Rats eat a wide variety of foods. In the wild, their diet consists of grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and occasionally insects or small animals. around us, they often scavenge for human food scraps, which can include almost anything we eat and discard in the garbage, including scented plastic.
As for their feces production, rats have a rapid digestive system designed to extract as much nutrition as possible from their food. This efficiency means that they digest quickly and produce waste frequently. Additionally, rats have a high metabolic rate, which also contributes to the volume of feces they produce relative to their size. Their feces are typically small, dark, and pellet-like, a characteristic common among rodents that aids in efficient digestion and elimination of waste. Rats will eat dirt or fertilizer but not as a primary source of nutrition. However, in their quest for food and nesting materials, rats may inadvertently ingest small amounts of dirt or come into contact with fertilizer if they are scavenging in gardens or agricultural areas.
It’s important to note that rats are opportunistic feeders, meaning they will explore and sometimes taste various materials in their environment out of curiosity or necessity. However, they do not derive significant nutrition from dirt or fertilizer, and these substances are not a regular part of their diet.
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