RatPrints is now live! What the heck is it?
Hi there!
My name is Richard, and I'm one half of the partnership running RatPrints. I'm so glad you're visiting our site, and I just wanted to give a brief summary of who we are, what RatPrints is, and what our mission is.
About Us
My name is Richard and I'm a rat owner, computer nerd with a background in game dev and IT support, and 3D printing enthusiast (and the person solely responsible for any terrible puns you find on this website. I do not apologize).
My partner Amber and I have had ratties since 2018 after transitioning over from owning ferrets, and they have become a major part of our lives. I'm still truly astonished how such tiny creatures can be so full of love and personality.
I've always been an over-enthusiastic tinkerer, and when my friend Robert got me into 3D printing in early 2024 after designing a small dome-house for our boys, I was hooked.
One of our old boys, Fu, snuggling in an early version of the Ratellite.
Speaking of Robert, he doesn't know I'm writing this bio, so I can write literally whatever I want about him. Robert is naturally gifted at engineering, problem solving, and fighting grizzly bears in hand-to-paw combat (citation needed). We worked together at two now-defunct 3D printer companies (not our fault) where I provided tech support and he built an amazing 3D filament production line from the ground up.
He currently owns 3 very spoiled dogs, previously owned a herd of guinea pigs and is godfather (rat father?) to our mischief. He's a great dad to his human child too.
One thing we both share (besides ADHD) is our love of animals, and a passion for making things. That's where RatPrints comes in.
About RatPrints
Facing the closure of the aforementioned 3D printing companies, Robert and I decided that darn it, we should start our own little business where all of the hard work and passion we bring goes towards something we both enjoy and find worthwhile.
Looking around at small pet accessories, we both found the selection to be incredibly lackluster. Half the time, if you can even find a product that meets your needs it comes in a limited selection of colors (if you even get to choose) and has a flimsy design that's prone to easily wear out.
So we started tinkering. We've been hard at work the last few months designing and redesigning the Ratellite™, with the help of our mischief of testers, until we finally had a product that both we and our rats love.
Our Mission
So what's our mission? Our mission is to design and sell products that you and your pets love, to provide them all in a wide variety of colors (and hopefully themes in the future), and to do it all in an environment that is open and honest, where we truly listen to our customers to provide the best small pet accessories on the market.
It's a lofty goal, but we are committed to it, and to you as pet lovers, mischief makers, and ratty godparents Ratparents.
So with that, we have launched our first two products, the Ratellite™ Small Animal Hide, and Scamper Ramps™.
We hope that you enjoy them, provide us feedback on what you like about them, or what doesn't work, and know that we will take all of your feedback to heart.
Oh, and keep your eyes peeled! We'll be hard at work prototyping and launching new products in the coming months!