Roof rats as chefs in white toques cooking in a professional kitchen with fresh vegetables and edible flowers; a sign reads What Roof Rats Can Eat.

What Roof Rats Can Eat: A Filterable Food List

Every food in our Rat Food & Menu Builder in one place. Search it, filter by type, or filter for a rat with a particular condition to see what suits it and what to go easy on. Protein and calcium are per 100 g. This is a quick reference; the builder turns it into a balanced recipe or menu, and the special-needs diet page explains the conditions.

Tap a column heading to sort. Nothing here replaces a rat-savvy vet, and quantities matter: a food marked “go easy” is fine in moderation for most rats, just not as a staple.

FoodTypeProtein gCalcium mgGood forGo easy onNotes / how to feed