Hello there Donuel! It's 9am here in UK. I usually get up at 6am though.
Iains, my husband has eaten ordinary rats many times. His family courtyard in Adjame (district of Abidjan) is absolutely overrun with them.
I've seen cane rats in Africa, and I've just asked husband about them. He says only in his ancestral village (Nafamadougou) in the north. They eat them there. Muslims aren't supposed to eat such stuff, but if one's children are starving one has to improvise somewhat!