Using vanilla extract?

I read somewhere in this forum that if you put vanilla extract in rats/mice water, their pee wont smell because they drink more water or something like that. What i was wondering is if this is the vanilla extract you should use? :confused::confused:

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Thats the stuff, but I am not sure how much you use for a 5 gallon bucket, I have been wondering that myself, I wanna try that soon.

Awesome. Im using the regular water bottles. So ima just put in a couple of drops. I just got 2 racks so i still need to get my rats and mice. :D

The vanilla isn't supposed to make them drink more necessarily, but to make their pee smell more vanilla like.

I never noticed a difference.

i've been using imitation vanilla in my rodent water for several years,it's not a miracle cure but cuts the edge of the odor IMO.the down side is it will slim up bottles,but to counter i add bleach to the water.

in a 5 gallon cooler i add 5 teas. of vanilla and 2 teas. of bleach,this seems to work well.have fun !

i dont think i could make myself put bleach in their water but hey it mite work. how did you come up with that lol? what made you try it?

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Originally Posted by dmaricle

i dont think i could make myself put bleach in their water but hey it mite work. how did you come up with that lol? what made you try it?

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If you have city or county water you have bleach in your water...same as chlorine just more concentrated.

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Originally Posted by twh

i've been using imitation vanilla in my rodent water for several years,it's not a miracle cure but cuts the edge of the odor IMO.the down side is it will slim up bottles,but to counter i add bleach to the water.

in a 5 gallon cooler i add 5 teas. of vanilla and 2 teas. of bleach,this seems to work well.have fun !

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I dont get it. What do you mean by it'll slim up bottles? :confused::confused:

Hi,

I think the "e" fell off and he actually meant "slime" - either that or I am about to start drinking vanilla to reduce the size of my humungous butt. :D


dr del

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Originally Posted by BallPython17

I dont get it. What do you mean by it'll slim up bottles? :confused::confused:

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oops i meant slime up the bottles.

sorry dr. del vanilla will not reduce your butt,but nice try !

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Originally Posted by dmaricle

i dont think i could make myself put bleach in their water but hey it mite work. how did you come up with that lol? what made you try it?

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bleach is a common agent for cleaning water of baterica and other junk.

so far i have six rates in one rack and I clean every week and I can not smell a thing. But i will still try the vina thing for when the colony gets bigger.

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Originally Posted by twh

bleach is a common agent for cleaning water of baterica and other junk.

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ive had to add bleach with the phesants and chickens we had when i was younger. thats an old breeders trick.

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Originally Posted by dr del

Hi,

I think the "e" fell off and he actually meant "slime" - either that or I am about to start drinking vanilla to reduce the size of my humungous butt. :D


dr del

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LOL! Me too :D