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Crazygirl08
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 Did you know?

By puting 1/2 tablespoon of vinager in your mouse or rats water it can take away the phnemonia smell in their pee.
02/27/08  10:14am

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Scruffy~n~sage
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 Did you know?

I’ve heard of this, but haven’t tried it.

Do you know what effect the vinegar has on the rodent? Because I’d rather have healthy rats than pleasant-smelling cages any day.

Also to reduce the stench, clean the cage more often so the build-up isn’t so bad.
02/27/08  02:21pm

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 Did you know?

Phnemonia or Ammonia?

I also heard that putting a couple drops of the artificial vanilla will also reduce the smell as well. This I have tried and does work but it doesn’t eliminate the smell.
02/28/08  10:14am

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Crazygirl08
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   Message To: Dodoe   In reference to Message Id: 1641222


 Did you know?

viniger does eliminate the smell and it doesn’t really hurt the mouse or rat, but only use a half a table spoon. And yes i have tried it.



02/28/08  02:48pm

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To Begin with,they don’t smell that bad..Cleaning once a week insures that they don’t smell that much anyway...So even if vinegar,vanilla do work,they’re not going to matter much if you don’t keep them clean.
02/28/08  02:55pm

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   Message To: Tefoe   In reference to Message Id: 1641471


 Did you know?

I clean my tank every other day because those feeder mice i bought at the pet store smell horosous, the smell like fish for some reason thats the only reason I started using the viniger!
02/28/08  07:36pm

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   Message To: Crazygirl08   In reference to Message Id: 1639872


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I’ve learned something new, but will they still drink after smelling the vinegar? where did you obtain this info.
03/02/08  03:39pm

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   Message To: Bad2thebone619   In reference to Message Id: 1644913


 Did you know?

Just stopped in to read this. Wouldn’t 1/2 tbsp be proportionate to how much water you’re giving them? Seems like you would need a ratio instead of a set volume.

-Trav
03/03/08  10:30pm

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   Message To: Crazygirl08   In reference to Message Id: 1639872


 Did you know?

I have heard of doing the same but using vanilla extract instead.



03/03/08  10:46pm

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Crazygirl08
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   Message To: Randa08   In reference to Message Id: 1646945


 Did you know?

1/2 to mouse, hampster, gerbel, bottle and 1 to rat, rabbit, chinchilla bottles. I obtained the info form a breeder and my vet okayed it. They don’t really stop to smell and the viniger smell should be to strong if you only use a tiny bit.
03/04/08  02:51pm

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AW love da iggys
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   Message To: Crazygirl08   In reference to Message Id: 1647562


 Did you know?

having tried a cup of water with a teaspoon of vinegar in it, i can tell you that it gave me a horrible horrible stomache ache and tasted NASTY.. if i had no other option, would i drink it? yea, but given the choice, id say just give them clean water, with a little vanilla in it to help wth odor.
04/07/08  10:23pm

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   Message To: AW love da iggys   In reference to Message Id: 1693908


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Quote:

To Begin with,they don’t smell that bad..Cleaning once a week insures that they don’t smell that much anyway...So even if vinegar,vanilla do work,they’re not going to matter much if you don’t keep them clean.



If you have 1-2 cages sure once a week would be great but it still will not knock the smell down to that extreme. If you are breeding in 10+ cages you would have no life to be able to keep on top of cleaning these cages 52 times a year especially with 4 females to each cage having 10+ babies each. Vanilla and vinegar will both work but just use very small amounts and maybe every other bottle. Vinegar is great for humans, I take a tablespoon every morning and it has reduced my heartburn dramatically. Sawdust is a good substrate and helps cut down on the smell as well. As far as the part that mice don’t smell that bad?? Try having a wife with a sensitive nose. I can clean the cage and water bottle and that day she will smell them when I open the door to the breeder room. lol Good luck everyone
04/08/08  10:28pm


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