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Rat

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Rat
Urist likes rats for their friendliness.
Biome

Variations

Rat - Rat man - Large rat - Giant rat

Attributes

· Devours food · Hateable · Pet

Pet value 10
Active Seasons
Spring Summer Autumn Winter

Wikipedia article

This article is about the current version of DF.
Note that some content may still need to be updated.

A small, intelligent vermin with a long naked tail.
Admired for its friendliness.

Rats are a type of vermin found in any area that isn't freezing. They like to consume your fortress's food, bones, and shells, and may inspire unhappy thoughts in any dwarves that encounter them. They sometimes appear in large swarms, and are automatically hunted by cats.

Rats are distantly related to large rats, giant rats, and rodent men.

Although rats are a hateable vermin, in the preferences of some dwarves you can read that they like rats for their "friendliness", "playfulness", "curiosity", or "intelligence". They can be tamed as pets, but care should be taken to keep them away from dwarves that detest them.

"Rat" in other Languages Books-aj.svg aj ashton 01.svg
Dwarven: atem
Elvish: thapa
Goblin: spödgôz
Human: othur
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