Here's the deal. We have two rats, and our roommate recently got a cat. The two worlds--the rat world and the cat world--do not intersect in anyway whatsoever. However, one of the rats is exhibited behavior indicative of stress and has lost her charming personality; the other is fine. I'm virtually certain that the stress is caused by permeating cat smell (not poop or anything, just regular old cat odor). Sadly, asking the kitty to leave is not an option, and while we will be moving out shortly, in the meantime, I would like to neutralize the cat stink so that the stressed rat will be able to relax. Any ideas? We've taken to using vanilla extract, as it was suggested in one of the rat books for introducing one rat to another, and this has helped some, but not nearly enough. Thank you for your answers!
2007-05-24 16:25:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Rodents
We have 3 rats and 2 cats. One rat will stop everything and act like a statue as soon as a cat steps into the same room. We keep the rats in my sons room and when nobody is home we shut his door. We also shut his door at bedtime. The only time the cats have access to that room is when we are home. Keeping the cage clean and spraying Febreze helps with keeping the room closed off so much.
2007-05-25 04:52:42 · answer #1 · answered by mom of 2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is something called Nil Odor that is supposed to completely neutralize smells. I've never used it though.
Rather than get rid of the cat smell, you might want to try and get the rat USED to it. Let the cat come near the cage a few times every day. The rat might never like the cat near the cage, but eventually the smell shouldn't bother her.
I have cats and rats too and my rats aren't upset by the cats.
Good luck.
2007-05-24 16:29:55 · answer #2 · answered by luvrats 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋