What do Rats Smell like?

Question

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.

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

My rats on no account scent of something in any respect. I even have 4 females, and there is no odour what so ever. adult males on the different hand have an odour besides the indisputable fact that that's a procedures from "stinky", it is basically about perfumy- maximum rodents do scent offencive, besides the indisputable fact that rats do not if good stored, and with widely used weekly cage cleanings. Rats make such astonishing comfortable pets for infants- and are truthfully aquired and much less high priced to maintain- the only disadvantage to possessing rats is thier short life span- in case you will possibly be able to cajole your mum and dad-be advantageous to purchase 2 puppy rats to maintain one yet another business business enterprise :O) sturdy success.

Answer 3

Healthy companion rats actually smell nice! Our boys smell amazingly like corn chips. I've heard people say their girls smell like grape soda or grape jam, but to me our girls smell more like herbal hair conditioner. This is obviously a natural odor, as our boys don't eat a lot of corn products (everyone gets organic sweet corn on occasion) & we don't use conditioner on the girls or anyratty for that matter.

Answer 4

my boys smell kind of musky. it really is hard to describe the smell. some people have rats that at some point smell like grapes or other foods.

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

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.
I doubt your friend's sense of smell is so strong that it would detect such a small odor. It could be something like a dog in the alley or one of the workers. You should see how sweaty some of those cooks can get.

Answer 7

pssssssshhhaaw!!! he cant smell rats! thats near to impossibe! unless there dead or hoping everywhere! like you cant throw a stone whithout hitting a rat. i have a rat that to me smells like baby powder some rats smell sweet some rats smell raunchy but not as raunchy that you can smell them a mile away

Answer 8

rats are generally clean. male rats have musky scent that can be off putting. I doubt your friend could smell rats.

Answer 9

Honestly, rats don't really have to much of a smell unless they are caged- then they smell like hampsters.

Answer 10

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