do female rats smell when they are in heat?

I just got a young female rat, I am not sure of her exact age, but I would guess around 4-5 months. I woke up this morning and her cage smelled strongly when I opened it, almost like a sweet musty smell. She was with a male younger than her over night who was fed off this morning, is there some smell secreted from them breeding? I know this is gross, I was just wondering if it is normal or if I should be worried.

also, I am not sure if they bred or not, I didnt see them doing anything...

Thats the smell of pee :)

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

Thats the smell of pee :)

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No, I dont think so, I have had rats before and I know what it smells like, I also have mice and they dont smell like that. This is something different.

Well, i gotta say, my rats smell sweetly musky, sometimes they smell barbequish. and sometimes like grape soda.

I find that my boys smell musky a lot of the time.

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

Well, i gotta say, my rats smell sweetly musky, sometimes they smell barbequish. amnd sometimes like grape soda.

I find that my boys smell musky a lot of the time.

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Lol, well I guess you could be right, its a smell I have not encountered before in my rat keeping so I just thought I would ask. Thanks!

Just give her access to a lot of water... oh btw, what kind of bedding are you using?

I am using that carefresh stuff, and she is in a tank with a bigger water bottle now, I moved her when I cleaned out her tub and figured she would enjoy a bigger tank more.

get her a friend, rats r really social and need friends

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

Well, i gotta say, my rats smell sweetly musky, sometimes they smell barbequish. and sometimes like grape soda.

I find that my boys smell musky a lot of the time.

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...... wow.

:)


Rats just stink! there is no way around it. There pee... there poop.. them. they all stink!

haha yeah I guess so!

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Originally Posted by mcavana

...... wow.

:)


Rats just stink! there is no way around it. There pee... there poop.. them. they all stink!

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Haha, not my rats.

I'm drop dead serious when I say they smell like barbeque. My girls in the cage smell like barbeque... and sometimes one girl will smell like grape soda. I can't explain it, but it's common among other rats owners. :P

(i pegged down the barbeque smell when Becky said that's what hers smell like. It's a woody smell I guess, like mesquite or something lol)