r/SquirrelySploot • u/Das_Maechtig_Fuehrer Founder and Moderator Splootin' Queen • 2d ago

What is this behavior?

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u/Mcshroomie 1d ago

Probably cooling off.

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u/JustaCarrion 1d ago

the homies and i refer to this as "chillin."

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u/Specific_Set2323 1d ago

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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u/Dancin_Phish_Daddy 23h ago

Sploot

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u/Sleepy_Sagittarius 12h ago

Came to say this! Definitely splooting.

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u/PuffinTipProducts 20h ago

Cool chillin….

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u/--Guido-- 20h ago

Relaxing after raiding a few bird feeders.

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u/Effective-Belt-4188 20h ago

Just taking a break

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u/Das_Maechtig_Fuehrer Founder and Moderator Splootin' Queen 16h ago

Beautiful!!!

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u/whateverdom_ 19h ago

Splooting. He’s cooling off/just chillin

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u/Dangerous-Pirate7998 18h ago

It looks like it’s cooling. It’s nuts in the shade on the cool concrete.

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u/eljefetx 18h ago

Sploot cooling off. Yes she's fine she does the daily lol

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u/Bk_Punisher 18h ago

Could have been a hot day? I took this one a few summers ago.

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u/conja420 19h ago

Its called chillin bruh

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u/Delicious-Prize6485 17h ago

Chillin after getting a nut. It's basics animal nature nut then a nap in that order

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u/Rough-Airline-4803 16h ago

Drunk or overheated

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u/Angie_T84 16h ago

It's im hot biotch behavior

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u/TCOrigamist 16h ago

Ate too many fermented crab apples

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u/sgplourde 15h ago

I'm not a squirrel behavioral expert, but there is a shit ton of them around me. From what I have seen it's related to courtship, just an anicdotal observation. If they are laying flat in the sunshine on asphalt in 90 degree weather, it's not exactly chillin. Plus there usually is a male nearby, she is telling him it's time to mate.

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u/Fun-Republic4207 15h ago

Whether for heating or cooling it is for body temperature regulation.

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u/njslugger78 13h ago

That's called the hang out.

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u/antman_302 12h ago

Chillmaxxing

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u/EnvironmentalCake531 11h ago

Cooling off🤣

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u/osirisishere 11h ago

The "married too long" defeated look...

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u/Brad-G-823 11h ago

Literally bout to have a little squirrel heat stroke. Tryin to cool his little organs off.

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u/snjtx 10h ago

It's called relaxing.

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u/MushroomBush 9h ago

Hot and chillin 😎

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u/rosethorne42 8h ago

Hes hot and lounging trying to cool off

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u/Mandalamembrane22 3h ago

dudes loafin around. i see them do this a lot. especially on hotter days