diff --git a/code/modules/vore/eating/living_vr.dm b/code/modules/vore/eating/living_vr.dm
index f322bba4b00..0e159f0e822 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/eating/living_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/eating/living_vr.dm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	var/weight_loss = 0.5 				// How fast you lose weight
 	var/egg_type = "egg" 					// Default egg type.
 	var/feral = 0 						// If the mob is feral or not. Does nothing for non xenochimera at the moment.
+	var/metabolism = 0.0015
 
 //
 // Hook for generic creation of stuff on new creatures
@@ -374,4 +375,4 @@
 		"oxygen" = 21,
 		"nitrogen" = 79)
 	temperature = 293.150
-	total_moles = 40
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+	total_moles = 40