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All Grow a Garden pets, eggs and how to get them

Including pet traits and how to hatch eggs.

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Grow a Garden Pets add a little bit of life, and useful bonuses, to your garden. You just need to hatch them from an egg first! (No. Seriously.)

There's a lot to know about Grow a Garden's pet system. From how to hatch eggs, aging pets and pet traits, which refers to the bonus each pet can provide you with. Pet mutations also offer the chance to give your pets rare traits.

You'll also want to know all of the egg types and every pet currently available, so let's get started on learning everything about using pets in Grow a Garden.

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All pets in Grow a Garden

Below you'll find a list of every pet in Grow a Garden at the time of writing. It's important to note that certain in-game events might have their own pet eggs available from limited time periods.

PetTierHow to getGot?
CrabCommonCommon Summer Egg (25%)
SeagullCommonCommon Summer Egg (25%)
BunnyCommonCommon Egg (33%)
DogCommonCommon Egg (33%)
Golden LabCommonCommon Egg (33%)
StarfishCommonCommon Summer Egg (50%)
CardinalCommonEnchanted Chest (35%)
ChipmunkCommonFall Market (150M Sheckles)
RobinCommonFall Egg (55%)
Farmer ChipmunkCommonNutty Chest (45.5%)
BeeUncommonBee Egg (65%)
Black BunnyUncommonUncommon Egg (25%)
CatUncommonUncommon Egg (25%)
ChickenUncommonUncommon Egg (25%)
DeerUncommonUncommon Egg (25%)
HyraxUncommonChubby Chipmunk rewards
Blue JayUncommonSeason 1 Pass (Tier 2)
MonkeyRareRare Egg (8%)
PigRareRare Egg (17%)
RoosterRareRare Egg (17%)
Spotted DeerRareRare Egg (25%)
Orange TabbyRareRare Egg (33%)
Sea TurtleRareRare Summer Egg (20%)
OrangutanRareRare Summer Egg (15%)
SealRareRare Summer Egg (10%)
ToucanRareRare Summer Egg (25%)
FlamingoRareRare Summer Egg (30%)
Honey BeeRareBee Egg (25%)
WaspRareAnti Bee Egg (55%)
BadgerRareFall Egg (32.5%)
Red SquirrelRareFall Market (400M Sheckles)
WoodpeckerRareFall Market Pet Shop (400M Sheckles)
Tree FrogRareJungle Egg (40%)
HummingbirdRareJungle Egg (30%)
Chubby ChipmunkRareChubby Chipmunk update
Fortune SquirrelRareChubby Chipmunk rewards
Scarlet MacawLegendaryParadise Egg (8%)
CapybaraLegendaryParadise Egg (21%)
PeacockLegendaryParadise Egg (30%)
OstrichLegendaryParadise Egg (40%)
Petal BeeLegendaryBee Egg (4%)
CaterpillarLegendaryBug Egg (25%)
SnailLegendaryBug Egg (40%)
MothLegendaryAnti Bee Egg (13.75%)
Tarantula HawkLegendaryAnti Bee Egg (30%)
Grizzly BearLegendaryFall Egg (10%)
ShroomieLegendaryEnchanted Chest (15%)
GnomeLegendaryGoliath's Goods (150M Sheckles)
MarmotLegendaryFall Market (700M Sheckles)
Sea OtterLegendaryLegendary Egg (11%)
Polar BearLegendaryLegendary Egg (2%)
TurtleLegendaryLegendary Egg (2%)
CowLegendaryLegendary Egg (43%)
Silver MonkeyLegendaryLegendary Egg (43%)
MallardLegendaryFall Market Pet Shop (700M Sheckles)
IguanaLegendaryJungle Egg (24%)
Idol ChipmunkLegendaryNutty Chest (14.5%)
Mimic OctopusMythicalParadise Egg (1%)
Bear BeeMythicalBee Egg (5%)
Praying MantisMythicalBug Egg (4%)
Giant AntMythicalBug Egg (30%)
ButterflyMythicalAnti Bee Egg (1%)
Barn OwlMythicalFall Egg (1.5%)
Pack BeeMythicalCrafting
Red FoxMythicalMythical Egg (2%)
Red Giant AntMythicalMythical Egg (9%)
Brown MouseMythicalMythical Egg (27%)
SquirrelMythicalMythical Egg (27%)
Grey MouseMythicalMythical Egg (36%)
ChimpanzeeMythicalJungle Egg (5%)
FireflyMythicalSeason 1 Pass (Tier 25)
Queen BeeDivineBee Egg (1%)
DragonflyDivineBug Egg (1%)
Disco BeeDivineAnti Bee Egg (0.25%)
PhoenixDivineEnchanted Chest (1%)
Red PandaDivineFall Market Pet Shop (1.25B Sheckles)
TigerDivineJungle Egg (1%)
MizuchiDivineSeason 1 Pass (Tier 47)
ChinchillaDivineNutty Chest (1%)

All egg types in Grow a Garden

There are 16 egg types in Grow a Garden, but they're not all available in the game at one time. This is due to certain eggs being tied to in-game events or the Pet Egg Stand rotating due to a large update such as the Summer update.

Here's every egg type in Grow a Garden, along with the appearance odds and hatch time:

EggHatching TimeObtainable?
Common Egg10 minutesYes
Uncommon Egg20 minutesYes
Rare Egg2 hoursYes
Legendary Egg4 hoursYes
Bee Egg4 hours 10 minutesYes
Anti Bee Egg4 hours 10 minutesYes
Enchanted Egg4 hours 10 minutesYes
Mythical Egg5 hours 7 minutesYes
Bug Egg8 hoursYes
Jungle Egg8 hoursYes
Exotic Bug Egg30 secondsNo
Premium Night Egg30 secondsNo
Premium Anti Bee Egg30 secondsNo
Premium Oasis Egg30 secondsNo
Premium Primal Egg30 secondsNo
Common Summer Egg20 minutesNo
Rare Summer Egg4 hoursNo
Night Egg4 hours 10 minutesNo
Oasis Egg4 hours 10 minutesNo
Dinosaur Egg4 hours 10 minutesNo
Primal Egg4 hours 10 minutesNo
Zen Egg4 hours 10 minutesNo
Gourmet Egg4 hours 10 minutesNo
Sprout Egg4 hours 10 minutesNo
Fall Egg4 hours 10 minutesNo
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Pet traits: What do pet abilities do in Grow a Garden?

Every pet in Grow a Garden has its own trait that will provide you with a useful bonus - whether that's reducing egg hatch time or finding random seeds. They will also wander around your garden and some might even have a little sleep in your flower beds.

Since you can a certain number of pets in your garden at one time, it's a good idea to know all their traits so you can mix and match these extra bonuses. It's also important to note that certain traits can only be obtained via pet mutations. So let's take a look at every pet trait in Grow a Garden:

PetRaritySkill
Bagel BunnyCommonOccasionally eats a carrot for x5 value bonus
BunnyCommonEats a carrot for a value bonus
CardinalCommonAll Magical type plants grow around 1.6x faster
ChipmunkCommonSmall chance to avoid a tool being consumed when used
CrabCommonPinches a random player every 6.12 minutes; earns 260–460 Sheckles
Dairy CowCommonNearby plants grow 1.3x faster; small chance to get Beanstalk seed
DogCommonChance of digging up a random seed
Golden LabCommonChance of digging up a random seed
LadybugCommonAll flower type plants grow at 1.6x their usual rate
RobinCommonGrants decreased player size by 10–20%
SeagullCommon3.28% chance for shoveling plants to drop same seed (not fruits)
StarfishCommonGains a bonus 6.14 XP per second
Farmer ChipmunkCommonAll Nutty-type plants grow 1.56x faster.
Bacon PigUncommonEmits a 15s aura every 5–120s that doubles variant growth chance
BeeUncommonAdds Pollinated mutation to a random fruit every 20 minutes
Black BunnyUncommonEats a carrot for a value bonus
CatUncommonNaps periodically; nearby new fruits are larger
ChickenUncommonIncreases egg hatch speed
DeerUncommonBerry fruit may stay after harvest
ElkUncommon2% chance berry stays; rare plants may replant themselves
JackalopeUncommon15% chance every 100s to apply Sandy mutation to nearby fruit
Maneki-nekoUncommon8% chance to refund fruit to inventory for 2 minutes every 10 seconds
Shiba InuUncommonEvery minute, 15% chance to dig up a random seed
Sunny-Side ChickenUncommonIncreases egg hatch speeds by 20%
SalmonUncommonBonus XP for other Salmons in garden.
Blue JayUnknownBerry plants grow faster.
HyraxUncommonOccasionally eats fruit and spits out a Fissure Berry.
BadgerRareOccasionally digs and applies Cracked mutation to nearby fruit.
FlamingoRareEvery 4 minutes causes all plants and fruit within 13 studs to grow x15 faster by standing on one leg for 15 seconds.
HedgehogRarePrickly fruit size bonus.
Honey BeeRareAdds Pollinated mutation to a random fruit every 20 minutes.
KiwiRareReduces hatch time for egg with highest remaining time by 25s every 60s.
MonkeyRareChance to refund fruit back into inventory; rarer crops have lower refund chance.
NihonzaruRareIf you have the Hot Springs: bath boosts other pets' passives slightly.
Orange TabbyRareNaps periodically; nearby new fruits are larger.
OrangutanRareEach material used in crafting has a chance of not being consumed.
Pancake MoleRareDigs underground to find treasure.
PigRareEmits aura that improves odds of new fruit growing as variants within stud range.
PixieRareSpreads pixie dust for 15–30s every 2–4 minutes; plants grow 30s worth per second; nearby players levitate.
Red SquirrelRareReduces cooldown of fall pets.
RoosterRareReduces egg hatch time.
Sea TurtleRareEvery 10 minutes grants XP to a random pet; may give Wet mutation to fruit.
SealRareSelling pets has 2% chance to return pet as its egg equivalent.
Spotted DeerRareBerry fruit may stay after harvest.
Spotted DeerRare5% chance berries aren't removed from garden when harvesting.
ToucanRareAll tropical plants within 25 studs gain x1.6 size and x1.1 variant bonus.
WaspRareGives Pollinated mutation every 30 minutes; stings random pet every 10 minutes, advancing its cooldown by 60s.
WoodpeckerRareGives Pecks Woody-type plants granting a chance it might duplicate (rarer crops have lower chances of duplicating).
Tree FrogRareAdvances growth of plants by 15 mins every 3 mins.
HummingbirdRareConverts single harvest plants into seed equivalent.
Fortune SquirrelRareHas a chance to apply the Jackpot mutation every so often.
AxolotlLegendary6.66% chance of summer plants remaining after collection.
Bald EagleLegendaryPeriodically flaps wings to boost egg hatch time.
Blood HedgehogLegendaryHelps prickly plants grow x2 size (25 studs) and x1.17 variant bonus (20 studs).
Blood KiwiLegendaryHelps eggs hatch quicker.
ButterflyLegendaryEvery 30 mins turns a plant with x5 mutations Rainbow; removes other mutations; ignores favorited plants.
CapybaraLegendaryPets in range don’t lose hunger; gains 3.43 XP/sec.
CowLegendaryPlants within stud range grow faster.
Corrupted KodamaLegendary~5% of fruit from Zen Seed Packs gain Corrupt mutation upon harvesting.
FootballLegendaryOccasionally runs to shop, earns 870 Sheckles; 20% chance to bring back Watering Can.
FrogLegendaryEvery 10 mins advances growth of nearby plant by 24 hours.
GnomeLegendaryChance to mutate fruit with Gnomed mutation; bonus chance per Gnome cosmetic.
Gorilla ChefLegendaryWith Cooking Pot/Cauldron, 5–10% chance to duplicate food.
Grizzly BearLegendaryApplies Fall mutation to crops; increases player size.
Hotdog DaschundLegendaryDrops mustard/ketchup puzzles; mustard = faster cooldowns, ketchup = more XP.
IguanodonLegendaryActive dinosaur pets gain extra XP/sec.
ImpLegendaryEvery ~6 mins invites chase; reward on catch; 15–30% chance to repeat.
KodamaLegendary~5% of fruit from Zen Seed Packs gain Tranquil mutation upon harvesting.
MandrakeLegendary3% chance to apply Rot mutation when harvesting Mandrake crops.
MarmotLegendaryRandom rewards including Firefly Jar and Maple Syrup.
MeerkatLegendaryEvery 10 mins reduces cooldown of random pet by 21.92s; 10.96% chance to repeat.
Mimic OctopusLegendaryShapeshifts every 19.56s and performs that pet’s passive.
MoleLegendaryDigs to find gear or Sheckles.
Moon CatLegendaryHelps fruit grow bigger.
MothLegendaryRestores random pet’s hunger to 100% every 13 mins.
OstrichLegendaryHatched pets get +1 to 4.66 age value.
Pack BeeLegendaryExpands fruit storage by 25 slots.
PandaLegendaryEats bamboo for bonus value.
ParasaurolophusLegendaryReduces cosmetic crate time every 80s; moderate chance for multiplier.
PachycephalosaurusLegendarySmall chance to duplicate crafted items.
PeacockLegendaryFans weather every 9.57 mins; advances cooldowns by 60.92s.
Petal BeeLegendaryAdds Pollinated mutation to random plant every 25 mins.
Polar BearLegendaryChance for nearby fruit to become Chilled or Frozen.
RaptorLegendaryChance to give crops the Amber mutation.
Sand SnakeLegendary2.24% chance to duplicate seed or gear bought from shops.
Scarlet MacawLegendary16.25% chance every 11.48 mins to apply Verdant mutation to crop.
Sea OtterLegendarySprays water on nearby plants.
SeedlingLegendarySwaps mutations between two random fruits every 5 mins.
ShroomieLegendaryPlants within 25 studs get 0.0006x size bonus per Fungus-type plant (max 300).
Silver MonkeyLegendaryChance to refund crops.
StegosaurusLegendaryChance to duplicate crop on harvest; extra chance for Prehistoric crops.
Sushi BearLegendaryChance to apply Chilled or Frozen to plants; feeds nearby pets.
TanchozuruLegendaryOccasionally causes nearby fruit to gain Tranquil mutation.
TanukiLegendaryDoes random actions in player’s garden every 10 mins.
Tarantula HawkLegendaryPollinates every 25 mins; stings pet every 5 mins to advance cooldown by 80s.
TriceratopsLegendaryIncreases growth of up to 3 crops; extra chance to repeat.
TurtleLegendarySprinklers last longer.
MallardLegendaryOccasionally grants Gear items at random, but needs to be manually re-placed after every delivery.
IguanaLegendaryChanges Frozen mutations to Chilled or Wet mutations.
Idol ChipmunkLegendaryEvery 11:55 minutes, performs a song that restores 1.48% hunger of your pets.
AnkylosaurusMythicalIf another player steals fruit, grants a chance to receive the stolen fruit as well.
Apple GazelleMythicalFruits with “apple” in name have 4–7% chance to duplicate; Sugar Apples may apply Warped mutation.
Barn OwlMythicalPurchased pets have extra weight; Fall-type pets gain bonus XP/sec.
Bear BeeMythicalAdds Honey Glaze to a plant every 25 minutes.
BrontosaurusMythicalHatched pets are increased in weight and height.
Brown MouseMythicalEarns 750 bonus XP every 8 mins; increases player’s jump height by 10%.
CaterpillarMythicalLeafy plants within studs grow faster.
Chicken ZombieMythical20% chance every 25 mins for fruit to become Zombified; increases egg hatch speed by 10%.
Cooked OwlMythicalCan apply Burnt mutation to crops.
DilophosaurusMythicalEvery 14 mins spits venom that spreads to 3 pets, reducing cooldown or giving bonus XP.
DrakeMythicalBreathes fire on cooking kit, boosting cooking speed.
Echo FrogMythicalEvery 5 mins advances growth of nearby plant by 24 hours.
FireflyMythical3% chance of plant gaining Shocked mutation every 80 seconds.
Giant AntMythicalHarvested fruit may duplicate; rarer fruits have lower chance.
Glimmering SpriteMythicalEvery ~12 mins enchants nearby fruit with Glimmering mutation.
GolemMythicalEvery 5 mins interacts with mutation machine, advancing time by 61 seconds.
Grey MouseMythicalEarns 500 bonus XP every 10 mins; increases player’s movement speed by 10%.
HamsterMythicalOccasionally runs in wheel; increases crafting speed for a duration.
Hyacinth MacawMythicalEvery 8.26 mins, 16.78% chance to apply Wiltproof mutation to fruit.
JunkbotMythicalOccasionally oils nearby fruit, applying Oil mutation.
KappaMythicalSprays water to cause Wet mutation; Wet may mutate to Bloodlit.
KoiMythicalGrants small bonus to egg hatch luck; comes in different colours.
Lemon LionMythicalMutates fruit with Brainrot; grants XP to other pets randomly.
Luminous SpriteMythicalOccasionally applies Luminous mutation to a random fruit.
Night OwlMythicalAll active pets gain additional 0.20 XP per hour.
OwlMythicalBoosts XP of active pets.
PterodactylMythicalChance to give crops Windstruck or Twisted mutation; increases player’s jump height.
Peach WaspMythicalApplies Plasma mutation every 200–1500s; advances pet cooldowns every 300–602s.
Praying MantisMythicalPrays to increase mutation chance for crops within stud range.
RaijuMythicalEats Shocked fruit for bonus value; during thunderstorms may trigger lightning chain mutation.
Red FoxMythicalSteals random non-event seed from other gardens every 10 mins.
Red Giant AntMythical5% chance to duplicate crop on harvest; fruit crops get extra 5%.
SnailMythicalIncreases chance harvested plants drop seeds.
Spaghetti SlothMythicalApplies Pasta, Sauce, or Meatball mutations.
SquirrelMythical2.5% chance to keep seed after planting; chance decreases with seed rarity.
Sugar GliderMythicalCopies mutation every 20 minutes.
ChimpanzeeMythicalRandomly sells crops from players' gardens.
FireflyMythicalEvery 80 seconds, there's a 3% chance nearby fruit becomes Shocked.
Blood OwlDivineAll active pets gain an extra 0.50 XP per second.
CockatriceDivineEvery 16 mins: 20% chance fruits turn Silver, 1% Gold; every 10 mins: spits at 5 targets—fruits get Toxic, eggs hatch faster, pets gain 804 XP.
Disco BeeDivine12.17% chance every 20 mins to give a random plant the Disco mutation.
DragonflyDivineTurns one random fruit gold.
Fennec FoxDivineEvery 22.03 mins, copies mutation from another player's fruit to one of yours lacking that mutation.
French Fry FerretDivinePeriodically increases nearby pet levels by 1.
Golden GooseDivineEvery 5–13 mins lays Golden Egg plant; when sold, may apply Fortune mutation to garden fruit.
Green BeanDivinePeriodically sacrifices a Beanstalk to grow a random plant with fruit size bonus.
GriffinDivineReleases Cyclones every 15 mins; pets hit get cooldown reduced by 60s; fruits have 10% chance for Cyclonic mutation.
Lobster ThermidorDivineEvery 5–15 mins: 20%+ chance nearby fruit becomes Molten; every 8–30 mins: 10%+ chance fruit becomes Meteoric.
PhoenixDivineMutation machine pets gain age value; applies Flaming mutation to 4 random fruits.
Queen BeeDivineAdds Pollinated mutation to a random plant every 25 minutes.
RaccoonDivineEvery 15 mins duplicates a crop from another player's garden.
Space SquirrelDivineRandomly applies the Voidtouched mutation.
SpinosaurusDivineEvery 19 mins transfers a mutation from 4 fruits to another random fruit.
SwanDivineOccasionally mimics other players’ pet traits; can apply Graceful mutation.
T-RexDivineIdentifies highest value mutation and applies it to other crops.
Red PandaDivineRandomly restocks the Gear, Seed, and Pet shops with one item at random (rarer items have lower chances being restocked).
TigerDivineReplaces three random mutations with another random mutation every 8 mins, and shares XP to other nearby pets every 12 mins.
MizuchiDivineApplies Azure mutation, and grants random mutations from plants sold to other plants in garden.
ChinchillaDivineCauses nearby pets to perform their ability 3 times in a row every 40 minutes.
Corrupted KitsunePrismaticAbout every 20 minutes, gives 9 different fruits a 20% chance to mutate with Corrupt Chakra (and, rarely, Corrupt Foxfire Chakra).
KitsunePrismaticOccasionally causes other players fruit to mutate to either Chakra or Foxfire Chakra mutations. It then copies this fruit and gives it to owner
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How to get eggs in Grow a Garden

Pet eggs can be purchased from the Pet Egg Stand in Grow a Garden. The Pet Egg Stand sits next to the Gear Shop at the opposite side of the island to the Seed and Sell Stuff Stands. It is the one with the yellow and grey roof.

The Pet Egg Stand refreshes every 30 minutes, so make sure you visit it regularly if you're saving up for a Legendary Egg. You can force a refresh, however, by spending some precious Robuxs.

You can also get your pet valued and sell any unwanted animals to Raphael - the stand owner.

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How to hatch eggs in Grow a Garden

To hatch an egg in Grow a Garden, you need to place it in your garden like you would with a seed. You can have up to three eggs in your garden at one time.

Once it's planted - or as planted as an egg can be - you simply need to wait until the allotted time for the egg to hatch. The general rule, however, is that the rarer the egg, the longer the egg takes to hatch. For this reason, Common Eggs hatch a lot faster than Mythical Ones. Remember, we've listed the hatch times at the top of this guide.

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When an egg is ready to hatch, interact with it and your pet will be placed in your inventory. From there, you'll be able to let it free to explore your garden and provide you with a useful trait.

Just remember - you can only have three pets in your garden at one time.

Interacting with pets in Grow a Garden explained

Clicking on your pet as it explores your garden will let you interact with it in Grow a Garden. There are three possible interactions - Feed, Pick Up and View.

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Feed lets you feed your pet (unsurprisingly) and increase their 'Hunger' bar. This will allow your pet to earn XP and increase their age until the 'Hunger' bar is depleted. This will continue even if you're not playing Grow a Garden.

Pick Up returns your pet to your inventory. This allows you to swap it out for another pet or sell it at the Pet Egg Stand.

View lets you see your pet's stats. This includes their name, weight, age, hunger and trait. The trait description is especially helpful as it will include any multipliers or time information connected to the bonus it provides. For example, you may see that the bonus can occur every minute and the percentage chance of it being successful. You can then use this information to decide whether you want to switch out a pet or not.

A pet's stats. | Image credit: The Garden Game / Eurogamer

Aging pets in Grow a Garden explained

A pet's age is basically its level in Grow a Garden and is connected to its trait. The older a pet is, the more useful its trait will become as its bonus multipliers will increase. If you have a pet with a time related trait, for example, then the time it takes for that trait to be activated will decrease as your pet ages.

Alongside this, aging a pet will also gradually increase a pet's size so, if you see a large pet, then it's probably quite old.

To age a pet you need to fill in its 'Hunger' metre by feeding it with any of the crops you can grow. We found that the easiest way to do this was to hold a crop, walking up to the pet and then completing the command prompt which appears. The crop's size also determines how much of the 'Hunger' metre is filled percentage wise - the bigger the crop, the more your pet is fed!

Finally, pets will age even when you're offline. Thanks to this, it's a good idea to feed your pets any spare crops you might have before exiting Grow a Garden.

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How to increase pet and egg equip slots in Grow a Garden

It is possible to unlock five extra Pet Equip Slots and five extra Egg Equip Slots in Grow a Garden.

Extra slots are unlocked by trading in pets with Raphael, the Pet Egg Salesman. First, however, it's important to note that these pets will need to meet the minimum age requirement before being traded. This means you'll need to have them walking around your garden and keep them well kept until they're at the right age. You can check a pet's age by using the View option or by checking in your inventory.

When you're ready to trade a pet, ensure they're in your inventory and return to the Pet Egg Stand. Once there, talk to Raphael and select '#4 Show me pet info'.

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This will open a menu where you'll be able to see information on 'Egg Rarity' (blue egg), 'Extra Pet Equip Slots' (yellow pet) and 'Extra Pet Egg Equip Slots' (green egg).

Depending on which extra slot you wish to unlock, visit their dedicated menu. Once there, your pets eligible for trading will automatically appear in the box above 'Trade In Selected Pet'. Select the pet you wish to trade and then click the button to unlock your new slot.

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Finally, it's important to note that the required age will increase as you unlock additional slots. This means you'll have to age up pets for longer if you want to have access to all of the extra slots.

Free pets in Grow a Garden

There are no free pets in Grow a Garden at the time of writing. You will have to obtain them via eggs or, if one is live, an event shop.

The only time free pets have been released is during specific weekly game updates and they were only available for the player who were playing Grow a Garden when said update went live. It's important to note, however, that there's no guarantee playing Grow a Garden during these updates will see you earning a free pet. This is because it's something the developers like to surprise the community with (see the Cooked Owl or Chicken Zombie).

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If you do want to try your luck, however, then you'll want to make sure you're in-game before the update goes live and stick around a little longer to ensure you get any of the free rewards on offer. In the UK, this would involve logging into Grow a Garden between 2pm to 3pm on a Saturday and then continuing to play once 3pm (the update time) passes.

Again - this does not guarantee you a free pet.

Unobtainable pets in Grow a Garden

Be it because their egg was tied to an event or rotated out of the Pet Egg Stand, there are some pets which are currently unavailable in Grow a Garden. This includes the following:.

Unobtainable PetTierGot?
Bagel BunnyCommon
Dairy CowCommon
LadybugCommon
Bacon PigUncommon
ElkUncommon
JackalopeUncommon
Maneki-nekoUncommon
Sunny-Side ChickenUncommon
SalmonUncommon
HedgehogRare
KiwiRare
NihonzaruRare
Pancake MoleRare
PixieRare
TsuchinokoRare
Bald EagleLegendary
Blood HedgehogLegendary
Corrupted KodamaLegendary
FootballLegendary
FrogLegendary
Gorilla ChefLegendary
Hotdog DaschundLegendary
IguanodonLegendary
KodamaLegendary
MandrakeLegendary
MeerkatLegendary
MoleLegendary
Moon CatLegendary
PachycephalosaurusLegendary
PandaLegendary
ParasaurolophusLegendary
RaptorLegendary
Sand SnakeLegendary
SeedlingLegendary
StegosaurusLegendary
Sushi BearLegendary
TanchozuruLegendary
TanukiLegendary
TriceratopsLegendary
WispLegendary
ImpLegendary
AnkylosaurusMythical
Apple GazelleMythical
AxolotlMythical
Blood KiwiMythical
BrontosaurusMythical
Chicken ZombieMythical
Cooked OwlMythical
DilophosaurusMythical
DrakeMythical
Echo FrogMythical
Glimmering SpriteMythical
GolemMythical
HamsterMythical
Hyacinth MacawMythical
JunkbotMythical
KappaMythical
KoiMythical
Lemon LionMythical
Mochi MouseMythical
Night OwlMythical
OwlMythical
Peach WaspMythical
PterodactylMythical
Spaghetti SlothMythical
SprigganMythical
Sugar GliderMythical
Blood OwlDivine
CockatriceDivine
Fennec FoxDivine
French Fry FerretDivine
Golden GooseDivine
Green BeanDivine
GriffinDivine
Lobster ThermidorDivine
Luminous SpriteDivine
RaijuDivine
RaccoonDivine
SpinosaurusDivine
T-RexDivine
SwanDivine
Space SquirrelDivine
Corrupted KitsunePrismatic
KitsunePrismatic

Hope you have fun with your pets in Grow a Garden! If you'd like to learn more about this game, check out our guides on Seeds and how to favourite crops.

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