What mice and rats like to eat?

Rats and mice can be considered to be omnivorous. Given a choice, they prefer cereal grains. Rats eat meat when available. However, when food supplies are scarce, they will eat almost anything, including plaster and even soap or animal carcasses.

Rats and mice eat every day and prefer a water supply. Rats usually drink every day, but mice can survive several days without water. A water source for mice can be as small as the condensation formed on cold water pipes.