Rodent

Rodents are a group of small pets. They were first introduced in The Sims: Livin' Large and reappeared in The Sims 2: Pets, The Sims 3: Pets and The Sims 4: My First Pet Stuff.

The Sims: Livin' Large

In Livin' Large, the guinea pig was introduced. If the cage wasn't cleaned for a long time, and it bit a Sim, the Sim would become sick. The fastest and easiest way of curing this sickness is to buy the guinea pig painting and look at it.

The Sims 2: Pets

A Sim playing with her womrat

The Sims 2: Pets adds womrats. They can be purchased by buying the appropriate cage in Buy mode, and then using the cage's "Restock" option, which can only be done if the cage is empty and clean. Womrats cost §75. The womrat cage is called the FMCU 3000.

The Sims 3: Pets

Rodents are one of the various kinds of minor pets introduced in The Sims 3: Pets. They can be caught outdoors like other collectibles. Rodents can be kept temporarily in the inventory, but they might eventually run away if kept for too long. Rodents need to be placed in terrarium and be fed regularly.

Being a Collectible Pet, Rodents do not have a max allowance. As long as you can afford them, you can have as many as you would like.

Terrariums

Rodent Terrarium
Game	The Sims 3: Pets
Buyability	Buy mode
Price in game	§

List of rodents

Although they are referred to as rodents in-game, shrews and hedgehogs are not actually rodents.

The Sims 3: Pets introduces 7 Rodent types. Each has its own rarity and worth.

There are only 3 common rodent available via the "Stock a Terrarium" option. THe rest must be caught in the wild.

Level	Image	Name	Rarity	Min Value	Max Value
1		Rat	Common	§3	§8
1		Womrat	Common	§10	§15
1		Squirrel	Common	§20	§30
5		Chipmunk	Uncommon	§100	§125
5		Shrew	Uncommon	§200	§250
5		Pygmy Hedgehog	Rare	§650	§700
5		Chinchilla	Rare	§850	§1,000

The Sims 4: My First Pet Stuff

The Sims 4: My First Pet Stuff reintroduces Rodents to The Sims 4. This time, it adds four new rodents in special cages. Only one rodent is allowed per cage.

Rodents

Image	Name	Price	Description
	Hamster	§400	Stomp your feet and clap your hands, c’mon, everybody, it’s the hams… *record scratch* “…shhh; they must never find out about the dance!
	Pygmy Hedgehog	§500	Perhaps you have a prickly personality… if so, the Pygmy Hedgehog may be the right pet for you. Before hedgehogs came into existence, they lived in the ocean as the creature we call sea urchins. While there’s still disagreement over what caused this critter to grow legs and walk onto land, acknowledging that they make fantastic pets is settled science!
	Rat	§600	San Myshuno! It’s a wonderful town, well… except for its infamous rat infestation. Running through the sewers, crawling through apartment building walls; they’re everywhere! What’s a mayor to do? Thankfully, there’s nothing a little political spin can’t fix… Can I interest you in a pet rat? How about two?
	Bubalus	§700	After a talking plush of Bubalus became the best-selling toy of 2016, pet breeders saw an opportunity they were uniquely qualified to seize upon. Using genetic engineering, they’ve taken the body of a Hippopotamus, the color and spiral shape of a Violet Sea Snail, and the fur, size, and disposition of a Hamster, to create a new species of animal dubbed the Dwarf Bubalus. Now you can have one of these once fictional creatures to call your very own!

Cage

As long everything is available in their cages, rodents would be able to stay healthy. When a rodent cage is purchased, the new rodent will be well fed.

You need to replenish the food bowls and clean the cage as time goes on.

The following interactions are available on rodent enclosures:

• Clean Habitat
• Fill Food
• Feed Treat
• Observe
• Play With
• Purchase Rodent
• Release
• Rename
• Study Rodent (Child/Teens Only)
• Talk
• Investigate and React (Cats and Dogs) (Require The Sims 4: Cats and Dogs)