Grow a Garden offers players a relaxing experience within Roblox, instantly captivating them from the onset. Yet, farming can sometimes feel a bit lonely, particularly if you lack in-game companions. Fortunately, the 1.04.0 update has added pets as delightful companions, significantly enhancing the gaming experience.
Not only do these charming creatures enliven your farm, but they also assist you in numerous ways. This guide outlines all the pets available in Grow a Garden and details their unique abilities.
Acquiring Pets in Grow a Garden
Players have the chance to collect up to 79 charming pets, but can only store 60 at once (unless additional storage is purchased), and only a limited number can accompany you on the farm. The primary method for obtaining pets in Grow a Garden is through Pet Eggs available at Raphael’s Stall or special event shops.
If you’re new to the game, Raphael’s Stall (offering Pet Eggs) is near the Cosmetics and Gear Shop. Here, you can buy six varieties of eggs, each yielding pets of various rarities. Keep in mind that only three types of eggs are available at any given time. Below is an overview of what you might encounter:
| Pet Eggs | Rarity | Price | Hatch Time |
| Common Egg | Common | 50,000 Sheckles | 10 minutes |
| Common Summer Egg | Common | 1,000,000 Sheckles | 20 minutes |
| Uncommon Egg | Uncommon | 150,000 Sheckles | 20 minutes |
| Rare Egg | Rare | 600,000 Sheckles | 2 hours |
| Rare Summer Egg | Rare | 25,000,000 Sheckles | 4 hours |
| Legendary Egg | Legendary | 3,000,000 Sheckles | 3 hours |
| Mythical Egg | Mythical | 8,000,000 Sheckles | 5 hours, 7 minutes |
| Bee Egg | Mythical | 30,000,000 Sheckles | 4 hours and 10 minutes |
| Paradise Egg | Mythical | 50,000,000 Sheckles | 6 hours and 40 minutes |
| Bug Egg | Divine | 50,000,000 Sheckles | 8 hours |
While these eggs can be accessible at any time, some, like the Night Egg, Oasis Egg, and Dinosaur Egg, are exclusive to events. They can be found in event shops or occasionally in the Game Shop. With the introduction of the crafting mechanic, players can also create an Anti-Bee Egg using resources at the Crafting Table. Once you secure an egg, just place it in your garden and wait for it to hatch. If you need quicker results, use Robux or pets that enhance hatch speed.
Don’t forget, developers often distribute free pets during live update launches, so keep an eye out for these opportunities.
Functionality of Pets in Grow a Garden
Pets in Grow a Garden are more than mere companions that require feeding. They actively contribute by retrieving seeds, gear, mutation tools, Sheckles, and much more. The game features six pet rarities, with the rarer pets offering superior benefits. Below is a detailed breakdown of all pets and their abilities.
Common Pet Abilities
| Common Pets | Abilities | Drop Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Bunny | Eats carrots (normal or chocolate) and boosts their selling value by 1.53x or more as they age. | 33.33% from Common Egg |
| Dog | Attempts to dig up seeds from your garden (specifically from the Seed Shop) every minute, with a 5.14% success rate. | 33.33% from Common Egg |
| Golden Lab | Functions similarly to the Dog, but has a higher seed-finding success rate of 10.31%. | 33.33% from Common Egg |
| Starfish | Roams in the garden, gaining 6.36 experience points, which helps it age. Ideal for opening pet slots. | 50% from Common Summer Egg |
| Crab | Approaches other players on the server every 6.12 minutes, pinching them to acquire 260 to 460 Sheckles. | 25% from Common Summer Egg |
| Seagull | Provides a free seed of the plant you just harvested (flowers and vegetables only), albeit with only a 3.53% chance. Not applicable to fruit crops. | 25% from Common Summer Egg |
Uncommon Pet Abilities
| Uncommon Pets | Abilities | Drop Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Black Bunny | Increases the price of carrots (or chocolate carrots) by 1.53 times when consumed, slightly faster than a regular bunny. | 25% from the Uncommon Egg |
| Cat | Rests for 10.12 seconds every minute and 20 seconds, leading nearby fruits (within 10.12 studs) to grow 1.25x bigger. | 25% from the Uncommon Egg |
| Chicken | Boosts egg hatch speed by 10.36%. | 25% from the Uncommon Egg |
| Deer | Has a 2.53% chance of ensuring berry fruits remain on the plant even after harvesting. | 25% from the Uncommon Egg |
| Bee | Visits a random fruit or vegetable every 24 minutes and 45 seconds, making it Pollinated. | 65% from the Bee Egg |
Rare Pet Abilities
| Rare Pets | Abilities | Drop Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Orange Tabby | More effective than a regular cat, sleeping for about 1.30 minutes and enlarging fruits within 15.16 studs by 1.51% during this time. | 33.33% from the Rare Egg |
| Spotted Deer | Enhances the chance of berry fruits staying on the plant after picking to approximately 5.10%. | 16.67% from the Rare Egg |
| Rooster | Boosts egg hatch speed by 20.93%. | 10% from the Rare Egg |
| Pig | May turn adjacent fruits within 15 studs into mutated variants. The likelihood is 2.02%, and lasts for 15.35 seconds every two minutes. | 25% from the Rare Egg |
| Monkey | May refund fruits when sold (with only a 2.55% chance). Rare fruits have a slight chance of giving a return. | 4% from the Rare Egg |
| Kiwi | Locates and sits on the egg with the longest hatch time every minute, reducing its hatch time by 20.24%. | 5% from the Rare Egg |
| Hedgehog | Increases prickly fruits by 1.52 times. These include Cactus, Durian, Dragon Fruit, and Pineapple. | 47% from the Night Egg |
| Honey Bee | Triggers Pollinated mutation on plants every 19.43 minutes. | 25% from the Bee Egg |
| Wasp | Randomly turns a fruit Pollinated every 29.46 minutes and increases the cooldown of an active pet by nearly a minute every 9.58 minutes. | 55% from the Anti Bee Egg |
| Flamingo | Enhances crop growth speed for both seeds and fully grown plants for approximately 15 minutes by standing on one leg every 3.57 minutes. This ability affects crops within a range of 13.45 studs. | 30% from the Rare Summer Egg |
| Toucan | Increases size and grants mutation for your tropical plants within a 25.77-stud range, with a chance of 1.70x for size and 1.18x for mutation. | 25% from the Rare Summer Egg |
Legendary Pet Abilities
| Legendary Pets | Abilities | Drop Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Cow | Accelerates the growth of all plants within 8.18 studs by 1.12%, resulting in quicker fruit generation. | 42.55% from the Legendary Egg |
| Silver Monkey | Can return your fruits and vegetables after sale, but the chance stands at 7.76%. | 42.55% from Legendary Egg |
| Sea Otter | Acts like a watering can that sprays water on random plants every 15 seconds, allowing their fruits to grow more quickly. | 10.64% from Legendary Egg |
| Polar Bear | Has a possibility of granting a Chilled or Frozen mutation to random fruits every 1.29 minutes, with a 10.14% likelihood. | 2.13% from Legendary Egg |
| Turtle | Helps maintain sprinklers (Basic, Advanced, Godly, Master, and Chocolate) for 20.47% longer. | 2.13% from Legendary Egg |
| Panda | Jumps over and consumes bamboo, enhancing its selling value by 1.57x. | None (Animal Update Pet) |
| Blood Hedgehog | Makes prickly fruits 2.02% larger, while any mutated ones among them sell for 1.16% more. | None (Obtainable from Blood Moon Shop) |
| Blood Kiwi | Increases both the hatch time and hatch speed of eggs in your garden by 45.56% and 20.25%, respectively. | None (Obtainable from Blood Moon Shop) |
| Mole | Digs up gear or Sheckles approximately every 1.20 minutes, including items from the Gear Shop. | 23.5% from the Night Egg |
| Frog | Encourages one crop to grow faster for a full 24 hours, activating every 19.48 minutes. | 17.63% from the Night Egg |
| Moon Cat | Snoozes for 20.18 seconds every minute and enlarges fruits by 1.51x in a confined range, also helping Moon-type fruits remain after pick. | None (Obtainable from the Twilight Shop) |
| Firefly | Provides a Shocked veggie or fruit every 1.32 minutes (3.07% success rate). | None (Test exclusive) |
| Petal Bee | Ensures a nearby flower plant does not disappear after picking (1.13% chance) and grants a crop the Pollinated mutation after 24.49 minutes. | 4% from Bee Egg |
Mythical Pet Abilities
| Mythical Pets | Abilities | Drop Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Mouse | Grants the Mouse 521.75 EXP every 10 minutes and boosts players’ jump height. | 35.71% from Mythical Egg |
| Brown Mouse | Increases players’ jump height, gaining 803.74 EXP every eight minutes, leading to swift aging. | 26.79% from Mythical Egg |
| Squirrel | May return the seed when planting, effectively growing the crop for you while giving the seed back as well. | 26.79% from Mythical Egg |
| Red Giant Ant | Possesses a 5.16% chance that picking normal fruits yields an extra one in your inventory. | 8.93% from Mythical Egg |
| Red Fox | Visits neighboring gardens every 8.57 minutes to attempt to steal a seed from any non-event plants. | 1.79% from Mythical Egg |
| Caterpillar | Accelerates fruit production for leafy plants within its range, such as Beanstalk, Grape, Eggplant, and Pepper. | 40% from Bug Egg |
| Snail | Grants a seed from the recently harvested crop (5.08% likelihood). | 30% from Bug Egg |
| Giant Ant | Offers a 10.38% likelihood that harvested crops will be cloned, allowing you to receive two fruits instead of one. | 25% from Bug Egg |
| Echo Frog | Has a near-every-15-minutes routine where a crop’s growth accelerates for an entire real-world day. | 8.23% from Night Egg |
| Praying Mantis | Raises the odds of encountering a mutated fruit on its radar every 1.32 minutes. | 4% from Bug Egg |
| Owl | All walking critters in your garden gain 0.23 EXP every second, helping them age for future sale. | None (Obtainable by completing Lunar Quest) |
| Chicken Zombie | Has a 20.30% chance of producing a Zombified fruit every 30 seconds and speeds up egg hatch by 10.15%. | None (Blood Moon Update Pet) |
| Hamster | Runs on a wheel every 3.05 minutes, enhancing crafting speed by 30.45% for nearly 19 seconds. | None (Obtainable from the Summer Shop) |
Divine Pet Abilities
| Divine Pets | Abilities | Drop Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Dragonfly | Can transform a random fruit in your garden into gold every 4.5 minutes. | 1% from Bug Egg |
| Night Owl | Grants 0.23 EXP to all active critters. | 3.53% from Night Egg |
| Raccoon | Visits a neighboring garden every 15 minutes to duplicate a fruit they possess, including event exclusives. | 0.1% from Night Egg |
| Queen Bee | Resets an active pet’s trait cooldown every 29.37 minutes and Pollinates a plant about every 24.37 minutes. | 1% from Bee Egg |
| Disco Bee | First-ever pet to provide plants the Disco mutation (only 12.28% likelihood) every 19.49 minutes. | 0.25% from Anti-Bee Egg |
| Blood Owl | All pets on your farm gain an additional 0.53 EXP on top of their usual. | None (Obtainable from Blood Moon Shop) |
| Fennec Fox | Visits another player’s farm every 22.04 minutes, duplicates a random mutation from any plant, and triggers it on a fruit. | 0.5% from Oasis Egg |
| T-Rex | Consumes a random mutation from any fruit, then spreads that mutation to three or four other fruits around every 20 minutes. | 0.5% from Dinosaur Egg |
You can definitely improve your pet’s ability in Grow a Garden by aging it. They get better as they age. For example, they’ll be able to duplicate fruits more successfully, use their traits more often, and even have a higher likelihood of giving variants or seeds. To age your pets faster, make sure they’re well-fed and earning EXP by roaming freely or with the help of EXP-boosting animals. The best part is, just like crops, pets grow while you’re offline. You just need to watch their hunger bar, which goes down every 12 hours.
Leveling up pets is particularly beneficial for critters like Praying Mantis and Pigs (for top-tier mutations like Rainbow, Shocked, and Gold), and even for animals like Raccoons and Red Foxes, who help you obtain free fruits and seeds.
Do Pet Abilities Stack in Grow a Garden?
According to Grow a Garden’s official Discord, pet abilities do stack. This means you can get enhanced benefits from their combined traits. For instance, a Polar Bear has a slight chance of creating Chilled or Frozen fruits, but accumulating multiple of these pets can increase your mutation odds. If you have a Silver Monkey, you could leave many unique plants on your plot for added security, preserving your valuable crops post-sale.
This stacking also works for pets with similar traits. Having an Owl, Night Owl, and Blood Owl collectively can deliver a substantial experience boost for your active pets. For optimal results, look to unlock more pet slots (up to eight) to incorporate animals aligning with your objectives.
