Dead Squirrel
| Dead Squirrel | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Raw Meat and Fish |
| Type | - |
| Hunger | -32 |
| Thirst | - |
| Calories | 480 |
| Fresh | 8 days |
| Rotten | 12 days |
| Cook Time | 25 min |
| Weight | 0.4 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.DeadSquirrel
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A Dead Squirrel is a whole squirrel that can be cooked and eaten or butchered for meat. It is one of the better small catches. A cooked squirrel lowers hunger by 32, second only to the Dead Rabbit among the small animals.
Eaten raw, a squirrel can cause food sickness, so it should be cooked first. It keeps for about a week. Squirrels are caught in traps baited with nuts, cereal or fruit, and a dead one sometimes turns up in a late survivor safehouse. The Rancher is the best occupation for raw meat and fish. It starts with the most Butchering skill. The Chef and the Fishing Guide also start with some Butchering skill.
Eating
A cooked Dead Squirrel lowers hunger by 32 and raises unhappiness by 20. Eating it warm helps, since it is better hot and worse cold.
The squirrel holds 480 calories, with almost 85 grams of protein and 15 grams of fat. That is a hearty meal for an item that weighs only 0.4.
Among the small animals, the squirrel sits between the rat and the rabbit. A Dead Rat lowers hunger by 22 but raises unhappiness by 30. A Dead Rabbit lowers hunger by 45 but weighs 1.0. The squirrel gives a good meal for a modest weight and a milder mood penalty than a rat.
The table shows the game figures for one serving. Negative hunger and thirst fill the character up, and negative unhappiness and boredom cheer them up.
| Item | Hunger | Calories | Carbs | Protein | Fat | Unhappiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Squirrel | -32 | 480 | 0 | 84.8 | 15 | 20 |
Cooking
A Dead Squirrel cooks in 25 minutes and burns after 60. An oven or a fire works best. Cooking it in a microwave leaves the meal less pleasant to eat.
The squirrel adds 15 hunger to Soup, Stew, Pie, Stir Fry, Rice and Pasta. Once cooked, it adds 10 to a Burger or a Salad and 5 to a Sandwich. Two or three squirrels in one pot make a filling stew.
A knife or a meat cleaver can also butcher the squirrel with the Butcher Small Animal recipe.
These dishes take the Dead Squirrel as an ingredient, with the hunger it restores in each.
| Dish | Hunger Restored | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta | 15 | - |
| Pie | 15 | - |
| Rice | 15 | - |
| Soup | 15 | - |
| Stew | 15 | - |
| Stir Fry | 15 | - |
| Burger | 10 | Cooked only |
| Salad | 10 | Cooked only |
| Sandwich | 5 | Cooked only |
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Dead Squirrel as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butcher Small Animal | Frog Meat | 
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- | Butchering: 0 | /additem Base.FrogMeat
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Storage
A Dead Squirrel stays fresh for 8 days and is fully rotten by day 12. A fridge slows both counts, and a freezer slows them more. A squirrel that will not be eaten soon is best kept cold.
Locations
Squirrels live mostly in forests and rarely in towns. They are nocturnal and are most often caught between 19:00 and 5:00. A Trap Box, a Trap Crate, a Snare Trap or a Cage Trap can catch them. Cereal, Peanuts, Peanut Butter, Popcorn, a Peach, an Apple, an Orange, Corn, Bell Pepper or Lettuce all work as bait.
In the loot tables, dead squirrels appear only in survivor safehouses later in the game. The freezer, the fridge and the stove there hold one now and then.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Freezer | 19.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Fridge | 17.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Stove | 13.6% |
Notes
- A Dead Squirrel is the second most filling small trapped animal, after the rabbit.
- Peanut Butter and cereal draw squirrels, and they also work for other traps.
- It adds 15 hunger to a soup or stew, as much as a Dead Rat.
- Always cook it first, since a raw squirrel risks food sickness.
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