Pricing Information

Effective June 1, 2023, all animals raised and sold at Cherokee Flats feature updated pricing and reservation fee requirements. If you are interested in feeders, please contact us.

Small Animal Purchase Guidelines

  • Fancy Rats: All rats must be purchased in same-sex pairs or same-sex groups of 2 or more—no exceptions. Rats are highly social animals and thrive with cage mates.

  • Pet Rabbits: Pet rabbits are sold as single animals per household. If you already own a rabbit, we will not approve your application for purchase. Rabbits are not social animals and do not require a cage mate or buddy.

    • Exception: 4-H, FFA, and ARBA members looking for breeding animals.

Holding Animals Past Their "Ready" date:

Any animal held at Cherokee Flats past 8 weeks of age or beyond its designated "ready" date due to personal circumstances will incur daily boarding and care fees.

  • Rats: $20.00 / day per rat

  • Guinea Pigs: $35.00 / day per guinea pig

  • Rabbits: $45.00 / day per rabbit

Important Policies & Conditions:

  • Advance Payment: Boarding fees must be paid in advance and are required at the time of reservation.

  • Strict Pickup Timelines:

    • Animals already at or past their ready date at the time of purchase must be scheduled for pickup within 3 business days.

    • For animals reserved ahead of their ready date, pickup must be scheduled promptly once they reach ready age.

    • All animals must be paid for in full and have a signed purchase agreement on file before any pickup date/time can be scheduled. Animals will not leave Cherokee Flats until all required fees and paperwork are completed.

  • Non-Refundable: All funds sent to Cherokee Flats are strictly non-refundable (barring rare exceptions considered at our discretion).

 

*Prices can and will change as the animal grows, matures and develops. Pricing is determined by us based on what we feel they are worth at the time of evaluation. Pricing is not based on whether the animal will be a pet, breeder, show animal or feeder. Pet Rats will be sold in SAME SEX Pairs or SAME SEX GROUPS of 3+ ONLY. Pet Rabbits will be sold in SINGLES only.

 

*Feeders are available on occasion and will be sold as FEEDERS only. Feeders do not make good pets, show animals or brood animals and therefore will NOT be sold as pets.

 

Rabbits ONLY*

The following information is subject to change without notice as animal develops.

All Animals MUST be paid for IN FULL and a signed purchase agreement returned to us before a pick-up date/time is scheduled.

 

Cherokee Flats will no longer hold any animal after purchase for any length of time past it's ready date. This means if you purchase an animal, it's 8 weeks old in 3 weeks, you MUST have your pick up scheduled in 3 weeks. If you animal is old enough to go now, you must schedule pick up within 3 business days or you will be charged $45.00/day/rabbit boarding and care fee. Animals will NOT leave here until that has been paid.

 

Quality Clarification:

PET QUALITY: any rabbit that does not meet their respective Standard of Perfection. This includes but is not limited to: Faults, Disqualifications, Too much/Too little color, Does not meet respective weight requirements for age, etc. These animals would not benefit any breeding program and are sold without a pedigree. ALL animals purchased must have a purchase agreement on file with us no exceptions

 

BROOD QUALITY: Brood Quality means any animal that can be used for breeding purposes but can not be shown. These animals are typically used for meat breeding programs. These animals will come with pedigree ONLY if requested for an additional $10.00 printing fee.

 

SHOW QUALITY: Show quality means any rabbit/poultry that meet their respective Standard of Perfection. This also includes those we deem good use for a breeding program. All Show animals WILL come with a pedigree FREE of charge.

Rabbits are assessed for quality at:*

  • 6 weeks
  • 8 weeks
  • 12 weeks
  • 4 months
  • 5 months
  • 6 months

*As the rabbit matures, pricing can and will go up as needed. Once you have purchased a rabbit no matter the age at the time of sale, your price will never go up.

*All animals produced and/or sold by Cherokee Flats are temperament tested. No animals will be sold to anyone if it has a nasty personality. Once the animal leaves Cherokee Flats, we can not be held responsible for any personality changes that occur in your care.

Fancy Rats*

The following information is subject to change without notice as animal develops.

All Animals MUST be paid for IN FULL and a purchase agreement signed and returned before a pick-up date/time is scheduled.

Cherokee Flats will no longer hold any animal after purchase for any length of time past it's ready date. This means if you purchase an animal, it's 8 weeks old in 3 weeks, you MUST have your pick up scheduled in 3 weeks. If you animal is old enough to go now, you must schedule pick up within 3 business days or you will be charged $20.00/day/rat boarding and care fee. Animals will NOT leave here until that has been paid.

 

Quality Clarification:

PET QUALITY: any Rat that does not meet their respective Standard of Perfection. This includes but is not limited to: Faults, Disqualifications, Too much/Too little color, Does not meet respective weight requirements for age, etc. These animals would not benefit any breeding program and are sold without a pedigree. ALL pets must have a purchase agreement on file with us.

 

BROOD QUALITY: Brood Quality means any animal that can be used for breeding purposes but can not be shown. These animals are typically used for breeding feeders or pet breeding programs.

99% of our Fancy Rats are sold as PETS. 

*All animals produced and/or sold by Cherokee Flats are temperament tested. No animals will be sold to anyone if it has a nasty personality. Once the animal leaves Cherokee Flats, we can not be held responsible for any personality changes that occur in your care.

Guinea Pigs (Cavy)*

The following information is subject to change without notice as animal develops.

All Animals MUST be paid for IN FULL and a purchase agreement signed and returned before a pick-up date/time is scheduled.

Cherokee Flats will no longer hold any animal after purchase for any length of time past it's ready date. This means if you purchase an animal, it's 8 weeks old in 3 weeks, you MUST have your pick up scheduled in 3 weeks. If you animal is old enough to go now, you must schedule pick up within 3 business days or you will be charged $20.00/day/rat boarding and care fee. Animals will NOT leave here until that has been paid.

 

Quality Clarification:

PET QUALITY: any Cavy (guinea pig) that does not meet their respective Standard of Perfection. This includes but is not limited to: Faults, Disqualifications, Too much/Too little color, Does not meet respective weight requirements for age, etc. These animals would not benefit any breeding program and are sold without a pedigree. ALL pets must have a purchase agreement on file with us.

 

BROOD QUALITY: Brood Quality means any animal that can be used for breeding purposes but can not be shown. These animals are typically used for breeding feeders or pet breeding programs.

*All animals produced and/or sold by Cherokee Flats are temperament tested. No animals will be sold to anyone if it has a nasty personality. Once the animal leaves Cherokee Flats, we can not be held responsible for any personality changes that occur in your care.

Disclaimer: 

We at Cherokee Flats, sell rabbits/guinea pigs, NOT pedigrees. ALL pricing is based on the rabbit or guinea pig at hand and NOT by the breeders IN the pedigree. Pedigrees are ONLY offered to fellow breeders, 4H members, FFA members and anyone that is using to breed for personal use. ALL animals are tattooed or tagged before leaving Cherokee Flats and all information on the pedigree is true to the best of our knowledge. ANYONE caught changing information on any pedigree that has our animals in it will NOT be sold any more of our animals. Pricing is determined by the quality of the animal, if we would show it, or if we would keep it to use in our breeding programs. Please be aware that these prices listed above are ONLY a starting point and pricing can be determined to be lower OR higher that what we have listed here.             

**PET ONLY means that the rabbit or guinea pig CAN NOT be shown or bred and does not come with a pedigree. All PET ONLY Sales must be accompanied by a signed "Sales Agreement" and, if purchasing multiple rabbits, a signed "Risk Acknowledgement" sent back to us BEFORE the animal leaves the property. Failure to do so will result in cancelation of your appointment and forfeiture of any deposit made.**