My rats don't really smell at all. Well, they do if I don't clean the cage, but I usually clean it every day or every few days and that minimizes the smell to pretty much nothing. I'm a bit of a neat freak, so at the first sign of rat droppings I pretty much spot clean it.
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Same here. My boys don't really smell at all. Rats are so clean and such excellent groomers that they don't develop any kind of odor. (Well, of course boy rats, in my opinion, have sort of a corn chip smell to them that I love, but that is just a natural smell, not a smelly or poopy smell. Their natural scent. 
Halogen was right though, if you do not clean their house, the rats can start to smell and of course not having a clean house is so bad for their health...the ammonia from their urine can build up and it is awful for their respiratory systems. I do the same thing Halogen does...I spot clean their ratty house daily, get all the stray poops cleaned up, replace any funky smelling fabrics/fleece, wipe down the platforms, etc.
As the saying goes..."If it gets to the point where you can smell bad odors on the rats or in their house, it is already way past due for a cleaning." :approve:
Halogen was right though, if you do not clean their house, the rats can start to smell and of course not having a clean house is so bad for their health...the ammonia from their urine can build up and it is awful for their respiratory systems. I do the same thing Halogen does...I spot clean their ratty house daily, get all the stray poops cleaned up, replace any funky smelling fabrics/fleece, wipe down the platforms, etc.
As the saying goes..."If it gets to the point where you can smell bad odors on the rats or in their house, it is already way past due for a cleaning." :approve:
I agree with Vlad! Baby wipes (the non-scented kind) are the best!
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