Animals

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“	“Finally you’ll be able to wander around the countryside trying to shoot rabbits with a shotgun.”
	— Will Porter

Animals play a minor role in Project Zomboid, currently only appearing as items rather than roaming throughout the landscape. There are various types of animals - including game, fish and insects - and each has their own methods of obtaining them.

Items

Game

Most game animals can only be obtained through trapping, however dead rats and dead mice can be found in various containers, kitchen counters in particular.

Animal	Meat	Trap	Bait
Dead Mouse	Small Animal Meat	Mouse Trap	Cheese Processed Cheese Peanut Butter Chocolate Bacon Bits Apple Orange Tomato
Dead Rabbit	Rabbit Meat	Trap Box Trap Crate Snare Trap Cage Trap	Carrots Lettuce Potato Tomato Corn Bell Pepper Apple Banana Peach
Dead Rat	Small Animal Meat	Mouse Trap	Cheese Processed Cheese Peanut Butter Chocolate Bacon Bits Apple Orange Tomato
Dead Bird	Small Bird Meat	Stick Trap	Bread Bread Slices Worm Corn Cereal
Dead Squirrel	Small Animal Meat	Trap Box Trap Crate Snare Trap Cage Trap	Cereal Peanuts Peanut Butter Instant Popcorn Lettuce Corn Bell Pepper Apple Peach Orange

Fish

Most fish can be obtained through fishing, however certain fish require specific types of bait.

Animal	Meat	Trap	Bait
Little Bait Fish		Fishing Net Trap
Bass	Fish Fillet		Insects Insects Insects Insects Fishing Tackle
Catfish	Fish Fillet		Insects Insects Insects Insects Fishing Tackle
Crappie	Fish Fillet		Insects Insects Insects Insects Fishing Tackle
Perch	Fish Fillet		Insects Insects Insects Insects Fishing Tackle
Pike	Fish Fillet		Insects Little Bait Fish
Sunfish	Fish Fillet		Insects Insects Insects Insects Fishing Tackle
Trout	Fish Fillet		Insects Insects Insects Insects Fishing Tackle

Insect

Insects are obtained by foraging (and rarely by looting refrigerators or vehicles); worms can also often be dug from grass tiles using a trowel.

Animal	Edible	Foraging Skill	Bait
Worm	Raw	2	Fishing and Trapping
Cricket	Raw or Cooked	4	Fishing
Grasshopper	Raw or Cooked	6	Fishing
Cockroach	Raw or Cooked	6	Fishing

Planned animals

This article/section is about an item or mechanic that is currently unimplemented and planned for build 42. It has either been previewed or found in the game files and does not exist yet.

Rabbits will roam the countryside

Huntable animals with their own AI that wander the landscape are expected to be released by version 1.0.

• Rabbit
• American Black Bear
• Red Bear
• Deer
• Squirrel
• Elk
• Birds

See also

• Planned features

References