rats smell

i change them out every saturday but during the week they start stinking really bad can any1 help give me some kind of solution i can get the smell down its getting bad

i am starting to have the same problem and don't really know how I'm going to afford the substrate bags I am having to buy cause I want to change so often..

Something I am going to try that I saw from a member on here that might help is to sprinkle a bit of some kind of a kitty litter deodorizor on the bottom of the tub first. then put some sheets of newspaper down on top of that, then put down substrate. You would think it would help and to also help with cleaning. He said that he has heard from people it can "hurt the rats" somehow, but he has been doing it for a long time now, and the rats never really make it past the newsprint anyways if he changes the substrate as often as we seem to be doing. I'll let you know if I try it and how it works out. good luck!

If you don't mind, if you find out any better options would you mind PM'ing me? I'd appreciate it! I will do the same if I find any other options as well.

Cheers,

Calen

Baking soda under the bedding works wonders:gj:

Sooo glad I'm doing ASFs lol.

Have you tried charcoal? It was suggested in another thread to open a bag and leave it in your rat room.

What about a room ionizer? How are you turning over the air in your rat room?

Regards,

B

baking soda works???

How about cleaning 2 times a week ;)

f/t ;)

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f/t ;)

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Rats still have to be raised before you can make them frozen ;)

I've tried everything imaginable. Never have found anything that works.
Baking soda, carbon, even a product called Sweet PDZ. Nothing works except a litter change.
Even borrowed one of those really expensive room ionizers from my sister, didnt' do a thing. My rat barn has a 1500CFM exhaust fan that runs for 15 minutes every hour, and that doesn't even help towards the end of the week.
They just stink.