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| Ashton Hayes |
my mom gave Hope a bath other day, and she HATED IT. and then she smelled
worse than before too... any suggesestions?
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| Tiger Spot |
On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 01:05:41 GMT, "Ashton Hayes"
<ahayes8@carolina.rr.com> wrote in
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>my mom gave Hope a bath other day, and she HATED IT. and then she smelled
>worse than before too... any suggesestions?
Males can sometimes get a bit stinky, but most females don't really
need bathed. If you keep the cage clean, she shouldn't build up much
of an odor. Is there any particular reason your mom gave her a bath?
If she got into something messy, you might want to try just wiping it
off with a damp cloth, rather than trying to get Hope to cooperate
with a bath.
-- Theresa
tiger_spot(at)hotmail.com
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| Butterfly |
Herbal Essence shampoo!!!
**Butterfly
"Tiger Spot" <tiger_spot@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 01:05:41 GMT, "Ashton Hayes"
> <ahayes8@carolina.rr.com> wrote in
> <FPz0b.3565$J16.188804@twister.southeast.rr.com>:
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> >my mom gave Hope a bath other day, and she HATED IT. and then she smelled
> >worse than before too... any suggesestions?
>
> Males can sometimes get a bit stinky, but most females don't really
> need bathed. If you keep the cage clean, she shouldn't build up much
> of an odor. Is there any particular reason your mom gave her a bath?
> If she got into something messy, you might want to try just wiping it
> off with a damp cloth, rather than trying to get Hope to cooperate
> with a bath.
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>
> -- Theresa
> tiger_spot(at)hotmail.com
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| Susan Aplin |
Unless your rat is a competition rat, don't bathe a female. It is
distressing for most rats (male and female alike) although their are a few
that like it! They are usually clean animals. If she does smell a bit you
can get a dry bath powder- can't remember where I saw it though (on the web
somewhere). but be careful as scents and chemicals can set off a bad
reaction in rats and you could be having a sneezer for weeks on end, as well
as sore skin!!! Try some cat litter in her cage as this neutralises odours!
"Ashton Hayes" <ahayes8@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message
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> my mom gave Hope a bath other day, and she HATED IT. and then she smelled
> worse than before too... any suggesestions?
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| Rosemary |
"Ashton Hayes" <ahayes8@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message
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> my mom gave Hope a bath other day, and she HATED IT. and then she smelled
> worse than before too... any suggesestions?
Try gentle running water from a tap, lukewarm, rather than immersing the rat
in water, and make sure she has a nice warm dry place to dry off in or she c
ould catch cold. Females don't usually need bathing, though.
Rosemary
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| Tracey |
"Butterfly" <butterfly@!removeme.roadhouselive.com> wrote in message
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> Herbal Essence shampoo!!!
> **Butterfly
Is this the human shampoo? I always thought our shampoos were too strong
even to bathe dogs with. I know we did sometimes bathe our dog with baby
shampoos, but this isn't as harsh. But small animals, I thought, were
supposed to have specially formulated shampoos. Btw, I have tried the
shower-thing and you are right, it's more successful than the sink. I
didn't get quite as many cries as in the sink!
I only bathe my rats when absolutely necessary (eg. if they have lice and
the vet has given me a bathing solution to kill them, as happened earlier
this year). They hate it so much, and I really don't like seeing them in
such a distressed state. I have never found my male rats to smell in the
least - infact they smell lovely to me, their natural scent reminding me of
shower gel/shampoo. If they get something icky on their fur I just sponge
it off. In my opinion, they keep themselves clean enough, so if a bath can
be avoided I won't put them through it. Of course it's a different matter
if they like it!
Tracey
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| Ashton Hayes |
Okay.. .well, she smelled AWFUL when we got her, and she still does. but i
dont know why it made her smell worse when we bathed her. i think my mom
used baby shampoo because it was all we had. But thanks... oh, and if you
know where u can get that powder stuff, like a store like petsmart maybe?
"Rosemary" <mentally_subnormal@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Ashton Hayes" <ahayes8@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:FPz0b.3565$J16.188804@twister.southeast.rr.com...
> > my mom gave Hope a bath other day, and she HATED IT. and then she
smelled
> > worse than before too... any suggesestions?
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> Try gentle running water from a tap, lukewarm, rather than immersing the
rat
> in water, and make sure she has a nice warm dry place to dry off in or she
c
> ould catch cold. Females don't usually need bathing, though.
>
> Rosemary
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| Butterfly |
I use the shampoo for damaged hair. It's gentle. Baby shampoo is too mild.
Unfortunatly small animals were used to test the alergic reactions from our
human products.
**Butterfly
"Tracey" <talton@members.v21.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Butterfly" <butterfly@!removeme.roadhouselive.com> wrote in message
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> > Herbal Essence shampoo!!!
> > **Butterfly
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> Is this the human shampoo? I always thought our shampoos were too strong
> even to bathe dogs with. I know we did sometimes bathe our dog with baby
> shampoos, but this isn't as harsh. But small animals, I thought, were
> supposed to have specially formulated shampoos. Btw, I have tried the
> shower-thing and you are right, it's more successful than the sink. I
> didn't get quite as many cries as in the sink!
>
> I only bathe my rats when absolutely necessary (eg. if they have lice and
> the vet has given me a bathing solution to kill them, as happened earlier
> this year). They hate it so much, and I really don't like seeing them in
> such a distressed state. I have never found my male rats to smell in the
> least - infact they smell lovely to me, their natural scent reminding me
of
> shower gel/shampoo. If they get something icky on their fur I just sponge
> it off. In my opinion, they keep themselves clean enough, so if a bath
can
> be avoided I won't put them through it. Of course it's a different matter
> if they like it!
>
> Tracey
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| J&S Bouchard |
"Butterfly" <butterfly@!removeme.roadhouselive.com> wrote in message
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> I use the shampoo for damaged hair. It's gentle. Baby shampoo is too mild.
> Unfortunatly small animals were used to test the alergic reactions from
our
> human products.
> **Butterfly
Shampoo for damaged hair is not really mild, it's got all that added "gunk"
to make the split hair stick together. My hairdresser told me this and he
also said that baby shampoo is not necessarily mild either. Go figure... so
I use bunny shampoo on my rats. That is really mild stuff.
--
Joanne
Mom to 15 rats
http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70
j-s.b@nospamsympatico.ca
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| Butterfly |
I didn't know about bunny shampoo. My bunny never stinks. I'll look into
trying hare products!!
: )
** Butterfly
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> "Butterfly" <butterfly@!removeme.roadhouselive.com> wrote in message
> news:vkcqd0a5f67l07@corp.supernews.com...
> > I use the shampoo for damaged hair. It's gentle. Baby shampoo is too
mild.
> > Unfortunatly small animals were used to test the alergic reactions from
> our
> > human products.
> > **Butterfly
>
> Shampoo for damaged hair is not really mild, it's got all that added
"gunk"
> to make the split hair stick together. My hairdresser told me this and he
> also said that baby shampoo is not necessarily mild either. Go figure...
so
> I use bunny shampoo on my rats. That is really mild stuff.
> --
> Joanne
> Mom to 15 rats
> http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70
> j-s.b@nospamsympatico.ca
> remove "no spam"
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| J&S Bouchard |
"Butterfly" <butterfly@!removeme.roadhouselive.com> wrote in message
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> I didn't know about bunny shampoo. My bunny never stinks. I'll look into
> trying hare products!!
> : )
> ** Butterfly
I don't give my bunnies a bath either...I was told to use bunny shampoo with
the rats as it is the mildest out there.
I just love my bunnies natural smell... so cuddly too!
--
Joanne
Mom to 15 rats
http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70
j-s.b@nospamsympatico.ca
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| Gwendoleona Snape |
I don't know if anybody mentioned this. But...it's not naturall to wash your
bunny or rat. (except if there is a reason).
It damages the skins natural protection. Your pet can get skin problems like
mites and scabs.
I know the shampoo is MEANT to wash pets...but me *personally* am against
it. I do have to admid I used it a few times as well before I fiund out and
thought about it.
XX gwen
"> > I didn't know about bunny shampoo. My bunny never stinks. I'll look
into
> > trying hare products!!
> > : )
> > ** Butterfly
> I don't give my bunnies a bath either...I was told to use bunny shampoo
with
> the rats as it is the mildest out there.
> I just love my bunnies natural smell... so cuddly too!
> --
> Joanne
> Mom to 15 rats
> http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70
> j-s.b@nospamsympatico.ca
> remove "no spam"
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