Payment
_ Please make sure that your adoption application has been approved before sending Sweet Whispers any type of payment or deposit as it will be returned to sender.
__Depending on the outcome of each litter prices will vary slightly. Please contact us directly for 'Pet Only' prices (must a have rat of same sex in household). Breeders will be priced individually. Retired adults and older juveniles are generally offered for a reduced adoption fee, but please contact us for that information as well since it will vary depending on the age of each individual rat.
Due to people backing out, a 50% deposit will be required to reserve a rat. The 50% will be out of the total amount of the adoption fee. This deposit is non-refundable. Effective 10/2013 we only accept cash, check, and post office money orders for deposits. All adopters that send in a deposit are moved up on the waiting list. I have no opinion on when people send deposits in, if you would like to wait till the litter is born that isn't a problem, but I WILL NOT hold rats without a deposit. If no deposit is received, then the rat(s) will be 'Available'. Once the deposit is received your rat(s) we will be 'Reserved'. Plans to pick-up your rat(s) will need to be made a few days to a week prior to the adoption date. If we have not heard from you within 48 hours after it is posted that the litter is ready to go home, then the rat(s) will be 'Available' again. For more information please visit our Adoption Policy page.
** Note: For a more detailed outlook on our adoption process please see our 'Adoption Policies' page.
** Note: At one point we did accept PayPal for deposits, but after running into some issues and people not understanding that all deposits are non-refundable we have decided to stop offering it as a payment method. If you have any problems with putting a deposit down in cash or money order please look elsewhere to adopt. We will not waiver on our decision.
Due to people backing out, a 50% deposit will be required to reserve a rat. The 50% will be out of the total amount of the adoption fee. This deposit is non-refundable. Effective 10/2013 we only accept cash, check, and post office money orders for deposits. All adopters that send in a deposit are moved up on the waiting list. I have no opinion on when people send deposits in, if you would like to wait till the litter is born that isn't a problem, but I WILL NOT hold rats without a deposit. If no deposit is received, then the rat(s) will be 'Available'. Once the deposit is received your rat(s) we will be 'Reserved'. Plans to pick-up your rat(s) will need to be made a few days to a week prior to the adoption date. If we have not heard from you within 48 hours after it is posted that the litter is ready to go home, then the rat(s) will be 'Available' again. For more information please visit our Adoption Policy page.
** Note: For a more detailed outlook on our adoption process please see our 'Adoption Policies' page.
** Note: At one point we did accept PayPal for deposits, but after running into some issues and people not understanding that all deposits are non-refundable we have decided to stop offering it as a payment method. If you have any problems with putting a deposit down in cash or money order please look elsewhere to adopt. We will not waiver on our decision.