In Project Zomboid Build 42, 11 items carry the base:vermin tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any vermin" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.
| Item | Category | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Cockroach | Food | 0.1 |
| Dead Mouse | Food | 0.05 |
| Dead Rat | Food | 0.2 |
| Maggots | Food | 0.01 |
| Mouse Pups (Dead) | Food | 0.03 |
| Rat Baby (Dead) | Food | 0.12 |
| Rat King (Dead) | Memento | 1 |
| Skinned Mouse (Dead) | Food | 0.05 |
| Skinned Mouse Pups (Dead) | Food | 0.03 |
| Skinned Rat (Dead) | Food | 0.2 |
| Skinned Rat Baby (Dead) | Food | 0.12 |
11 items: Cockroach, Dead Mouse, Dead Rat, Maggots, Mouse Pups (Dead), Rat Baby (Dead), Rat King (Dead), Skinned Mouse (Dead), Skinned Mouse Pups (Dead), Skinned Rat (Dead), Skinned Rat Baby (Dead).
Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.