They are scavengers & not typically plant eaters. Many in urban areas thrive off of living out of dumpsters behind restaurants. Rodents are commensal-meaning "sharing man's table" & that is what they really want. They like anything with seeds/nuts like peanut butter, or even bacon, avacados, chicken, fruit also highly attracted to grain products like flour & bread. Warehouses that have them have their bread racks hit all the time. They also like those bread sticks from the Olive Garden (I am serious, I just can't state which restaurant it was for obvious reasons) I've seen them hit the pies in places like Chili's & Bakers square too.. In fact, a mouse can live it's whole life in a bag of dog food & most rodents eat just about anything.
Yes, rats are known to eat plants at night.
Yes, rats may eat pepper plants as they are attracted to the leaves and fruits of the plant.
They don't eat rats they are mainly herbivores so they eat plants!
Yes, rats do eat plants as part of their diet. They are omnivores, meaning they eat both plant and animal matter.
Kanagroo Rats eat seeds and sometimes eat the vegetative parts of plants.
Yes, rats may eat house plants as they are omnivorous animals that will consume a variety of foods, including plants. It is important to take measures to prevent rats from accessing and damaging house plants.
rats are enemy of farmers because rats eat their crops or plants
Kangaroo rats (desert rats) eat mostly seeds from desert plants and some vegetation when available.
Yes, rats can eat garden plants, especially fruits and vegetables. They may also gnaw on plant stems and leaves.
They eat the roots of many plants such as tapioca. Also they eat bamboo.
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Very few rats eat plants. They usually scavenge for seeds and nuts, which is thir main diet. Even so Rats are omnivores, they will eat anything they can get a hold of .. Including other animals. Commonly small insects and arachnids. Rats will also chew on wood - a common cause of house damage. Considering many are pests they eat opened cereal, left out food and any scraps they can get a hold of. Rats simply eat everything...