In addition to your favorite Disney and Pixar characters, there are also lots of adorable animals in Disney Dreamlight Valley. You can feed them and even make them your companions so they can tag along with you around the valley. One of the cutest animals players will find is the squirrel. To unlock squirrels as companions, Dreamlight Valley players will need to feed them first. However, every animal in the game has its own schedule and favorite food, and squirrels are no different. That means feeding them is not always easy. Furthermore, the game doesn’t actually tell you what their favorite food is, which makes it even more confusing. Below, we’ll go over when each type of squirrel spawns and what you need to feed them to make them your companion.

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Squirrels’ Schedule in Disney Dreamlight Valley

There are five different types of squirrels, and each one has its own schedule. The good news is that they are all found in Plaza, which is the first area you unlock, so you can start befriending them pretty early in the game. Each type of squirrel has a different schedule that it follows. Here are all the Squirrels players can find:

White Squirrels

Red Squirrels

Black Squirrels

Classic Squirrels

Gray Squirrels

White Squirrels Schedule

Days

Timing

Sunday

10 AM – 4 PM

Monday

Unavailable

Tuesday

Unavailable

Wednesday

Unavailable

Thursday

Unavailable

Friday

Unavailable

Saturday

Unavailable

Red Squirrels Schedule

Days

Timing

Sunday

12 AM – 12 PM

Monday

Entire Day

Tuesday

Unavailable

Wednesday

Entire Day

Thursday

Unavailable

Friday

Entire Day

Saturday

Unavailable

Classic Squirrels Schedule

Days

Timing

Sunday

12 PM – 12 AM

Monday

Entire Day

Tuesday

Unavailable

Wednesday

Unavailable

Thursday

Entire Day

Friday

Unavailable

Saturday

Entire Day

Black Squirrels Schedule

Days

Timing

Sunday

12 AM – 12 PM

Monday

Unavailable

Tuesday

Entire Day

Wednesday

Unavailable

Thursday

Entire Day

Friday

Entire Day

Saturday

Unavailable

Gray Squirrels Schedule

Days

Timing

Sunday

12 PM – 12 AM

Monday

Unavailable

Tuesday

Entire Day

Wednesday

Entire Day

Thursday

Unavailable

Friday

Unavailable

Saturday

Entire Day

How To Feed Squirrels In Disney Dreamlight Valley

Feeding squirrels is actually pretty simple compared to some of the other critters in the game. All you need are peanuts, which you can buy from Chez Remy for just 200 Star Coins. Players can also use peanuts in recipes, like Peanut Butter Sandwich and Peanut Butter Waffles. And although peanuts are the squirrels’ favorite food, they will also happily eat fruits like bananas and strawberries if you don’t have peanuts on hand.