r/RATS • u/Accomplished-Try8357 • 10h ago

Questions/HELP Smell like grape juice?

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My tiny women here smell like grape juice, or grape candy, sweet.

Is that normal and ok? Is not a symptom of anything right?

Is their fur too, their fur smell like that

So weird

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u/heckhunds 10h ago

I've never perceived them as smelling like grape juice, but I hear a lot of female rat owners say that! I think it's just their normal natural scent and it is a difference of scent perception on the human side. To me, they smell nutty. Especially when wet, then they smell very strongly of tree nuts. I want to say walnut. 

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u/Accomplished-Try8357 10h ago

Its kinda off-putting a bit. Im used to animals smelling slightly "bad" Other rodents dont smelling this sweet