Animal Hospital Clown Anomaly: How to Find Squiggles

In Animal Hospital, the clown anomaly is known as Squiggles. He is found in a hidden cell beneath the second-floor laboratory.

To reach him, access the second floor, enter the laboratory, and break the vent near the Insert Sample machine. Drop through the opening to reach Squiggles, then talk to him and follow the release interaction for the Clown Journal objective.

Animal hospital clown anomaly: what the sources establish

The strongest available account identifies the clown as Squiggles. All Things How describes him as an anomaly locked behind bars in a hidden cell under the second-floor lab. Its account says that speaking with him does not start a fight and instead contributes to the Clown Journal achievement.

The community Journal guide lists the Clown entry as requiring two actions: talking to Squiggles under the lab and releasing him. That guide reports a reward of 10 Animal Coins. Because the Journal information was available as a source summary rather than a fully read page, the reward and exact entry requirements are best described as reported by the guide, not independently confirmed here.

How to reach Squiggles under the lab

The encounter is on the second floor, so it isn’t part of the early hospital route. All Things How reports that the second floor becomes accessible after the Emergency Shift, beginning with Shift 6. Treat that timing as a guide-reported requirement rather than a game statement unless an update note or in-game source confirms it.

1. Reach the second floor after access to the new area is available.
2. Go to the laboratory.
3. Find the vent close to the Insert Sample machine.
4. Break the vent and drop through the opening.
5. Enter the hidden cell beneath the lab.
6. Talk to Squiggles, then use the release interaction described by the Journal guide.

The key detail is the vent. The cell is not reached by following the ordinary corridor route, and the available documentation does not describe Squiggles as a clown who simply appears during a regular Shift.

A second door beside the cell is also reported to connect the hidden area with reception and the first-floor locker route. That shortcut comes from the same guide account. Its broader purpose is not explained by an in-game dialogue transcript in the supplied evidence.

Does Squiggles attack or cause a normal anomaly event?

The available full guide says no fight is triggered when you speak with Squiggles. It presents the scene as an interaction that leads to the Clown achievement, with Squiggles remaining behind bars until the release action is used.

That does not establish every possible result after release. A player discussion source reports that the currently confirmed purpose is earning an achievement, while other comments discuss the vent, cell and shortcut. Since those comments are community discussion, they should not be treated as proof that Squiggles can never return, attack or affect later Shifts.

The safest answer is that Squiggles is documented as a secret encounter and Journal objective, not as a confirmed roaming threat. The sources supplied here do not establish a separate treatment, counter or sanity response for him.

The conflicting silent clown report

One other guide describes a silent Clown NPC linked to a poster compartment. That account says the NPC follows the player and disappears after a DNA Sampler sequence. It may refer to a different Easter egg, but the supplied evidence does not connect that figure to Squiggles.

The Squiggles encounter has a clearer route: the second-floor laboratory, the vent near Insert Sample, and the hidden cell beneath the lab. The poster-compartment account does not provide enough shared detail to merge the two encounters into one.

For now, the distinction is:

• Squiggles: the better-supported clown encounter, found in the hidden cell beneath the lab.
• Silent poster clown: a separate community-reported account that is not corroborated by the Squiggles-focused documentation.

Calling both figures the same anomaly would go beyond the evidence. The sources do not settle whether the silent clown is a second Easter egg, an alternate presentation of Squiggles, or an inaccurate report.

What the Clown Journal entry is reported to require

The community Journal guide lists the Clown entry among its achievement actions. According to that guide, the required sequence is to speak with Squiggles and release him. It lists the reward as 10 Animal Coins.

The supplied research also reports that the Journal guide covers 55 entries and 1,170 Animal Coins across anomalies, NPC encounters and achievements. That total is useful context for collectors, but it comes from the guide’s own listing and is not independently verified by the game listing provided in the research.

If the entry doesn’t register, check the actions rather than assuming the clown must be defeated. The documented objective is an interaction with Squiggles, followed by releasing him. There is no supplied evidence that a treatment, weapon or combat response is required.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the clown in Animal Hospital?

The available guide identifies the clown as Squiggles, an anomaly held in a hidden cell beneath the second-floor laboratory.

How do you find Squiggles?

Reach the second floor, enter the laboratory and find the vent near the Insert Sample machine. Break the vent to drop into the hidden cell beneath the lab.

Is Squiggles a hostile Anomaly?

Squiggles is described as an anomaly, but the documented encounter does not trigger a fight. The sources do not establish that he becomes a regular attacking threat after release.

What does the Clown Journal entry give you?

The community Journal guide reports that the entry gives 10 Animal Coins and requires talking to Squiggles and releasing him. That reward is reported by the guide rather than independently confirmed here.

Is the poster clown the same as Squiggles?

The sources do not establish that they are the same. The poster clown is described in a separate, less-supported account and should be treated as an unverified or possibly different Easter egg.

Clown merchandise related to Animal Hospital

If you collect character merchandise, the store has a Clown plush toy listed in its current catalogue. It is a merchandise item based on the character name; the available evidence does not establish any official connection between the product and the game.

For the encounter itself, the next step is simple: wait until the second-floor route is available, search the laboratory near the Insert Sample machine, and check the vent rather than the ordinary patient rooms. If the Journal entry is your goal, talk to Squiggles and follow the reported release interaction. The sources support that route, while the clown’s later role remains unknown.

Sources and verification

Last verified: 18 Sep 2026.

Each row below says what the source was used for and how the page was read. A row marked as a search summary was not opened in full, so it was not treated as independent confirmation.

How to Find Squiggles

Once the second-floor area is available, go to the laboratory and look for the vent near the Insert Sample machine. Break the vent to reach the hidden cell, then talk to Squiggles and use the release interaction if you are completing the Clown Journal objective.

The available sources do not confirm that Squiggles becomes a regular hostile Anomaly after release.