:{{Combat Ability|Crushing Damage:AIP:GiantRat}}:{{Combat Ability Rage|Heavy Slashing Damage}}

|{{ItemLoot|Shoddy Animal Skin}}

|{{ItemLoot|Sinewy Beast Meat}}

|{{ItemLoot|Small Animal Skull}}

|{{ItemLoot|Mogyar Cheese}}|{{ItemLoot|Rat Tooth}}|{{ItemLoot|Rat Tail}}

|{{ItemLoot|Salt}}|{{ItemLoot|Ancient Bronze Coin}}|{{ItemLoot|Grass}}

Note: At level 42, a tamed Hearty Cave Rat has the same stats as and a [[Giant Plains Rat]]have the same stats, and this probably continues to level 70. If you already have a Giant Plains Rat, it's probably not worth the bother to tame a Hearty Cave Rat unless it's several levels higher.

| max level = 70| max bond level = 7080

| attack = {{Combat Ability|Crushing Damage}}, {{Combat Ability|Slashing Damage}}| sic em = {{Combat Ability|Reduce Rage}}| clever trick = {{Combat Ability|Heal Owner}}| bonus = High Evasion(No evidence this is any higher than another rat; please check.)

| health = 143TODO| armor = 129}}{{MOB AHVital| vital level= 70| health = 437| armor = 497TODO