will a pet rat eat pretty much anything?

Answer 1

Some will, some won't. I'd suggest NOT feeding your rat any citrus fruits (oranges, grapefruit, etc) if it's a male, as it can cause cancer.
Chocolate (chocolate can’t be digested by rats), cookies, potato chips, or other junk food. Carbonated drinks should not be introduced, either.
Rats cannot burp or vomit.

Answer 2

Yes, even if it isn't good for them.

I used to occasionally offer my rats my leftovers after we were done with dinner but made sure it was something that wouldn't hurt them.

Generally, if you would eat a food, you can give it to your rats. Here are some exceptions and notables:
raw dry beans or peanuts—contains antinutrients that destroy vitamin A and enzymes needed to digest protein and starches, and causes red blood cells to clump
raw sweet potato—contains compounds that form cyanide in the stomach
green bananas—inhibits starch-digesting enzymes
green potato skin and eyes—contain solanine, a toxin
wild insects—can carry internal parasites and diseases
raw bulk tofu—can contain bacteria, packaged raw tofu is safe
orange juice—forbidden for male rats only, d-limonene in the skin oil, which gets into the orange juice during squeezing, can cause kidney damage and kidney cancer due to a protein that only male rats have in their kidneys. Pieces of the orange fruit are okay if you wash the orange-skin oil off of it after peeling it.

Foods to Feed with Caution
carbonated beverages—rats can’t burp (but they can fart!)

Dried corn can contain high levels of fungal contaminates which has been shown to cause liver cancer in rats. Corn also contains high levels of both nitrates and amines. These two compounds can combine in the stomach to form nitrosamines which are carcinogenic. Other foods high in nitrates include beets, celery, eggplant, lettuce, cucumber, radishes, spinach, collards and turnip greens. Therefore, I suggest you limit the amount of these foods in your rat’s diet. Some fresh corn is fine, but if you feed your rats blocks, try to avoid brands which have corn as the first ingredient.

Mold Warning

Spoiled or moldy food can contain deadly toxins. Never give nuts, grains, veggies or other food that looks or smells odd or spoiled. Don’t buy too much food ahead. Molds can grow even in sealed plastic bags. When cutting up veggies, cut off the dried part that has been exposed from previous cutting and throw it away. If you see mold growing on a food, throw the whole thing away. Do not attempt to cut away the moldy section. Invisible mold filaments penetrate deep into the food.

Answer 3

yes. my son had many pet rats all colors and they will eat most anything from cereal to nuts.just make sure they have hard stuff to chew on so you wont have to file thier teeth down as they grow fast and go real easy on cat food. better to give them proper food and veggiesthan to much junk food thier life span is about 2 years or so and you want them to be as healthy as possible. go to pet rats .com and research

Answer 4

well dont try to give it just anything i dont have a rat but i do have a hamster if your looking for rat food just go to the pet store and get a bag of food it will say rat and mice food or somthing like that otherwise dont feed him human food and if you can only find hamster/gebil food ask a pet store worker if it would be ok for your rat good luck with you rat

Answer 5

yes they will however there are lots of things that are poisonous to them i suggest doing a google search on things that are harmful to your rat before experimenting too much, my rat loves lettuce and oats

Answer 6

yes but watch what he eats

Answer 7

Yep...just keep it healthy!

Answer 8

some will to survive.