Giant rat

Giant rats are low level vermin. These are often fought by low level players because of their low combat level, accessibility, and the fact that they drop bones and raw rat meat, which can be cooked over a fire and consumed to restore life points. The level 6 rats may be aggressive to level 12 or lower levelled players, with the exception of the level 6 giant rats in level 1-5 Wilderness which are aggressive to ALL players, regardless of level.

While a player is in tutorial island, it is usually recommended to get up your attack, strength and defence by killing the giant rats there, as you will never get lower then 10 LP and don't require to eat. (Pures may use this to their advantage, as they can get up skills with no LP gained)

Previous to sometime around the Living rock Caverns update, there was no level 2 giant rats. Currently there are now several level two giant rats in the Varrock sewers.

Locations

 * Melzar's Maze, in the Dragon Slayer quest
 * Tutorial Island's 'dungeon'
 * Varrock sewers
 * South-west of Port Sarim
 * Grand tree mine
 * Behind Lumbridge Castle
 * Lumbridge Swamp
 * On the path to the East Varrock Mine
 * Wilderness Levels 1-5 north of Varrock castle - 6 rats
 * In the pen south of Varrock

100% drops

 * Bones
 * Raw rat meat (Not dropped on tutorial island or Melzar's Maze. Also, Level 6 Giant rats in Lumbridge Swamp as well as the one on the path leading to East Varrock Mine only drop raw rat meat occasionally.)

Other drops

 * Giant rat bone (Only during Rag and Bone Man Quest)