Rat
| Rat | |
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| Class | Farming and Animals |
| Type | Wild Animal |
| Life Stages |
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| Breeds |
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| Smallest Pen | 20 tiles |
| Pregnancy | 23 days |
| Food | Anything edible |
| Old Age | 570 days |
The Rat is a small wild rodent that gives a survivor a quick scrap of meat and a few bone pieces. It is a common pest that moves into empty buildings as the world falls apart.
Rats are wild animals. They live in houses and among trash, and they always run from people. A rat can be caught and kept in a pen, but it stays wild and skittish for life. Young rats are Pups. A female Pup grows into a Doe, and a male grows into a Buck.
The game has two breeds, the Gray rat and the White rat. Their differences are in looks only. Both share the same body, the same habits and the same genes.
Rats matter because they are everywhere and easy to catch. A single Mouse Trap with a bit of cheese can supply meat when other food runs short. Rats also breed at a startling rate. A captured pair can fill a small pen with young in a matter of weeks. They are harmless to people, so a colony is safe to keep.
How to Hunt Rat
The Mouse Trap is the tool for rats. It catches them at any hour of the day or night. Farms and farmland are the best places to set one. Trailer parks come next, then towns. Open vegetation and forest give poor results.
Cheese is the best bait. Processed Cheese is nearly as good. Peanut Butter and Bacon Bits come next, followed by Oranges, Apples and Tomatoes. Chocolate also works, though it is the weakest of the usual baits. A trap can hold a live rat of any age and either breed.
A rat in the open flees as soon as it notices a person. Every rat is light enough to pick up and carry. Rats can be killed by hand without any weapon.
Rats spread into abandoned buildings as the days pass. Sandbox settings decide how many rats fill an infested building and how quickly they reach their peak. Dead rats and rat droppings also turn up in derelict houses and among trash.
A Dead Rat can also be found by foraging from spring to late autumn. It takes a fairly high Foraging level to spot one. Rain and snow make the search harder, and towns and trailer parks give the best chances.
Rat Breeding
A Pup grows into an adult in about two months of game time. Does and Bucks can breed as soon as they are grown. Rats mate at any time of year.
A pregnancy lasts a little over three weeks. The pregnancy time can be changed in the sandbox settings. Each litter holds between two and ten Pups. After giving birth, a Doe needs less than a week of rest before she can carry again.
Pups can feed from their mother but can also survive on their own. Genes pass from both parents. They shape size, meat, weight, lifespan, strength, fertility and temper. Rats live for about a year and a half before they reach old age.
A captured colony is easy to keep. Rats eat any kind of trough food, and each one needs very little. Water goes in a separate trough. A small pen is enough for the whole colony. Rats can climb stairs and keep fleeing their keeper even inside the zone. They can also ride in a livestock trailer.
The rat grows through these stages, each one taking the days shown to reach full size.
| Stage | Image | Grows For | Becomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rat Pup | 
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60 days | Female Rat (Doe), Male Rat (Buck) |
| Male Rat (Buck) |
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60 days | - |
| Female Rat (Doe) |
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60 days | - |
Rat Breeds
Each breed of rat, with how much milk the game sets for it.
| Breed | Image | Milk |
|---|---|---|
| Gray |
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High |
| White |
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High |
Rat Butchering
A rat carcass gives a Skinned Rat and a few Bone Pieces. A Pup gives a smaller Skinned Rat Baby instead. The skinned rat is the meat itself and goes straight to the cooking pot.
The carcass is used up completely and leaves no skeleton behind. The Butchering skill improves the result. Each rat butchered gives a little Butchering experience as well.
Living rats leave Rat Droppings in their pen. The droppings are compostable and feed a composter.
What a butchered carcass gives at each life stage, one tab per stage.
| Name | Image | Amount | Breed | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skinned Rat Baby (Dead) | 
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1 | All | /additem Base.DeadRatBabySkinned
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| Bone Pieces | 
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1-2 | All | /additem Base.SmallAnimalBone
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| Name | Image | Amount | Breed | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skinned Rat (Dead) |
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1 | All | /additem Base.DeadRatSkinned
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| Bone Pieces |
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1-2 | All | /additem Base.SmallAnimalBone
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Rat Locations
Rats live wherever people once did. Farms and farmland hold the most, followed by trailer parks and towns. Empty houses fill with rats over time, and derelict homes are the likeliest place to find dead rats and droppings. Forests and open country hold only a few.
Notes
- A Mouse Trap baited with Cheese is the best way to catch rats.
- Set traps on farms and in trailer parks for the most catches.
- Empty buildings fill with rats as time passes.
- A Doe can carry again within a week of a litter.
- Rats eat any trough food, so a colony is cheap to feed.
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| Turkey | 
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| Raccoon | 
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| Crop | Image | Seed | Grow Time | Sowing Months | Spawn ID |
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| Barley Sheaf | 
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Barley Seeds | 18 days | August, September, October | /additem Base.BarleySheaf
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| Basil | 
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Basil Seeds | 20 days | March, April, May | /additem Base.Basil
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| Bell Pepper | 
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Bell Pepper Seeds | 12 days | April, May, June | /additem Base.BellPepper
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| Black Sage | 
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Black Sage Seeds | 20 days | March, April, May, June, July, August | /additem Base.BlackSage
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| Plantain | 
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Broadleaf Plantain Seeds | 20 days | March, April, May, June, July, August | /additem Base.Plantain
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| Broccoli | 
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Broccoli Seeds | 12 days | February, March, April, May, June, July | /additem Base.Broccoli
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| Cabbage | 
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Cabbage Seeds | 12 days | February, March, April, May, June, July | /additem Base.Cabbage
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| Carrots | 
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Carrot Seeds | 18 days | February, March, April, May, June, July | /additem Base.Carrots
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| Cauliflower | 
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Cauliflower Seeds | 12 days | February, March, April | /additem Base.Cauliflower
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| Chamomile | 
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Chamomile Seeds | 20 days | March, April, May | /additem Base.Chamomile
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| Chives | 
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Chives Seeds | 20 days | March, April, May, June, July, August | /additem Base.Chives
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| Cilantro | 
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Cilantro Seeds | 20 days | March, April, May | /additem Base.Cilantro
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| Comfrey | 
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Comfrey Seeds | 20 days | March, April, May, June, July, August | /additem Base.Comfrey
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| Common Mallow | 
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Common Mallow Seeds | 20 days | March, April, May, June, July, August | /additem Base.CommonMallow
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| Corn | 
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Corn (Dried) | 18 days | March, April, May | /additem Base.Corn
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| Cucumber | 
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Cucumber Seeds | 18 days | March, April, May | /additem Base.Cucumber
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| Flax | 
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Flax Seeds | 18 days | August, September, October | /additem Base.Flax
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| Garlic | 
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Garlic Seeds | 48 days | July, August, September | /additem Base.Garlic
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| Green Peas | 
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Green Peas (Dried) | 12 days | February, March, April | /additem Base.Greenpeas
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| Habanero | 
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Habanero Seeds | 20 days | April, May, June | /additem Base.PepperHabanero
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| Hemp | 
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Hemp Seeds | 40 days | August, September, October | /additem Base.HempBundle
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| Hops | 
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Hops Seeds | 40 days | August, September, October | /additem Base.Hops
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| Jalapeno | 
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Jalapeno Seeds | 20 days | April, May, June | /additem Base.PepperJalapeno
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| Kale | 
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Kale Seeds | 12 days | February, March, April, May, June, July, August | /additem Base.Kale
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| Lavender | 
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Lavender Seeds | 20 days | March, April, May | /additem Base.Lavender
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| Leek | 
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Leek Seeds | 50 days | March, April, May, June, July, August, September | /additem Base.Leek
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| Lemongrass | 
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Lemon Grass Seeds | 20 days | March, April, May, June, July, August, September | /additem Base.LemonGrass
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| Lettuce | 
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Lettuce Seeds | 12 days | February, March, April, July, August, September | /additem Base.Lettuce
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| Marigold | 
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Marigold Seeds | 20 days | March, April, May | /additem Base.Marigold
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| Mint | 
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Mint Seeds | 20 days | February, March, April | /additem Base.MintHerb
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| Onion | 
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Onion Seeds | 18 days | February, March | /additem Base.Onion
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| Oregano | 
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Oregano Seeds | 20 days | February, March, April | /additem Base.Oregano
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| Parsley | 
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Parsley Seeds | 20 days | February, March, April | /additem Base.Parsley
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| Poppies | 
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Poppy Seeds | 20 days | March, April, May | /additem Base.Poppies
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| Potato | 
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Potato Seeds | 18 days | February, March, April | /additem Base.Potato
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| Pumpkin | 
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Pumpkin Seeds | 18 days | March, April, May | /additem Base.Pumpkin
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| Radish | 
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Radish Seeds | 6 days | February, March, April, May, June, July, August | /additem Base.RedRadish
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| Rosemary | 
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Rosemary Seeds | 60 days | March, April, May, June, July, August, September | /additem Base.Rosemary
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| Roses | 
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Rose Seeds | 20 days | March, April, May | /additem Base.Roses
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| Rye Sheaf | 
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Rye Seeds | 18 days | August, September, October | /additem Base.RyeSheaf
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| Sage | 
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Sage Seeds | 30 days | February, March, April | /additem Base.Sage
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| Soybeans | 
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Soybeans (Dried) | 18 days | March, April, May | /additem Base.Soybeans
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| Spinach | 
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Spinach Seeds | 12 days | February, March, April, May, June, July | /additem Base.Spinach
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| Strawberries | 
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Strawberry Seeds | 15 days | February, March, April | /additem Base.Strewberrie
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| Sugar Beet | 
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Sugar Beet Seeds | 12 days | February, March, April, May, June, July | /additem Base.SugarBeet
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| Sunflower Head | 
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Sunflower Seeds | 18 days | March, April, May | /additem Base.SunflowerHead
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| Sweet Potato | 
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Sweet Potato Seeds | 18 days | May, June, July | /additem Base.SweetPotato
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| Thyme | 
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Thyme Seeds | 20 days | February, March, April | /additem Base.Thyme
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| Tobacco | 
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Tobacco Seeds | 36 days | March, April, May, June, July | /additem Base.Tobacco
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| Tomato | 
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Tomato Seeds | 15 days | April, May, June | /additem Base.Tomato
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| Turnip | 
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Turnip Seeds | 12 days | May, June, July, August, September, October | /additem Base.Turnip
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| Watermelon | 
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Watermelon Seeds | 18 days | March, April, May | /additem Base.Watermelon
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| Wheat Sheaf | 
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Wheat Seeds | 18 days | August, September, October | /additem Base.WheatSheaf
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| Wild Garlic | 
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Wild Garlic Seeds | 48 days | July, August, September | /additem Base.WildGarlic2
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| Zucchini | 
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Zucchini Seeds | 18 days | March, April, May | /additem Base.Zucchini
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