100 Best Rodent Puns and Jokes

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If you’re looking for a good laugh, look no further than this list of 100 rodent puns and jokes! Whether you’re a fan of rats, mice, or any other type of rodent, you’re sure to enjoy these clever jokes. So get ready because you are about to laugh!

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Rodent Puns

I don’t know about you, but I love a good pun, especially when they are about rodents. There’s just something about the way they sound that makes me chuckle. Plus, they’re a great way to show your friends and family that you’re keeping on top of the latest animal trends. In case you’re looking for some new rodent puns to add to your repertoire, here are a few of my favorites!

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Puns are a type of wordplay that use humor to make clever connections between two seemingly unrelated words. A pun can be a play on words, or it can be a phrase that has multiple meanings. They’re often used in jokes, but they can also be used in more serious contexts. Puns can be fun to read and even funnier to say out loud!

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Funny Rodent Puns and Jokes

rodent puns: What kind of insurance do rats need? A: Road dent insurance! on a gray background
  • Q: What kind of insurance do rats need? Road dent insurance!
  • Q: What do you call a rat with a wooden leg? A pi-rat!
  • Q: What do you call a rat with a cold? Rat-achoo-ouille!
  • Q: What do you call a rodent that steals your dessert? A pie-rat.
  • Q: What do you get when you mix a rat and an elephant? Who cares? It’s a relephant.
 
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  • Q: What did people say when they caught the Black Plague? Aw rats.
  • Q: Do you know how rats fall for rat traps? I mean, it’s such a cheesy setup.
  • Q: What did the little rat get arrested for? For Rat-keteering.
  • Q: Have you heard about the rat that got a big job in politics? She is a bureauc-rat now.
  • Q: Have you met the rat that doesn’t want to tell anyone his name? He prefers to stay anony-mouse.
  • Q: What did the rat say when he saw a bat flying overhead? Oh my! An angel!
  • Q: What airline did the rat use when he went on vacation? Emi-rat-es.
  • Q: What happened to the man who suddenly found a number of big rats in his home? He was pretty rattled after it.
  • Q: What did everyone call the rat who was very blunt? He was a no-nonsense rat.
  • Q: What is the one vehicle a rat likes to drive around in? The Ford Moustang.
  • Q: Why do some people use rat-shaped fishing bait? Because they want to catch a catfish.
  • Q: How can you get a rat to smile? You tell it some cheesy jokes.
  • Q: What would you name a drama set with a cast full of rats shooting in Florida? The Miami Mice.
  • Q: Did you see that big rat on the road? I think that was a roadent.
  • Q: Why did the rat say “woof”? Because it wasn’t a rat. It was a chihuahua.
  • Why is being a vegetarian like being a prickly rodent… Because for pork, you pine.
  • They’ve been experimenting with adding rodent DNA to pet medication. After all, what cat wouldn’t want to take his pills if they tasted really mice?
  • A small rodent lives in a apartment next to my computer keyboard. It’s his mouse pad.
  • Q: Who’s the most technologically advanced rodent? Elon Muskrat.
 
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  • My mum is terrified of rodents. The other day she saw a mouse and immediately pulled a knife on it. “Mum!!! You’re going to get us kicked out of Disney world. “
  • Q: Why can’t rodents be succesful criminals? Cause someone always rats them out.
  • Q: What do you call an inquisitive Hispanic rodent? Por qué pine.
  • Q: What do you call a rodent that fetches sticks? A lab-rat!
  • Q: If you want to replace pet rodents, Which state should you go to? New Hamster.
  • Q: What did the rodent say to the vegan conifer? I’d rather eat pork, you pine!
  • I taught my pet rodent to chew holes in car tires. He is now my little “Deflator Mouse”.
  • Q: What did Elvis say when he divorced the rodent? “You ain’t nothing but a groundhog.”
  • Q: Where do rodents go to get high? Hamsterdam.
  • Q: What rifle is used to kill rodents? A Mauser
  • Q: What do you call a satanic rodent? A sinchilla.
  • Q: What’s the difference between an actor and a burnt rodent? One’s Chris Pratt, the other’s a crisp rat.
  • Q: What do you call a rodent with a machine gun? A ratatatatata.
  • Q: Where did prohibition-era rodents get their alcohol? The Squeakeasy.
  • A rodent has dreams of winning American Idol. His father says: “Gopher it son”
  • A rodent infestation… is quite a mice thing to wish on your enemies.
rodent puns: A rodent infestation... is quite a mice thing to wish on your enemies. on a brown background
  • Q: What do you call a rodent that refuses to be used for scientific purposes? A lab brat.
  • My dad bought a pet rodent from an oceanic country. It was papa’s new guinea.
  • Q: What is the device which is used to cool the lower jaws of south american rodents? A chinchilla chin chiller.
  • Q: What’s that rodent doing, taking it easy by the pool,.. it kind of seems to be relaxing its jaw? It is a chinchilla.
  • Q: What’s the most monstrous rodent of all? Chinzilla.
  • I have a large rodent trained to make the best coffee ever… … it’s my very own capybarista.
  • Q: Where do rodent warriors go when they die? To Vole-hole-a.
  • Q: What’s a tree rodent’s favorite tea? Squirrel Grey.
  • Before our tour of the sugar factory, my uncle warned us that it will smell of rodent bums. Because of all the mole asses.
  • Q: Did you hear about the Turkish rodent who got a job in politics? He was Burak rat.
  • Q: How do you track rodent populations? With a MySQuirreL database.
  • Helping small rodents makes me thirsty for lemming aid.
  • Poor hamsters run in circles, but posh rodents enjoy the ferrets wheel.
  • I dreamed I was a rodent. It was a mouse unusual dream.
 
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  • I bought a driverless car, but it drove itself off a cliff. What a lemming.
  • Rodents are dirty animals, known for squirrelous behaviour and a raccoon roll lifestyle.  Mouse people should steer clear!
  • If something drives you batty, relax, take a deep breath, and just say “I don’t give a flying fox.”
  • I try to speak the language of hamsters. But the translation gets all gerbiled.
  • Compared to a pig, falling in love with a rodent is nothing. Especially when it’s the pork you pine.
  • After 20 years, I finally managed to teach rodents how to dance. When I asked my colleagues what they thought, all they had to say to me was, “Conga rats.”
  • Q: What type of rodent needs cologne? A muskrat.
  • Q: What’s the difference between a large spiny rodent and a promiscuous conifer? One’s a porcupine and the other’s a pine you pork.
  • Q: What rodent helps reduce your risk when trading livestock futures? A hedgehog
  • Q: What do you get when you cross a rodent, some money and a nut? A cashrew.
  • Q: Why do the rodent love doing deadlifts? Because he loves working on the hamstering.
  • Q: What will a rat never tell you?  A squeak-ret!
 
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  • Q: Where do rats go to get drinks? A Squeak-easy!
  • Q: What do rats eat on their birthday? Cake and mice cream!
  • Q: What do you call a spiritual rat? A Buddha-Pest!
  • Q: How do rats celebrate when they move into a new house? With a mouse warming party!
rodent puns: How do rats celebrate when they move into a new house? A: With a mouse warming party! on a brown background
  • Q: Why was the rat afraid of the river?  Because of the catfish!
  • Q: Where do rats go to replace their tails?  A re-tail store!
  • Q: What is a rat’s favorite game?  Hide and squeak!
  • Q: What do you get when you cross laundry detergent with a rat? Bubble and Squeak!
  • Q: Why do rats need oiling?  Because they squeak!
  • Q: What is a rat’s favorite breakfast cereal?  Mice Krispies!
  • Q: What was the name of the rat Roman emperor? Julius Cheeser!‍
  • Q: How do you get a rat to smile? Say cheese!
  • Q: What do you call two rats in love? Squeakhearts!
  • Q: What is a rat’s favorite movie? The Fast and the Furriest!
  • Q: What did the old rat need when he went to the dentist? Ro-dentures!
  • Q: What is a rat’s favorite dessert?  Cheesecake!
  • Q: Why does a rat do the washing up? To make it squeaky clean!
  • Q: Who is the star of rodent Harry Potter? Daniel Rat-cliffe!
  • Q: What sound does it make when you knock on a rats door?  Rat-a-tat-tat!A very social animal, there are many different species of rat.
  • Q: What’s the name of the famous rat philosopher?  Soc-rat-es!
  • Q: How do rats keep fit? By practising ka-rat-e!
  • Q: What did the rodent say when he got the wrong answer on his test? Drat!
  • Q: What do you call rats who are brothers? Bro-dents!
  • Q: Why did the rat go to university? Because he wanted to join a f-rat-ernity!
rodent puns: Why did the rat go to university?  A: Because he wanted to join a f-rat-ernity! on a brown background
  • Q: What did the Mummy rat say to the little rat when he passed his test? Cong-rats!
  • Q: Did you hear about the rat who moved out of the city and settled in the country? He was tired of the rat race!
  • In India, rats are revered… but in Hungary they are Budapest!
  • Q: Did you hear about the skateboarding rat? He was totally rat-ical, dude!
  • Q: Did you know that rats have landed on the moon?  Rat’s one small step for a rat, one giant leap for rat-kind!
 
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  • A rat-catcher was chasing a rat when he lost him. The snitch pointed to the sewer and said: “He went rat way!”
  • I play in a band called Arrogant Rat.  We’re kind of like Modest Mouse, but way better!
  • Q: Did you hear about the rodent who worked out 24/7? He was a real gym rat!
  • Q: What do you call a rodent that sells illegal guns? An Armadealer!
  • Q: What do rodents do after dinner? Gopher a walk.
rodent puns: What do rodents do after dinner? A: Gopher a walk. on a gray background

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