[Turmeric the Rat

The beloved class pet rat that helps power up the system.

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Turmeric the Rat is the beloved class pet rat that helps power up the system. In the escape room where he appears, Turmeric must be lured out of hiding, captured, and placed into a rat cage connected to the facility's pipe network. Doing so restores power to the room and unlocks the computers you need to progress. This guide walks through locating Turmeric, catching him, and using him to bring the systems back online.

Overview

Turmeric is not found in the open — he runs away when you approach him. To catch him, you first need a donut, which you obtain from a vending machine. Once caught, Turmeric is placed into a rat cage at the start of the pipe system, which powers the pipes and restores the facility's power [src-cc415a0c9f]. From there, the room's computers and other machines become usable.

How to Catch [Turmeric [the Rat

1. Collect the coins. Pick up the coins sitting on the table in the room [src-59f8d3957c].
2. Use the vending machine. Take the coins to the vending machine and insert them, then select C4 to get a donut [src-59f8d3957c]. (One walkthrough notes the machine looks like an "N64 slash GameCube hybrid" — the vending machine is easy to spot next to the newspaper and TV area [src-59f8d3957c].)
3. Lure Turmeric out. Carry the donut across the small room to the plate on the ground with food next to it. Turmeric runs away when you approach, so place the donut on the plate to lure him out [src-cc415a0c9f].
4. Grab the rat. Once Turmeric comes out to eat, pick him up from the floor [src-cc415a0c9f]. The game describes him as "So Soft, truly talented, loves Donuts" [src-eca7cb7683].

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

With Turmeric in hand, you can complete the power-restoration sequence:

1. Gather three pipe pieces. One pipe is on the couch directly next to where you picked up the rat. Another is on a workbench up the stairs and to the left, mounted on the wall. A third sits on the couch next to that workbench [src-cc415a0c9f]. All three pieces are identical [src-cc415a0c9f].
2. Repair the pipe system. Near where you spawned, you'll find a pipe system with three missing pieces. Insert all three pipes into the three holes so the pipes are fully connected [src-cc415a0c9f].
3. Place Turmeric in the cage. Go to the rat cage at the beginning of the pipe system and put Turmeric inside. This powers the pipes and restores power to the facility [src-cc415a0c9f].
4. Use the computers. With power restored, access any nearby computer. Enter the password square, circle, square, triangle, circle and click submit [src-cc415a0c9f]. Then click viruses, enter 1101, and click create to produce a floppy disk [src-cc415a0c9f].
5. Disable the lasers. Take the floppy disk to the lasers and interact with them. The laser password is the word SAFER [src-cc415a0c9f].
6. Continue the room. Insert the floppy disk into the next machine to introduce a virus, then complete the floor puzzle by stepping where the feet are shown and walking to the exit while ignoring the visual tricks [src-cc415a0c9f].

Tips

• Don't chase Turmeric directly. He flees when you get close — the donut-on-plate trick is mandatory [src-cc415a0c9f].
• Pipes are interchangeable. Since all three pipe pieces are the same, you don't need to worry about which goes where [src-cc415a0c9f].
• The rat cage is the power source. Nothing in the room works until Turmeric is placed in the cage, so prioritize catching him early [src-eca7cb7683].
• You can do steps in flexible order, but power must be restored before the computers function [src-59f8d3957c].

Rewards

Placing Turmeric in the cage restores power to the facility, which is required to reach the computers, generate the floppy disk, and ultimately escape the room [src-cc415a0c9f]. In a later chapter of Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School, Turmeric appears again — interacting with him to put him in a wheel completes that section's escape [src-0dc02cf791].

Details

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Item / Pet

Sources

• Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School walkthrough - Full guide and puzzle ...
• Escape Academy Walkthrough | ALL Achievements / Trophies
• Escape Academy Chapter 2 The Computer Lab
• Escape Academy - All Achievements/Trophies Walkthrough - 100% Puzzle Solution Guide (Xbox Game Pass)
• The Escape Academy | Episode 3 | Bust a Move