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What do Rats Smell like2007-11-24 22:16:17

I regret asking this as my first question.

An acquaintance said he wouldn't eat at a particular restaurant because he could smell rats when he walked in. At the time I didn't have the oppourtunity to query him as to what rats smell like so I thought I'd ask people who actually own some.

I realize domestically kept rodents and feral rats are two different things.but I'm hoping someone may be able to describe the smell of a nest of rats.

Thanks in advance.

Answers:

if he says he can smell rats, he means the smell of rat pee, rat pee soaks into any absorbable surface, and if there is unglazed terracotta in that resturant that will absorb the ppe and release the smell like a sponge [ i made the mistake of putting an unglazed terracotta pot in my rat cage for a sleeping place honked like hell!!]

rats per se though dont have a smell, they are one of the cleanest animals on the planet, they clean themselves more in a day than cats do. although i will admit that sometimes theycan do the most smelliest poos[normally fear ones] but thats not normally the case

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I imagine they smell like shat. LOL I got thumbs down for a correct answer, go smell a sewer and that's what a rat smells like.

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Your friend either has super human smelling resources, or he,s a kook.

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They smell like Rats, you can't describe it.

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I would imagine that they smell with ,like, their olfactory nerves in their noses.

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I have pet rats and they smell like most rodents, it's hard to decribe. Musty? Your friend may have been smelling rat feces but I doubt he actually smelled rats.

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It's probably a "wet dog" smell he's describing. I know sometimes my rats smell like a dog after they go for a swim, but only until they clean themselves.