Bath?

[Snikt228]

Do any of you guys give your mice/rats a bath normally? I picked up one of my males and I guess he got some grease on him from my hands that I didn't see. I filled up the sink with water and washed him off. Didn't really seem that happy

Just curious

[frankykeno]

Usually if I buy a young rat from the pet store intending to put him/her into our colony I bathe them. I hate the pet store stink, I want to make sure they have no buggie "friends" on them and I think it helps them have a neutral smell so they don't smell of strange rats once I introduce them to mine.

[lord jackel]

Yeppers...especially our male "pets" their costs get oily and stinky. My older males are used to it by now and tolerate it...the young kids still put up a fuss

[sweety314]

Just be sure you use VERY gentle soap, like Johnson's Baby Shampoo or Ivory dish soap. And keep them warm so they don't chill before they dry / groom themselves dry.


I would bathe Scabbers and Butterscotch every once in a while. They didn't like it, but it was still new to them.

[Mezclado_Reps]

I'll also bathe mine once in a while. I use cool water with Novalsan. It's completely non-toxic, so it doesn't hurt them if they start to lick themselves while i group bathe them.