Go Nuts for These 50 Squirrel Puns

Natalie Grant (with child sleeping)
Written by Natalie Grant Updated on October 11th, 2023

You’ll be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed with these 50 squirrel puns that’ll make you leaf out loud.

Squirrels are the bandits of thieves of the animal kingdom. We love their cute faces and bushy tails but not when they’re ransacking our picnics.

We all have our favorite squirrels, either the grey or the red. Squirrels are very playful and we laugh at their squirreling antics.

So for all you jokers out there, here is a collection of squirrel puns that are not too a-corny. Go nuts!

  1. I’m going nuts for these squirrel puns!
  2. Squirrels are great at acorn-omics.
  3. That squirrel was really good at hiding its nuts, it was a real pro-cure-stinator.
  4. Squirrels are tree-mendous athletes.
  5. My teacher is a squirrel. We call him the nutty professor.
  6. You can’t keep a good squirrel down, they’re always climbing up the tree of success.
  7. You can always tell when a squirrel is happy, they’re bushy-tailed and bright-eyed.
  8. Squirrels are always happy to go out on a limb and take risks.
  9. What did the squirrel say when he dropped his acorn? Aw nuts!
  10. Squirrels make good police detectives. They’re experts at tailing.
  11. That squirrel is amazing at basketball. You should see his slam-trunk.
  12. What do you call a squirrel that loves to exercise? A gym-nut.
  13. Why did the squirrel become a pilot? To fly through the acorn-skies.
  14. What do you call a squirrel that’s really good at math? A nut-ematician.
  15. Why did the squirrel get a haircut? It wanted to look more nut-tractive.
  16. What do you call a squirrel that’s scared of acorns? A nut-case.
  17. Why did the squirrel not wear a tie? It was a cashew-al event.
  18. What did the squirrel detective say to the nut? “You’re a tough nut to crack!”
  19. Why did the squirrel take the walnut to the doctor? Because it was feeling a little cracked.
  20. The squirrel is an expert in collecting nuts. He’s a hoard-nut-ologist.
  21. Squirrels are very popular in the Nasa program. They make great astro-nuts.
  22. Why did the squirrel go to the bank? To cash in its nuts.
  23. What do you call a squirrel that’s a dancer? The Nutcracker.
  24. Why did the squirrel become a painter? To make some acorn-ic masterpieces.
  25. What do you call a squirrel that’s also a musician? A rockin’ rodent.
  26. Why did the squirrel refuse to share its acorns? Because they were too squirrelly.
  27. Where do squirrel go to eat? Pizza-Nut.
  28. What do you call a squirrel that’s also a magician? Hoard-ini.
  29. Why did the squirrel take up knitting? To make a tree cozy.
  30. I love squirrel sports. I’m rooting for the home team!
  31. Why did the squirrel go to space? To explore the acorn-stellar galaxy.
  32. What do you call a group of squirrels? The furry-ious five.
  33. Why did the squirrel go to the library? To check out some books on nut-rition!
  34. Squirrels are great at basketball. They always get slam-trunks.
  35. Why do squirrels make great comedians? They crack you up.
  36. What happened to that squirrel who went on American Idol? He became a shell-ebrity.
  37. Did you hear about Squirrel? He was involved in a drive-by cashew-ting.
  38. Why did the squirrel get lost in the woods? It couldn’t see the walnut for the trees.
  39. What do cool squirrels say? “What’s sap!”
  40. How can squirrel jump from one branch to the other? They take a leaf of faith.
  41. Why did the squirrel take apart his TV? He wanted to find the nutwork.
  42. How many squirrels does it take to change a light bulb? Just one, but it’s a lot of work finding the right nut for the job.
  43. Why did the squirrel put down his hoard? To take the weight off his chest-nut.
  44. What do squirrel do to relax? Take an oak.
  45. Squirrels love the Beatles song “ Give pe-cans a chance.”
  46. What do you call a squirrel that’s into classical music? Nutzart.
  47. Why did the grey squirrel get angry when another squirrel came nearby? He saw red.
  48. What do old squirrel use to eat their nuts? Ro-dent-ures.
  49. Why did the squirrel rush past us? He was in a scurry.
  50. How do squirrels stay in shape? By doing acorn-obics.
Natalie Grant (with child sleeping)
Written by Natalie Grant Updated on October 11th, 2023