Quote Originally Posted by Fearless
Is it possible to sprinkle a little bit of baking soda (like under my substrate) to help control odor. Mainly thinking for mama and her many babies during the first few weeks after giving birth when she doesn't want me screwing with her so i cant just change her bedding every week. Mainly just seeing if there is some kinda problem this could cause, like excessive licking of the cage floor or anything like that? And or if there is anything else everyone uses to solve this problem?
Why cant you just clean them every week like normal? I always have, even with babies that are hours old. Never seen any ill effects from this, so I'll continue to clean every week like usual.

Rats aren't like mice, they dont really seem to care if you pick them or the babies up