Quote Originally Posted by frankykeno View Post
They do have a scent Jess, usually the day before weekly cleaning of their home (I always freshen up midweek and then totally clean on Sundays). It's not offensive or strong like mice and not like the regular rats either. I've been trying to ages to place it....reminds me of another scent but I'll be darned if I can figure out what that is.
Four days in, the odor is developing and to me it smells dead-on for swine. However stereotypically repugnant that is, it is less offensive to me than the rancid mouse urine smell.

They are also just endearingly curious. Everytime I go in the room where they are, they rush over to the side of the cage. They have trained me to offer them small treats, which they snatch from my hands and then quarrel over. They are so demanding...they recognize me, and want to interact...it's completely different from the mice who after months of daily contact still bolt and won't take treats from me. Even if they never produce, they are pretty nifty pets.