Odors that repel rats can be fresh or dried mint leaves, oils of mints (like peppermint), camphor and pitch pine.
Ferret poop. Really. Try the local pet store. Put the poop somewhere you know the rat likes to hang out or travel along. Will work every time.
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Yes, Garlic can repel Wasp's.
Rats smell like rotten eggs with a dead scent
No
No rats are vertebrates.
Actually since ferrets are natural rodent exterminators, their scent will actually repel rats.
thorns and to repel snails they let off a strong odor which can also repel butterflies. they can also make pollinationation very difficult
Probably not, but they most likely won't eat it.
Not likely. Coffee grounds are food with a strong odor. Food smells will attract bears.
Skunks use the foul odor as a means to repel predators.
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Rats Are Clean. Despite their reputation as “filthy,” rats are actually very clean animals. “Because rats groom themselves constantly, they have almost no odor,” says Debbie Ducommum in Rats: Practical, Accurate Advice From the Expert. “They don’t need you to groom them or brush their teeth.
Ammonia has a very strong odor. It will deter rodents, including mice and rats. It is a more natural deterrent than poisons.
I think i found rats to be very agreeable and love everything! Maybe they don't like stupid people ! Most rats don't like water or being picked up by their tail (as it can tear and fall off - ouch)
Ratsbane would be, if it actually existed, a material of some kind that would repel rats Probably very handy in an RPG like D&D
In general, rats do not give off an odor or musk like many other animals do. They bathe themselves (grooming behavior), so they do not require other forms of bathing (and it would not be good for their skin anyway). Therefore, in terms of hygiene, as long as their cages are cleaned regularly, they will not stink.
they repel. opposites attract!