Giant squirrel
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The giant squirrel is a skilling pet that can be obtained after completion of an agility course, as well as from ticket dispensers within the Brimhaven Agility Arena. Upon using a dark acorn on it, which is purchased from the Hallowed Sepulchre for 3,000 hallowed marks, players unlock the right click "Metamorphosis" option to change between the giant and dark squirrel.
When a player receives the pet, it will automatically try to appear as their follower. At the same time, a red message in the chatbox will state You have a funny feeling like you're being followed.
However, if a player receives a pet while having a follower out (for example, a cat), it will be placed into their inventory. When this occurs, the message in the chatbox will instead state You feel something weird sneaking into your backpack. If a player's inventory is full and they have a follower already, the pet will not appear.
On death, if a player loses their pet (as a follower or in their inventory) it will wander around for 30 seconds before disappearing completely.
Players can pay a one-time fee of 500,000 coins to Probita in East Ardougne to have this pet insured. If the pet is lost while insured, it can be reclaimed for 1,000,000 coins.
Drop rates[edit | edit source]
Shown below are the base chances of receiving the giant squirrel.[1] The pet chance is rolled after completing an agility course and when receiving an agility arena ticket within the Brimhaven Agility Arena. In the Hallowed Sepulchre, the chance is rolled upon teleporting back to the lobby via an obelisk.
A player's actual chances of receiving it is 1 in B - (Lvl * 25), where B is the base chance and Lvl is the player's Agility level. This does not affect the Hallowed Sepulchre, where the chance is static for each floor regardless of the player's Agility level.
The fastest method on average to receive the giant squirrel is the Penguin Agility Course at lower levels, being overtaken by the Hallowed Sepulchre at level 92, depending on the player's speed. If the player can manage to get at least 5.6 Floor 5 completions per hour, the Sepulchre becomes the better method.
| Agility course | Base chance | Rooftop course | Base chance | Hallowed Sepulchre[2] | Base chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnome Stronghold | 35,609 | Draynor Village | 33,005 | Floor 1 | 35,000 |
| Agility Pyramid | 9,901 | Al Kharid | 26,648 | Floor 2 | 16,000 |
| Penguin | 9,779 | Varrock | 24,410 | Floor 3 | 8,000 |
| Barbarian Outpost | 44,376 | Canifis | 36,842 | Floor 4 | 4,000 |
| Agility Arena | 26,404 | Falador | 26,806 | Floor 5 | 2,000 |
| Ape Atoll | 37,720 | Seers' Village | 35,205 | ||
| Wilderness | 34,666 | Pollnivneach | 33,422 | ||
| Werewolf | 32,597 | Rellekka | 31,063 | ||
| Dorgesh-Kaan | 10,561 | East Ardougne | 34,440 | ||
| Prifddinas | 25,146[3] |
Conversion[edit | edit source]
| Members |  | Ticks | 0 (0s) |
|---|
| Item | Quantity | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Giant squirrel | 1 | N/A |
 | Dark acorn | 1 | N/A |
| Total Cost | 0 | ||
 | Dark squirrel | 1 | N/A |
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
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Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The giant squirrel's appearance is based on the Indian giant squirrel in real life.
- The second and third dialogues are a reference to the episode Squirrel Jokes from the Nickelodeon cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants.
- The second dialogue might also be a reference to a Squirrel Song by Foamy the Squirrel.
- After an update, giant squirrels may be fed acorns, resulting in the squirrel saying "Thank you! Ratatoskr be your guide and bring you many acorn trees!", this is in reference to the messenger squirrel of Norse mythology Ratatoskr. "Congratulations! You have paid your squirrel tax.... for now." will also appear in the chatbox.
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