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Rat Baby (Dead)

Rat Baby (Dead)
Rat Baby (Dead)
Class Raw Meat and Fish
Type -
Hunger -12
Thirst -
Calories 174.6
Fresh 6 days
Rotten 10 days
Cook Time 20 min
Weight 0.12
Location -
Spawn ID /additem Base.DeadRatBaby

Rat Baby (Dead) is the body of a young rat that can be eaten in hard times. It counts as vermin. It lowers hunger by 12 once cooked, but eating it adds a heavy 30 unhappiness.

It is a last resort food for a survivor who has run out of better options. It must be cooked first, since raw vermin can make a character sick. Cooked, it also goes into soups, stews, pies and stir fries.

A dead rat baby weighs just 0.12. It stays fresh for 6 days and is rotten by day 10. The Rancher is the best occupation for raw meat and fish. It starts with the most Butchering skill. The Chef and the Fishing Guide also start with some Butchering skill.

Eating

A cooked Rat Baby (Dead) lowers hunger by 12. It holds about 175 calories, with 22 grams of protein and 9 grams of fat. That protein helps keep a starving character going.

Eating it adds 30 unhappiness. That is a big blow to mood, so it is best saved for real emergencies. Eating it raw is dangerous and risks food poisoning.

A Pork Chop lowers hunger by 30 and leaves mood steady. Rabbit Meat lowers hunger by 30 as well. Any proper meat is a far better meal than a dead rat baby.

The table shows the game figures for one serving. Negative hunger and thirst fill the character up, and negative unhappiness and boredom cheer them up.

Item Hunger Calories Carbs Protein Fat Unhappiness
Rat Baby (Dead) -12 174.6 0 21.6 8.6 30

Cooking

A Rat Baby (Dead) cooks in 20 minutes and burns at 60. An oven or a fire both work. A microwave is a poor choice for it.

It goes into Soup, Stew, Pie, Stir Fry, Rice and Pasta, adding 10 hunger to each. Once cooked, it can also go into a Burger or a Salad for 10 hunger, or a Sandwich for 5. The Cooking skill makes each ingredient go further.

These dishes take the Rat Baby (Dead) as an ingredient, with the hunger it restores in each.

Dish Hunger Restored Note
Burger 10 Cooked only
Pasta 10 -
Pie 10 -
Rice 10 -
Salad 10 Cooked only
Soup 10 -
Stew 10 -
Stir Fry 10 -
Sandwich 5 Cooked only

Storage

A Rat Baby (Dead) stays fresh for 6 days and is fully rotten by day 10. A fridge slows both counts.

Notes

  • Eating it adds 30 unhappiness, so it is a true last resort.
  • Raw vermin can cause food poisoning, so it should always be cooked.
  • It adds 10 hunger to soups, stews and stir fries.
  • It keeps for nearly a week, longer than fresh pork or rabbit.


All Food and Drinks Categories


All Raw Meat and Fish


Name Image Hunger Thirst Calories Fresh Rotten Weight Spawn ID
Bacon Bacon -12 - 160 3 5 0.3 /additem Base.Bacon
Baloney Baloney -30 - 200 2 4 0.2 /additem Base.Baloney
Beef Beef -80 - 440 2 4 0.5 /additem Base.Beef
Beef Jerky Beef Jerky -20 - 410 - - 0.2 /additem Base.BeefJerky
Chicken Foot Chicken Foot -12 - 70 2 4 0.1 /additem Base.ChickenFoot
Ground Beef Ground Beef -40 - 300 2 4 0.3 /additem Base.MincedMeat
Ham Ham -60 - 1560 5 10 1 /additem Base.Ham
Meat Dumpling Meat Dumpling -10 - 28 2 4 0.1 /additem Base.MeatDumpling
Mussels Mussels -5 - 15 2 4 0.1 /additem Base.Mussels
Mutton Chop Mutton Chop -30 - 234 2 4 0.3 /additem Base.MuttonChop
Pack of Hotdogs Pack of Hotdogs - - 270 3 6 0.6 /additem Base.HotdogPack
Pepperoni Pepperoni -20 - 180 15 30 0.1 /additem Base.Pepperoni
Pork Pork -60 - 300 2 4 0.5 /additem Base.Pork
Pork Chop Pork Chop -30 - 150 2 4 0.3 /additem Base.PorkChop
Salami Salami -20 - 330 10 15 0.1 /additem Base.Salami
Sausage Sausage -20 - 180 2 4 0.1 /additem Base.Sausage
Steak Steak -40 - 220 2 4 0.3 /additem Base.Steak
Venison Venison -80 - 440 2 4 0.5 /additem Base.Venison
Name Image Hunger Thirst Calories Fresh Rotten Weight Spawn ID
Chicken (Whole) Chicken (Whole) -160 - 1495 2 4 1.2 /additem Base.ChickenWhole
Turkey (Whole) Turkey (Whole) -224 - 1821 2 4 1.3 /additem Base.TurkeyWhole
Name Image Hunger Thirst Calories Fresh Rotten Weight Spawn ID
Frog Meat Frog Meat -10 - 66 4 8 0.2 /additem Base.FrogMeat
Rabbit Meat Rabbit Meat -30 - 969 2 4 0.3 /additem Base.Rabbitmeat
Rodent Meat Rodent Meat -15 - 201 2 4 0.3 /additem Base.Smallanimalmeat
Small Bird Meat Small Bird Meat -15 - 261 2 4 0.3 /additem Base.Smallbirdmeat
Name Image Hunger Thirst Calories Fresh Rotten Weight Spawn ID
Dead Bird Dead Bird -15 - 161 8 12 0.1 /additem Base.DeadBird
Dead Mouse Dead Mouse -10 - 220 6 10 0.05 /additem Base.DeadMouse
Dead Rabbit Dead Rabbit -45 - 1730 8 12 1 /additem Base.DeadRabbit
Dead Rat Dead Rat -22 - 324 6 10 0.2 /additem Base.DeadRat
Dead Squirrel Dead Squirrel -32 - 480 8 12 0.4 /additem Base.DeadSquirrel
Mouse Pups (Dead) Mouse Pups (Dead) -5 - 110 6 10 0.03 /additem Base.DeadMousePups
Rat Baby (Dead) Rat Baby (Dead) -12 - 174.6 6 10 0.12 /additem Base.DeadRatBaby
Skinned Mouse (Dead) Skinned Mouse (Dead) -10 - 220 6 10 0.05 /additem Base.DeadMouseSkinned
Skinned Mouse Pups (Dead) Skinned Mouse Pups (Dead) -5 - 110 6 10 0.03 /additem Base.DeadMousePupsSkinned
Skinned Rat (Dead) Skinned Rat (Dead) -22 - 324 6 10 0.2 /additem Base.DeadRatSkinned
Skinned Rat Baby (Dead) Skinned Rat Baby (Dead) -12 - 174.6 6 10 0.12 /additem Base.DeadRatBabySkinned
Name Image Hunger Thirst Calories Fresh Rotten Weight Spawn ID
Alligator Gar Alligator Gar -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.AligatorGar
Balsamic Vinegar Balsamic Vinegar -20 - 1250 - - 0.2 /additem Base.BalsamicVinegar
Black Crappie Black Crappie -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.BlackCrappie
Blue Catfish Blue Catfish -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.BlueCatfish
Bluegill Bluegill -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.Bluegill
Brown Sugar Brown Sugar -30 - 337 - - 0.6 /additem Base.SugarBrown
Channel Catfish Channel Catfish -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.ChannelCatfish
Chips - Salt & Vinegar Chips - Salt & Vinegar -15 - 720 - - 0.2 /additem Base.Crisps3
Crayfish Crayfish -10 - 40 2 4 0.2 /additem Base.Crayfish
Fish (Fried) Fish (Fried) -30 - 210 4 7 0.2 /additem Base.FishFried
Flathead Catfish Flathead Catfish -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.FlatheadCatfish
Freshwater Drum Freshwater Drum -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.FreshwaterDrum
Garlic Garlic -5 - 14 14 28 0.2 /additem Base.Garlic
Garlic (Powdered) Garlic (Powdered) -10 20 - - - 0.2 /additem Base.PowderedGarlic
Green Sunfish Green Sunfish -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.GreenSunfish
Jug of Vinegar Jug of Vinegar -100 - 0 - - 2 /additem Base.Vinegar_Jug
Largemouth Bass Largemouth Bass -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.LargemouthBass
Little Bait Fish Little Bait Fish -3 - 30 4 8 0.1 /additem Base.BaitFish
Margarine Margarine -24 - 3255 - - 0.3 /additem Base.Margarine
Muskellunge Muskellunge -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.Muskellunge
Opened Jar of Fish Roe Opened Jar of Fish Roe -10 - 150 3 5 0.8 /additem Base.CannedRoe_Open
Paddlefish Paddlefish -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.Paddlefish
Redear Sunfish Redear Sunfish -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.RedearSunfish
Rice Vinegar Rice Vinegar -20 - 20 - - 0.2 /additem Base.RiceVinegar
Salmon Salmon -30 - 270 2 4 0.3 /additem Base.Salmon
Sauger Sauger -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.Sauger
Smallmouth Bass Smallmouth Bass -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.SmallmouthBass
Spotted Bass Spotted Bass -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.SpottedBass
Striped Bass Striped Bass -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.StripedBass
Sugar Beet Sugar Beet -9 -4 24 4 6 0.2 /additem Base.SugarBeet
Sugar Cookie Sugar Cookie -5 - 120 - - 0.1 /additem Base.CookiesSugar
Sugar Cubes Sugar Cubes -4 - 44 - - 0.02 /additem Base.SugarCubes
Sugar Packet Sugar Packet -1 - 11 - - 0.01 /additem Base.SugarPacket
Vinegar Vinegar -10 - 0 - - 0.2 /additem Base.Vinegar2
Walleye Walleye -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.Walleye
White Bass White Bass -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.WhiteBass
White Crappie White Crappie -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.WhiteCrappie
White Sugar White Sugar -30 - 387 - - 0.6 /additem Base.Sugar
Yellow Perch Yellow Perch -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.YellowPerch
Name Image Hunger Thirst Calories Fresh Rotten Weight Spawn ID
Lobster Lobster -40 - 120 2 4 0.4 /additem Base.Lobster
Oysters Oysters -5 - 15 2 4 0.1 /additem Base.Oysters
Oysters (Fried) Oysters (Fried) -6 - 25 4 7 0.1 /additem Base.OystersFried
Shrimp Shrimp -10 - 80 2 4 0.1 /additem Base.Shrimp
Shrimp Dumpling Shrimp Dumpling -15 - 120 2 4 0.1 /additem Base.ShrimpDumpling
Squid Squid -30 - 205 2 4 0.2 /additem Base.Squid
Tin of Caviar Tin of Caviar -10 - 150 3 5 0.2 /additem Base.Caviar