Rodents + garages + Plumeria = disaster

I brought 3 of my plumerias to my parents house for overwintering. I knew we had a mouse in the garage we were trying to catch, but I did not put two and two together. At least now I know that rodents like to eat plumerias? We were having trouble catching it, and kinda of hoped it would die from eating the plumeria sap. That did not happen.

When we caught the 'mouse' we actually realized it was a rat that was over a foot long. ew.

Here is the damage:

Hey, maybe at least it will branch now. I have no idea how a rat that big could climb up this plant without breaking it. Somehow, it completely left the growing tip. Miracle of miracles