Rat

Rat is a little dangerous semi-hostile creature present in all worlds and biomes.

Mobility
It can not climb walls, but can jump one block at a time, also taking advantage of ladders placed by dwarfs.

It can fall from a ten block height without being hurt.

It can pass through open doors and hatches.

Food and Crops
Rats' nests spawn inside shelters with comfort lower than 50%.

These nests creates rats from time to time.

Rats steal food from — and only from — tables and destroy wheat fields if they have access to them.

Pets
Pets will hunt rats, eating them and leaving no loot behind.

Tips
To avoid the harms you can:
 * Attack the nests whener they spawn.
 * Place the table and the food on it, order the dwarfs to eat (ctrl+E) and then remove the table if there is any item left over.
 * Limit their ability to spawn by increasing the shelter comfort to at least 50%. See how.
 * Place the table and the crops in areas you know the rats can't reach. Creating 2 blocks vertical gaps with no ladders (only with any background wall) will block their way.

Farming
In mid-game, if the player can't afford metal armors, the leather set is a good option. Rats can then provide the main resource for this. It's possible to create a rat farm to get leather. This strategy will also supply meat for food.


 * 1) Create a separated little shelter
 * (an enclosed room with a totem inside);


 * 1) Keep the comfort there lower than 50%;
 * 2) When the rats appear, kill them, but do not destroy their nest;
 * 3) Take the loot.