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I have been reading about Gentle Touch. I used to breed my own mice but the smell is just to strong no matter how often the cages get cleaned. I want to breed mice and rats just a few colonies for my Hondurans, and I will have to do it inside the house. But I don't want to deal with the smell. According to the info on the product is says that the odors are virtually eliminated. I would like to hear from all of you fellow breeders if you used the product and how good is it.

Thank you in advance
Tom

Funny! It's too early in the morning and not enough coffee and I thought you were referring to something called "Theraputic Touch" to heal and calm people and animals, not a bedding .

Anyways, I think probably the best place to ask this question is in the Feeder Food Discussion group, since most in there breed their own mice and rats for food. Have you tried vanilla in their water by chance to lower the smell?

Good luck.
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Chantel a.k.a. sillygirl
"I came, I saw, I adopted"

2.3.0 green anoles (Stumpy (M)), and the rest remain nameless.
2.2.0 green tree frogs (Romeo & Juliet, Bonnie & Clyde)
0.0.3 D. tinctorius (Cobalt froglets)
0.1 Anerythristic 'B' (Charcoal)corn snake (Popcorn)
0.1 Snow Corn (KandyKorn)
0.2 Amel Corns (KornSilk & KornMuffin)
0.0.1 Normal Corn (PepperKorn)
1.0 Creamsicle Corn (Kream)
0.0.1 Giant African Millipede
2.4 Domestic house cats (Bad Boy (m), Bart(m),Sasha(F),Little Bit(F),Spirit(F)
1.0 Rottweiler (Jake)
1.2 Rats (new additions with no names yet)
1.4 Mice (My step-daughter seems to think they are pets)
1.0 Husband (David, who loves all my critters too)

You are so funny LOL!! Thank you I will go to the forum you mentioned. No I never tried vanilla before.

That's why she's sillygirl! 1 teaspoon of vanilla or vinegar in a gallon of water is supposed to break down the urine before it becomes ammonia and therefore cut down on smell. Vanilla can clog auto watering systems so if you have one try the vinegar. If you are going to breed your own definately check out the Feeder forum. It's great for getting more info, and it helped me a lot.
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Anna

The Zoo
Corns
1.0 Snow - Cornelius
1.1 Ghost(pastel) - Eek & Boo
0.1 Amel - Scarlet
0.1 Hypo - Nikko
0.1 Anery - Missy
0.1 Hypo Motley - Cordelia aka Cordy
Boas
0.1 Columbian (BCC) - Bella
Lizards
0.0.1 Leopard Gecko - Leo
Rats
0.1 Dumbo Agouti - Moon
1.0 Standard Black - Pluto
Cats
1.1 Siamese - Blue & Fiona
0.1 Gray DMS - Druscilla aka Dru
Horses
1.0 Thourghbred (Hunter/Jumper) - Morgan's Majesty aka Cody

Ammonia isn't what makes mice smell, it's the male mouse that has a distinct musk scent to their urine, nothing to do with ammonia. Male rats don't have this musk in their urine at all.