Rodent Meat is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -15 and gives 201 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -15 and gives 201 calories. It stays fresh for 2 days and rots after 4. It weighs 0.3.
Food in Build 42 has a hunger value, calories and a shelf life. Fresh food goes stale and then rotten, so eat perishables first and keep tins and dry goods for later. Cooking raises the value of many ingredients.
More: Cooking guide · Food list.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Smallanimalmeat | Food |
Rodent Meat is on 1 loot table 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safehouse Stove Mid | Survivor safehouse (mid game) (oven) | 37% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
It weighs 0.3 in Build 42.
Base.Smallanimalmeat.
201 calories, and it changes hunger by -15.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.