Is it true what they say about ASF's

I heard a lot of people saying that ASF have no scent gland which means they have very little or no smell in urine and feces.This means in stead of me cleaning the tank once every 2 weeks I could clean it once a month! So to anyone who owns ASF's do they have a strong smell if any.Would you recommend breeding them.

They still pee and poop the same amount, you need to clean their tanks every week like every other rodent. I think it's pretty nasty that you only clean a rats tub once every 2 weeks.

Isn't this in the wrong location post wise?

ASF have their own section

I didn't even notice what section this was in till now lol

Thread has been moved to the correct location.

They do smell a lot cleaner but you should really be cleaning their cage once a week at LEAST twice a month. D:

I mean.. they're basically mice and don't want to be in their own filth all the time.

The smell is minimum I clean my ASF enclosures every other weeks compare to every weeks with regular rats.

Yes, it is true that the smell is next to none. I clean the tanks as they need it.... not sooner then 2 weeks, not more then 3 weeks.

Mike

Barely any smell.

Maybe I'm more sensitive to their smell, cuz they still smell after a week LOL

Just differently than rats.

is it true what they say about ASFs?

yeah i think so

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Originally Posted by spaceturtle

is it true what they say about ASFs?

yeah i think so

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LMAO!!!

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Originally Posted by Deborah

The smell is minimum I clean my ASF enclosures every other weeks compare to every weeks with regular rats.

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Ditto... I am an every two week ASF cleaner. I use the pellets for them and do not find that they break down near as quickly... nor do I have to water them as much... I take that to mean overall there is less urine production.

I clean the regular rats once a week.

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

Maybe I'm more sensitive to their smell, cuz they still smell after a week LOL

Just differently than rats.

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I was convinced my first two weeks that I could smell them... maybe I just acclimated to them, but now I swear I smell nothing but blind rage coming from their enclosures. :)

Bruce

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