What can I do to stop pet rats smelling Need to make a complete list - do they smell more at differe

Hi, i used to have to bucks wen living in the UK, and since moving to AUS i would love to get some more but we are living in rented house and parents say the only reason i cant have any more is becos of their smell - we tried lots of things like Tap-A-Drop, Bob Martins, baby wipes . I have been researching other things i can do but need to come up with a complete list to hopefully persuade my parents

- Yesterdays News / Carefresh etc (Anyone know were i could get something like this in North Sydney area?

- Change bedding every/every other day

- Clean the cage at least twice a week (Someone sed that its not a good idea to clean the cage too much becos they dont like not having their smell - is this right? how much is too often?

- Use Baby wipes

- B4 i used to have a metal barred cage and someone sed this traps the smell - im thinking of making my own and using connectable storage cubes - will they chew the plastic off?

- Bathe them reguarly

- Probably get 2 does

Thanks!

-Keep your rats in a powder coated cage, the urine sticks to galvanized steel and it has a nasty smell. Try and stay away from aquariums as there is no ventilation and they need to be cleaned much more often.

-Keep their diet low in protein as it is unhealthy for them and it causes their urine to smell worse

-Litter train your rats! If you train your rats to only relieve themselves in one place of the cage it minimizes smell one of these http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_d... is absolutely perfect. With this little contraption you can use an odor free litter that clumps and holds in smell. Just like a miniature cat litter box!