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Small creatures such as rats, bats and lizards, they blink in and out of view on the map.
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Vermin caught in an [[animal trap]] can be tamed at the [[kennel]].
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'''Vermin''' are small [[creature]]s such as [[rat]]s, [[bat]]s, and [[lizard]]s which are difficult to see. The presence of vermin can be noted if you are particularly observant, as they will occasionally blink into and out of view on the screen. The main distinctions between vermin and [[creature]]s are that vermin i) do not attack and cannot be engaged in [[combat]] or trigger [[trap]]s, ii) do not provide [[meat]], [[fat]], [[bone]]s, [[skull]]s or [[skin]], and iii) do not [[breeding|breed]], but "spawn", spontaneously appearing in their natural environment or [[biome]].
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Tame vermin may be adopted as [[pets]].
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[[cat|Cats]] will automatically attack and kill any vermin they come across, your [[cleaner|cleaners]] will have to dispose of the corpses before they rot.
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Most vermin can be tamed and then adopted by dwarves, if the [[dwarf]] has a preference for a particular type, which is rare. [[Purring maggot]]s can be milked for [[dwarven milk]]. A few have extracts. Occasionally dwarves will eat them as food, even if you have plenty of available "real" food.
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Vermin that get into food stores will eat some food, this can be a problem if there are no [[cat|cats]] in your fortress.
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[[Starving]] dwarves will hunt and eat vermin, but otherwise dwarves ignore vermin.
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== Catching and Taming vermin, Pets ==
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Small [[animal trap]]s are designed specifically to catch and hold vermin. A '''catch a live land animal''' order issued at a [[kennel]] or [[butcher's shop]] tells a [[trapper]] to seek out and catch a vermin [[animal]] inside one of these traps (mostly from your food stockpiles). The animal will then be brought to an animal [[stockpile]]. Alternatively, animal traps can be built and baited, which is a better way to catch outside vermin.
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Caught vermin can then be [[tame]]d by anyone with the [[animal training]] labor active at a kennel. Some vermin (those with the tag [PET_EXOTIC]) require the presence of the [[dungeon master]] to be tameable.
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Tame vermin can be offered for claiming as [[pet]]s on the {{key|z}} Status screen under the Animals submenu. Tame vermin will only be claimed by dwarves who [[preference|admire]] those vermin.
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A dwarf will carry an adopted [[pet]] vermin with him as part of the inventory.
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[[Elves]] will also bring vermin in seemingly empty [[cage]]s for [[trade]]. Viewing the cage will make the vermin visible. These vermin are already tame.
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== Risks ==
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Vermin are primarily notable for their ability to annoy or accost [[dwarves]], whether by being a general nuisance (e.g. flies, all dwarves) or by triggering disgust ("detests", only specific dwarves). Most dwarves will have [[thought]]s related to such a terrible type of vermin they detest, and will suffer a significant mood penalty any time they spot that vermin. This also applies if the vermin is seen in a [[cage]], thus hateable (see list) vermin make a poor choice for placement in a [[zoo]].
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To verify:
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*Will a pet vermin carried around by its owner accost other dwarves?
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*Will a vermin in an animal trap accost dwarves?
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*Will a tame/pet vermin in an animal trap still accost dwarves?
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*Will a vermin just being eaten by a dwarf accost other dwarves in a dining hall?
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Some vermin will also eat any [[food]] in [[stockpile]]s they can manage to get a hold on, causing [[wear]] on that [[food]]. Food that has been protected in [[barrel]]s will be immune, but food that is exposed will be nibbled at and will eventually wear out and be destroyed.  Some particularly tenacious vermin, such as lizards, can work their way through weak containers; [[metal]] [[barrel]]s are over ten times more effective at keeping your food safe. Having [[cat]]s will keep vermin to a minimum, thus keeping your food safe.
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== Vermin as Food ==
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Stray, untamed vermin that are caught in animal traps are edible, and will be eaten live as exotic cuisine by any dwarf who happens to be nearby.
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Dwarves who are [[food|starving]] will also attempt to find and eat vermin, but if they do not have a preference for that vermin as a food type, they will receive a bad [[thought]] from doing so. In a fortress with [[cat]]s, it may be difficult or impossible for the dwarves to find enough vermin to survive starvation, as even a small number of cats are ruthlessly effective at controlling the vermin population.  If they are not pets, it may be best to just butcher the cats for food.
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== Extracts from vermin ==
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Certain vermin, such as the [[fire snake]], can be used to make [[extracts]]. At present, most extracts have no use in the game other than trade goods.
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== Eliminating vermin ==
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[[Cat]]s are chiefly useful for their ability to hunt down and kill vermin.  Cats will wander around the fortress and surrounding lands killing vermin. As animals do not presently eat, this is done only for sport. This reduces or eliminates the possibility of [[dwarves]] receiving bad thoughts for being accosted by vermin — dead vermin do not bother any dwarf — but exposes a risk that a rotting [[rat]] or other larger vermin will release a cloud of [[miasma]] and upset any dwarves who pass through the cloud.
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Another method of controlling vermin is by building [[animal trap]]s and periodically catching vermin with trappers to be consumed in some fashion.  The trapped vermin may be used for a variety of purposes, including being eaten, tamed, or made into extracts, or can be relocated to a [[cage]] so that the trap may be used again.
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== List of vermin ==
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Most catchable [[fish]] are technically considered "vermin" by the game, see the [[fish]] article for a complete list. Many vermin do not show up in [[Calendar|winter]]. Vermin with no "value" are not capturable (except, perhaps, by [[elves]]). The values given in the table below are for tamed vermin; untamed vermin have only half the value, rounded down.
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Some "hateable" vermin (tag: [VERMIN_HATEABLE]) can accost dwarves that have the specific "[[preference]]" against ("'''detest'''") them, giving them unhappy [[thought]]s.
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{| style="margin:1em 1em 1em 0;background:#F9F9F9;border:1px #AAA solid;border-collapse:collapse;" class="wikitable sortable"
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|- style="background:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;"
 +
!style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Name
 +
!style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Tile
 +
!style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Value
 +
!style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Biome
 +
!style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Hateable
 +
!style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;" class="unsortable"|Notes
 +
|-
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Toad]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|2:0:0}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|10
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|All
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| Yes
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Spawns in pools, amphibious
 +
|-
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Turtle]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|☼|2:0:0}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|10
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|All
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Spawns in pools, amphibious, [[fish]]able, has [[shell]]
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|-
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Fly]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|·|0:0:1}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|n/a
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|All
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| Yes
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Found in swarms, flier, rots [[food]]
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Large roach]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|6:0:0}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|5
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|All
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| Yes
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Eats [[food]], sometimes nests in groups
 +
|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Beetle]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|·|4:0:0}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|n/a
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|All
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| Found in soil.
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Ant]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|·|7:0:0}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|n/a
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|All
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Forms colonies in [[soil]]
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Monarch butterfly]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|4:0:1}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|1
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|All
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Flier. Corpse can inexplicably [[Main:Boatmurdered|block doors open]].
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Firefly]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|2:0:1}}
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|1
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|All
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Flier, glows
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Dragonfly]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|3:0:1}}
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|1
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|All
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Flier
 +
|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Lizard]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|2:0:1}}
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|10
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|All
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| Yes
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Eats [[food]] (carnivore)
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Rat]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|0:0:1}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|10
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|All
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| Yes
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Eats [[food]] ("gnawed"), sometimes nests in groups,
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Worm]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|~|7:0:0}}
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|n/a
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Temperate]], [[Taiga]], [[Tropical]], [[Forest]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| Yes
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Found in [[soil]], only seen in [[Adventurer mode]]
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Blue jay]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|1:0:1}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|30
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Temperate]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Flier
 +
|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Cardinal]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|4:0:1}}
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|30
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Temperate]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Flier
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Grackle]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|0:0:1}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|30
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Temperate]] [[grassland]]s and [[savanna]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Flier
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Oriole]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|6:0:1}}
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|30
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Temperate]] [[broadleaf]] [[forest]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Flier
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Red-winged blackbird]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|0:0:1}}
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|30
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Temperate]] [[marsh]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Flier
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Cave swallow]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|0:0:1}}
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|30
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Temperate]] [[broadleaf]] [[forest]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Exotic [[pet]], flier
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Hedgehog]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|6:0:0}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|10
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Temperate]] [[forest]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Chipmunk]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|6:0:0}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|10
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Temperate]] [[forest]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Gray squirrel]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|7:0:0}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|10
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Temperate]] [[forest]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Red squirrel]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|6:0:0}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|10
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Temperate]] [[forest]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Fox squirrel]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|6:0:0}}
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|100
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Savage]] [[temperate]] [[forest]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Demon rat]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|4:0:0}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|20
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Evil]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Eats food ("gnawed"), sometimes nests in groups, exotic [[pet]]
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Fluffy wambler]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|7:0:1}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|20
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Good]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Eats food ("gnawed"), sometimes nests in groups, exotic [[pet]]
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Two-legged rhino lizard]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|7:0:0}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|20
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Savage]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Eats food ("gnawed"), exotic [[pet]]
 +
|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Knuckle worm]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|0:0:1}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|100
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Evil]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Rots food, exotic [[pet]]
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Phantom spider]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|7:0:1}}
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|n/a
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Evil]] [[forest]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Makes webs, bites to inject paralyzing venom, [[extract]] is venom, carnivore
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Acorn fly]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|·|6:0:0}}
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|n/a
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Savage]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Rots food, found in swarms, flier
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Blood gnat]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|·|4:0:1}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|n/a
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Evil]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Rots food, exotic [[pet]]
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|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Moghopper]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|6:0:0}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|20
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Savage]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Spawns in pools, amphibious, [[fish]]able, [[summer]] only, [[extract]] is [[mog juice]]
 +
|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Fairy]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|6:0:1}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|10
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Good]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Flier, glows
 +
|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Pixie]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|·|3:0:1}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|n/a
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Good]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Found in swarms, flier, glows
 +
|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Cave spider]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|7:0:0}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|4
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[subterranean]] [[water]] and [[chasm]]s
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| Yes
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Exotic [[pet]], makes webs, bites to inject stunning venom, [[extract]] is venom, carnivore
 +
|-
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Fire snake]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|6:0:1}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|1
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Magma]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| Yes
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Exotic [[pet]], [[extract]] is [[liquid fire]]
 +
|-
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Olm]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|7:0:1}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|1
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Subterranean]] [[water]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| no
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Exotic [[pet]]
 +
|-
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Purring maggot]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|{|7:0:1}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|2
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Subterranean]] [[chasm]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| Yes
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Exotic pet (if tamed), otherwise [[milk]]able for dwarven milk [[extract]]
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|-
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Bat]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|{{Tile|∙|0:0:1}}
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|30
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|[[Subterranean]], [[chasm]]
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| Yes
 +
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"|Exotic pet, Flier, sometimes nests in large groups
 +
|}
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{{Category|Vermin| }}

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Vermin are small creatures such as rats, bats, and lizards which are difficult to see. The presence of vermin can be noted if you are particularly observant, as they will occasionally blink into and out of view on the screen. The main distinctions between vermin and creatures are that vermin i) do not attack and cannot be engaged in combat or trigger traps, ii) do not provide meat, fat, bones, skulls or skin, and iii) do not breed, but "spawn", spontaneously appearing in their natural environment or biome.

Most vermin can be tamed and then adopted by dwarves, if the dwarf has a preference for a particular type, which is rare. Purring maggots can be milked for dwarven milk. A few have extracts. Occasionally dwarves will eat them as food, even if you have plenty of available "real" food.

Catching and Taming vermin, Pets[edit]

Small animal traps are designed specifically to catch and hold vermin. A catch a live land animal order issued at a kennel or butcher's shop tells a trapper to seek out and catch a vermin animal inside one of these traps (mostly from your food stockpiles). The animal will then be brought to an animal stockpile. Alternatively, animal traps can be built and baited, which is a better way to catch outside vermin.

Caught vermin can then be tamed by anyone with the animal training labor active at a kennel. Some vermin (those with the tag [PET_EXOTIC]) require the presence of the dungeon master to be tameable.

Tame vermin can be offered for claiming as pets on the z Status screen under the Animals submenu. Tame vermin will only be claimed by dwarves who admire those vermin.

A dwarf will carry an adopted pet vermin with him as part of the inventory.

Elves will also bring vermin in seemingly empty cages for trade. Viewing the cage will make the vermin visible. These vermin are already tame.

Risks[edit]

Vermin are primarily notable for their ability to annoy or accost dwarves, whether by being a general nuisance (e.g. flies, all dwarves) or by triggering disgust ("detests", only specific dwarves). Most dwarves will have thoughts related to such a terrible type of vermin they detest, and will suffer a significant mood penalty any time they spot that vermin. This also applies if the vermin is seen in a cage, thus hateable (see list) vermin make a poor choice for placement in a zoo.

To verify:

  • Will a pet vermin carried around by its owner accost other dwarves?
  • Will a vermin in an animal trap accost dwarves?
  • Will a tame/pet vermin in an animal trap still accost dwarves?
  • Will a vermin just being eaten by a dwarf accost other dwarves in a dining hall?

Some vermin will also eat any food in stockpiles they can manage to get a hold on, causing wear on that food. Food that has been protected in barrels will be immune, but food that is exposed will be nibbled at and will eventually wear out and be destroyed. Some particularly tenacious vermin, such as lizards, can work their way through weak containers; metal barrels are over ten times more effective at keeping your food safe. Having cats will keep vermin to a minimum, thus keeping your food safe.


Vermin as Food[edit]

Stray, untamed vermin that are caught in animal traps are edible, and will be eaten live as exotic cuisine by any dwarf who happens to be nearby.

Dwarves who are starving will also attempt to find and eat vermin, but if they do not have a preference for that vermin as a food type, they will receive a bad thought from doing so. In a fortress with cats, it may be difficult or impossible for the dwarves to find enough vermin to survive starvation, as even a small number of cats are ruthlessly effective at controlling the vermin population. If they are not pets, it may be best to just butcher the cats for food.

Extracts from vermin[edit]

Certain vermin, such as the fire snake, can be used to make extracts. At present, most extracts have no use in the game other than trade goods.

Eliminating vermin[edit]

Cats are chiefly useful for their ability to hunt down and kill vermin. Cats will wander around the fortress and surrounding lands killing vermin. As animals do not presently eat, this is done only for sport. This reduces or eliminates the possibility of dwarves receiving bad thoughts for being accosted by vermin — dead vermin do not bother any dwarf — but exposes a risk that a rotting rat or other larger vermin will release a cloud of miasma and upset any dwarves who pass through the cloud.

Another method of controlling vermin is by building animal traps and periodically catching vermin with trappers to be consumed in some fashion. The trapped vermin may be used for a variety of purposes, including being eaten, tamed, or made into extracts, or can be relocated to a cage so that the trap may be used again.

List of vermin[edit]

Most catchable fish are technically considered "vermin" by the game, see the fish article for a complete list. Many vermin do not show up in winter. Vermin with no "value" are not capturable (except, perhaps, by elves). The values given in the table below are for tamed vermin; untamed vermin have only half the value, rounded down.

Some "hateable" vermin (tag: [VERMIN_HATEABLE]) can accost dwarves that have the specific "preference" against ("detest") them, giving them unhappy thoughts.

Name Tile Value Biome Hateable Notes
Toad ∙ 10 All Yes Spawns in pools, amphibious
Turtle ☼ 10 All no Spawns in pools, amphibious, fishable, has shell
Fly · n/a All Yes Found in swarms, flier, rots food
Large roach ∙ 5 All Yes Eats food, sometimes nests in groups
Beetle · n/a All no Found in soil.
Ant · n/a All no Forms colonies in soil
Monarch butterfly ∙ 1 All no Flier. Corpse can inexplicably block doors open.
Firefly ∙ 1 All no Flier, glows
Dragonfly ∙ 1 All no Flier
Lizard ∙ 10 All Yes Eats food (carnivore)
Rat ∙ 10 All Yes Eats food ("gnawed"), sometimes nests in groups,
Worm ~ n/a Temperate, Taiga, Tropical, Forest Yes Found in soil, only seen in Adventurer mode
Blue jay ∙ 30 Temperate no Flier
Cardinal ∙ 30 Temperate no Flier
Grackle ∙ 30 Temperate grasslands and savanna no Flier
Oriole ∙ 30 Temperate broadleaf forest no Flier
Red-winged blackbird ∙ 30 Temperate marsh no Flier
Cave swallow ∙ 30 Temperate broadleaf forest no Exotic pet, flier
Hedgehog ∙ 10 Temperate forest no
Chipmunk ∙ 10 Temperate forest no
Gray squirrel ∙ 10 Temperate forest no
Red squirrel ∙ 10 Temperate forest no
Fox squirrel ∙ 100 Savage temperate forest no
Demon rat ∙ 20 Evil no Eats food ("gnawed"), sometimes nests in groups, exotic pet
Fluffy wambler ∙ 20 Good no Eats food ("gnawed"), sometimes nests in groups, exotic pet
Two-legged rhino lizard ∙ 20 Savage no Eats food ("gnawed"), exotic pet
Knuckle worm ∙ 100 Evil no Rots food, exotic pet
Phantom spider ∙ n/a Evil forest no Makes webs, bites to inject paralyzing venom, extract is venom, carnivore
Acorn fly · n/a Savage no Rots food, found in swarms, flier
Blood gnat · n/a Evil no Rots food, exotic pet
Moghopper ∙ 20 Savage no Spawns in pools, amphibious, fishable, summer only, extract is mog juice
Fairy ∙ 10 Good no Flier, glows
Pixie · n/a Good no Found in swarms, flier, glows
Cave spider ∙ 4 subterranean water and chasms Yes Exotic pet, makes webs, bites to inject stunning venom, extract is venom, carnivore
Fire snake ∙ 1 Magma Yes Exotic pet, extract is liquid fire
Olm ∙ 1 Subterranean water no Exotic pet
Purring maggot { 2 Subterranean chasm Yes Exotic pet (if tamed), otherwise milkable for dwarven milk extract
Bat ∙ 30 Subterranean, chasm Yes Exotic pet, Flier, sometimes nests in large groups
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