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Rat Poison at a glance
Household Tools
It weighs 1.
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Rat Poison
Rat Poison is a household item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.
More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.RatPoison | Household |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Rat Poison is on 16 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janitor Chemicals | Bathroom (shelves); Gas storage (cupboard); Janitor (box, cupboard, crate, …); and 2 more places | 25% | 4 |
| Ranger Storage Traps | Ranger storage (desk) | 22% | 4 |
| Store Kitchen Cleaning | Arena kitchen (cupboard); Arena kitchen storage (cupboard); Bakery (cupboard); and 41 more places | 4.9% | 4 |
| Army Bunker Kitchen | Old army (cupboard) | 2.7% | 4 |
| Crate Farming | Barn (box, crate, shelves); Closet (box, crate); Farm storage (crate, shelves); and 5 more places | 2.2% | 4 |
| Army Bunker Storage | Old army (shelves) | 1.9% | 4 |
| Tool Cabinet Farming | Farm storage (tool cabinet) | 1.4% | 4 |
| Crate Gardening | Garage storage (box, crate) | 0.64% | 4 |
It is on 8 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Exterminator Suited, Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.
Inside bags and cases: Toolbox, Garden Basket.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Crafting and loot tables
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Ranger Storage Traps (weight 50)
- Janitor Chemicals (weight 20)
- Ranger Storage Traps (weight 20)
- Janitor Chemicals (weight 10)
- Crate Farming (weight 8)
- Tool Cabinet Farming (weight 4)
- Store Kitchen Cleaning (weight 2)
- Crate Gardening (weight 2)
- Army Bunker Storage (weight 1)
- Army Bunker Kitchen (weight 1)
- Garage Tools (weight 1)
- Safehouse Bin (weight 1)
- Gigamart Farming (weight 1)
- Tool Store Farming (weight 1)
- Safehouse Bin Late (weight 1)
Counts as: any consumable, any showpoison.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Rat Poison weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Rat Poison?
Base.RatPoison.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.