so i have 2 10 gallons that house 5 rats (1 male, 4 females) plus babies, and a 20 gallon that houses however many grow-ups there are until they get eaten.

the thing i wonder, is DOES MY HOUSE STINK!? i know ASF's smell a helluva lot less than mice or regular rats, but i just don't know how often i need to clean it so that when people walk in they don't go HOLY IT SMELLS LIKE A BARN IN HERE!

i mean, i can always smell a little bit of a ratty odor, but that's to be expected. i've asked my friends weather or not they stink, and they say "no not really i can't even smell them" but honestly, they could be lying haha. i wouldn't tell my friend their house smelled like a barn haha.

so just wondering how often i should clean, right now i'm using kiln-dried pine shavings. i get a bag that expands to 8 cubic feet for about $7.