Isamurats.co.uk Website Review

The original Isamu as a 9 week old baby Isamu rats is an NFRS registered Stud (stud name earned Jan 2017) dedicated to the keeping and breeding of lovely healthy long lived pet rats. It is based near Preston (Lancashire). Isamu breeds for rats with confident, people focused, affectionate temperament as well as good health in agouti, topaz and black, both top eared and dumbo as well as occasionally mink, cinnamon and esse* based varieties. Isamu was inspired by a rat that also bore that name.  He was one of my early breeder boys from Nezumi rattery with a long Shunamite family tree, and he managed to completely win my heart with his sheer zest for life, character and star quality.  Before Isamu I was happy being a pet owner, once I'd met him I knew what it felt like to want to pas* that on to the next generation.  Isamu also is a Japanese name meaning 'courage' or 'bravery' which is a trait I value in my rats.  It also is a Japanese word meaning 'to be in high spirits' which Isamu Rats is run by Jemma Fettes, I have kept rats since I was 5 years old.  Over those years my rats have been with me through childhood, te*nage years, university and more recently now in my ad*lt life.  I have always kept small groups at once, loving the relationship and time I can give to one or two groups at a time.  These groups have come from pet shops (before I knew of any other I have kept both does and bucks and have been blessed with many special characters. There has been several changes here at Isamu,  the first of which is moving back to keeping does, not only will this make breeding easier it represents a new start.  I am also planning to work heavily with my great friend Lisa Maurin of Lovecraft stud.  We worked together in the past as part of the tabi initiative with 3 other wonderful breeders and very much share the same love of rats, ethics and approach to breeding, not to mention our rats are family.