Gold Squirrel

Type	Gold Critter
Environment	Surface Forest
AI Type	Passive AI
Damage	0
Max Life	5
Defense	0
KB Resist	0%
Hurt	https://terraria.wiki.gg/wiki/File:NPC_Hit_1.wav
Killed	https://terraria.wiki.gg/wiki/File:NPC_Killed_1.wav

Type	Crafting material
Consumable	✔️
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity
Sell	10 GC
Research	3 required

Desktop/Console/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

The Gold Squirrel is a harmless critter. It is a golden recolor of the ordinary Squirrel, with a 1/400 (0.25%) chance of spawning in place of the ordinary version.

The Gold Squirrel has only 5 health and no defense, and can be damaged by other enemies and players.

The Gold Squirrel can be caught with any Bug Net to be carried around in the inventory and released later, or crafted into animated decorative furniture (Gold Squirrel Cage). Once crafted, the Gold Squirrel cannot be released again, unless the furniture item is de-crafted via Shimmer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions). The Gold Squirrel itself or the crafted furniture can be sold for 10 GC.

It is one of the few entities that can be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer or its upgrades.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Gold Squirrel Cage(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Terrarium Gold Squirrel(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	By Hand
Golden Delight(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Gold Squirrel(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Cooking Pot or Cauldron

Trivia

The Bestiary entry for the Gold Squirrel: "Rarely, critters are found coated entirely in gold! Shopkeepers will pay handsomely for these, or you can show them off in cages!"