Do male guinea pigs smell worse then female?

Answer 1

In the wild, male mice scent-mark their territory to keep other male mice away. This is an instinctive behaviour and they will also scent-mark their cages when kept as pets, because that is the area they recognise as their own territory.

Female mice do not scent mark in the same way, so male mice kept in captivity do tend to smell more than female mice.

Answer 2

I don't think so. Rats are very clean pets and groom themselves often like a cat. A male rat can be fixed like a dog though and this should help with odors too.

Yes, Male rats do smell a bit stronger. They emit something called Buck Grease which is a scent marker. Rats *are* very clean and they DO groom themselves constantly, but in the scheme of things, female rats are a bit less stinky. Male rats are more social and laid back however. If you want a rat that will sit on your lap all day and get petted, you are more likely to find that in a male...they are couch potatoes. Females will sometimes do that but are more likely to run off to play or find a place to build a nest (at least my five girls do). You may have to wait until they tire themselves out to have a scritching session.

Answer 3

No, mice of opposite sexs are roughly the same size. You can tell the difference between males an females by the distance between their genetails and anus. Males have a gap up to 1/2" long and females have a gap of 1/4" max

Answer 4

They do to each other, and if you really smell cats on their scent glands they all have a different scent, but no, male and female cats in general don't smell different unless they are in heat.

Answer 5

yes, I do believe that female mice smell. I had one once...

Answer 6

Male mice have a stronger smell than female mice.

Answer 7

No. Males do spray to mark their terotory but Females are worse for this.

Answer 8

Unlike females, male guinea pigs may spray a pheromone has a musk-like odor and which often does smell quite bad, this occurs quite often if the male pig becomes excited.