth between vets and rescues situations. If you really want to help, be a foster home for an established rescue or donate some money. There are many rescues out there and many ways you can help. Try contacting a rescue and asking about volunteer work...Below is a link for one of the best rescues around....





dave%26lt;:3}~...OWNER/ SHAGGYMOUSE YAHOO GROUP
Running a rescue is very difficult.





It costs a small fortune in caging, food, vet care etc. Plus you would need to advertise to find homes. It is also very time consuming, and difficult to know if animals are going to good homes.





Maybe a better and easier idea would be simply to adopt pets from an existing rescue.





There are already lots of places that rescue rodents - they just need good homes for the animals.





You could always permanently adopt as many rodents as you have the time, space and money to properly care for. That way you are massively helping the rescue by freeing up space and funds for them to rescue more.





Good luck whatever you decide, and well done for wanting to do something great!