Grow a Garden Pets

How to get pets, level them up, unlock slots, and use them like a pro

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Grow a Garden Pets Guide

What You’ll Learn in This Guide:

  • How pets work in Grow a Garden (abilities, aging, feeding).
  • The best methods to unlock more pet and egg slots.
  • Where to get pets (shop, events, eggs, crafting).
  • How traits like automation, mutations, and boosts actually work.
  • Pro tips to avoid wasting resources on bad pets.

đŸ¶ What Are Pets and Why Do They Matter?

Think of pets in Grow a Garden as your automated farming assistants—with benefits. They don’t just follow you around looking cute. Each one has a passive ability that can boost your crops, speed up egg hatching, duplicate fruit, or even feed other pets for you.

For example, the Dragonfly can turn fruits into golden versions every 5 minutes (yes, golden—as in 50× value). Meanwhile, the Cooked Owl might randomly “burn” a fruit, giving it a high-value mutation without waiting for weather.

In other words: good pets = more money, faster progress, less manual grinding.

What pets actually do:

  • Apply powerful mutations (Golden, Disco, Burnt, Rainbow
)
  • Boost growth speed or crop size passively
  • Duplicate or replant crops under specific conditions
  • Speed up egg hatching (looking at you, Chicken Jockey)
  • Level up other pets to unlock more pet slots
  • Auto-feed your pets, so you don’t have to babysit

Why they’re worth your time

Most systems in Grow a Garden scale slowly—seeds take time to grow, crafting needs materials, and active farming gets repetitive. Pets break that loop. Once you understand how to level them and pick the right combos, they can:

  • Save hours of grind time
  • Unlock faster routes to S-tier crops
  • Create passive income loops (yes, with the right mutation stacking)

Bottom line? If you’re not using pets effectively, you’re leaving a huge chunk of value on the table. And it’s not just about rarity—some of the most useful pets aren’t even Mythical.

Next up, we’ll break down exactly how to get pets in the first place—and where not to waste your Robux.

🎁 How to Get Pets (Eggs, Events, Crafting & Trading)

Pets in Grow a Garden don’t come cheap—but they’re worth it. If you’re just hoping to hatch a dragonfly by random chance, you’ll burn through thousands of coins (or Robux). The good news? There are four different ways to unlock pets, and each one has pros, cons, and hidden strategies.

Let’s break them down clearly so you can stop wasting eggs and start building a real pet squad.

1. đŸ„š Pet Eggs – The Main Source

You’ll find Pet Eggs in the in-game shop and in event rewards. Most contain Common to Epic pets, but Mythicals are technically possible (at absurdly low odds).

  • Basic Egg – Cheapest, mostly Commons.
  • Royal Egg – Higher cost, better chance of Rares and Epics.
  • Event Eggs – Only available during seasonal updates; contain exclusive pets like the Burnt Owl.

💡 Pro tip: If you’re targeting a specific pet, check our Pets Tier List first—some eggs aren’t worth the price.

2. 🎉 Event Rewards – Limited-Time Only

Every major update introduces event-limited pets. These are often free, but require grind:

  • Burnt Owl (Working Bee)
  • Flamingo, Seal, and Parrot (Summer Update Leaks)
  • Chicken Jockey (Easter)

If an event’s active, prioritize its quests—these pets usually never return.

3. đŸ› ïž Crafting – For Utility Pets

Some pets like the Pack Bee are crafted, not hatched. These often boost systems (like inventory space or XP gain), and you’ll need materials like:

  • Anti-Bee Eggs
  • Flowers (from garden or crate)
  • Honey (crafted or looted)

Check the crafting station to see if any recipes are available—you might be sitting on the pieces already.

4. 🔁 Trading – High-Risk, High-Reward

While not officially endorsed, player-to-player trading is becoming more common in Discord servers. It’s the only way to get specific Mythicals without gambling.

But be warned: Scams happen. Never trade without trusted middlemen or verified Discord listings.

🍎 Feeding & Aging: How to Make Your Pets Stronger

Your pet won’t stay a baby forever—and that’s exactly the point. In Grow a Garden, feeding pets helps them age, and aging unlocks better bonuses.

đŸŒ How Feeding Works

Each time you feed a pet, it gains experience. The bar fills slowly at first, but increases per feeding item and depending on the rarity of the fruit used.

  • Basic fruits like Apple or Carrot give tiny boosts.
  • Event fruits or crafted snacks give more XP per bite.
  • Feeding cooldown exists—usually around 15 seconds per pet.

You can feed any equipped pet by dragging fruit from your backpack directly onto them. They’ll munch it down, gain some XP, and maybe emote if they like it.

🐣 What Happens When a Pet Ages?

As a pet levels up (typically every 3-5 feedings), it can:

  • Gain stronger passive effects (like faster growth or bonus Sheckles).
  • Unlock extra visual effects or animations.
  • At max level, evolve or unlock its true potential (varies by pet).

Real tip: One player fed their Burnt Owl with a bunch of cooked fruit and noticed a secret reaction animation. Not every pet reacts to special fruit, but it’s worth testing.

🔓 How to Unlock More Pet and Egg Slots

Running out of pet space fast? You’re not alone. Default capacity in Grow a Garden feels tight until you start unlocking extras.

🎒 Unlocking Pet Slots

There are two ways to expand your pet inventory:

  1. Craft Pet Backpacks – These give you permanent extra slots.
    • Requires: Honey + Anti-Bee Eggs + Flowers.
    • Use the Gear Station near spawn.
  2. Equip the Pack Bee Pet
    • This gear-like pet adds +25 backpack slots and stacks if you get multiples.
    • Only available through crafting (no gacha!).

🐣 Egg Slots (For Hatch Queue)

Want to hatch more eggs at once? You’ll need to:

  • Level up in-game (progress unlocks 2nd slot naturally).
  • Complete daily bee quests (some give a permanent 3rd slot).
  • Buy the 4th slot via Robux (not recommended early).

Pro Tip: Prioritize Pack Bee over the 4th egg slot—it has broader benefits and doesn’t require premium currency.

🧠 Pro Strategies for Early & Mid Game Pet Use

Most players misuse pets without realizing it. Here’s how to make yours work harder from day one.

đŸ§© In Early Game

  • Focus on XP Pets – Anything that boosts your player XP will speed up your Sheckle income.
  • Don’t overfeed low-rarity pets – Save your good fruits for pets with high potential.
  • Skip cosmetic pets early on (like Bee Bomb) unless you’re collecting.

đŸ§Ș In Mid Game

  • Rotate pets depending on what you’re doing:
    • Farming? Use Watermelon Buddy or Tropical Owl for growth boosts.
    • Selling? Equip anything that buffs fruit weight or sale price.
    • Crafting? Bring mutation boosters like Burnt Owl.

Example: During the Working Bee event, I ran Pack Bee + Burnt Owl + Mango Slime. Result? Faster harvest, more slots, and a shocking $47M fruit thanks to a stacked mutation combo.

🧰 Best Utility Pets (XP, Feeding, Duplication & More)

Not all pets are made for combat. In Grow a Garden, utility pets offer real, measurable benefits—if you know which ones to look for.

🔍 Utility Pet Types

  • XP Boosters – Level you up faster (Snail, Baby Owl).
  • Fruit Duplicators – Double harvest yield occasionally (Lime Gecko).
  • Feeding Enhancers – Help pets level faster (Bunny gives feeding XP).
  • Sell Buffers – Increase price based on weight or rarity (Candy Cow).

🏆 Best Picks Right Now

  • Burnt Owl: Mutation bonuses + passive XP + free cooked fruit.
  • Pack Bee: Adds inventory space. Stacks. Never gets old.
  • Tropical Gecko: Rare drop, great for fruit duplication.
  • XP Turtle: Slow but scales insanely with group play.

Each of these has been tested with crafted seed cycles and consistently outperforms decorative pets.

đŸš« Common Mistakes to Avoid with Pets

Let’s be honest—most mistakes come from impatience. Here’s what to skip:

❌ Feeding the Wrong Fruit

  • Don’t waste rare or event fruit on low-tier pets.
  • Save crafted snacks for pets with real potential.

❌ Ignoring Synergy

  • Pets work best in combos: size boost + weight buff + XP → perfect storm.
  • Mixing random pets usually gives mediocre results.

❌ Skipping Rotations

  • You can swap pets mid-session. Always equip the ones that match your current task.
  • Farming with a sell booster = missed opportunity.

❌ Overleveling Bad Pets

  • Just because you hatched it doesn’t mean it’s worth maxing out.
  • Some pets have no bonus even at level 10. Check its passive before investing.

Rule of thumb: If a pet’s ability doesn’t scale, stop feeding after level 5 unless cosmetic.