Complete Guide to Pets in Grow a Garden: Everything You Need to Know
Welcome to the ultimate guide to pets in Grow a Garden, the Roblox gardening simulator that has captivated millions with its relaxing and progressive mechanics. Whether you are new or an experienced farmer, pets are the soul of your garden: they are not only adorable visual companions, but they enhance mutations, speed up harvests, and multiply your shekels in unpredictable ways. Launched in the 1.04.0 update on May 3, 2025, pets have transformed the endgame, especially with events like Harvest Reaper or Safari Harvest that introduce divine rarities.
In this exhaustive guide, we will cover everything from the basics to advanced strategies. You will learn how to obtain them, which tier list to prioritize, and lethal combos to maximize profits. All of this is updated as of November 2025, with the expansion of pets in update 1.30.0. Get ready for your garden to bloom like never before! 🌱🐾
What Are Pets and Why Are They Essential in Grow a Garden?
Pets are living creatures that follow you around your garden, equippable in limited slots (up to 5 active per player, stackable for multiplicative bonuses). Each pet has unique abilities that interact with the weather, mutations, and harvests: for example, some invoke lightning for Shocked mutations (100x value), while others auto-sell crops for passive farming.
Key benefits:
- Mutation boost: They increase chances of rare ones like Rainbow (50x) or Celestial (120x).
- Efficiency: They speed up growth (up to 50% faster) or automatically clear plots.
- Passive earnings: Pets like Chimpanzee sell crops AFK, ideal for offline farming.
- Exclusive events: Event pets (e.g., Halloween Lich) provide temporary rewards like shards for hatching.
Without pets, your garden is basic; with them, it becomes an empire. As of 2025, with over 100 pets available, the meta revolves around stacking traits for combos like «Peacock + Griffin» that elevate yields to infinity.
Initial tip: Always equip pets that match your current weather – a storm pet in a heatwave is wasteful.
How to Get Pets: Eggs, Hatching, and Events
Obtaining pets is an addictive grind, but strategic. It all starts with eggs, purchasable at the Pet Shop (Sam sells them for shekels) or found in events/merchants.
1. Types of Eggs and Probabilities
Eggs vary by rarity, with hatching rates from 90% common to 0.01% mythical. Incubate at the Hatching Station (free, 5-30 min per egg, speed up with pets like Golden Goose).
| Type of Egg | Approx. Cost (Sheckles) | Main Rarity | Incubation Time | Examples of Pets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | 500-1k | Common (80%) | 5 min | Cat, Dog |
| Rare | 5k-10k | Uncommon (50%) | 10 min | Bee, Bird |
| Epic | 50k-100k | Rare (20%) | 15 min | Tiger, Mandrake |
| Legendary | 500k-1M | Epic (5%) | 20 min | Griffin, Peacock |
| Mythical | 5M-10M | Legendary (1%) | 25 min | Chimpanzee, T-Rex |
| Divine | Event/Trade (50M+) | Mythical (0.1%) | 30 min | Mizuchi, Lich |
Hatching strategy: Use the «Fortune Teller» pet (from Oasis Eggs) for a +20% chance at mythicals. During events like Ghoul Garden, merchants sell eggs with boosts (e.g., Jungle Egg with a 5% Chimpanzee chance).
2. Events and Merchants for Exclusive Pets
- Harvest Reaper (October 2025): Solve the Lich Crystal riddles for the Lich pet (Divine, invokes spooky mutations like Rot – +30% value in mushrooms).
- Safari Harvest: Jungle Eggs drop Tiger (1% chance, boosts jungle plants like bamboo).
- Beanstalk Expansion (August 2025): New obstacles give shards for T-Rex (best for Fairy Points).
- Traveling Merchant: Every 30 minutes, sells rares like Golden Goose (lays eggs worth 100k+).
Trading tip: Join Discord hubs for swaps – a Mandrake (auto-duplicates seeds) for a Tiger is a fair trade early-game.
3. Aging and Evolution of Pets
Pets age (1-100 levels), unlocking advanced traits. Feed them «Pet Food» (from mutated crops) for XP. At level 50, they evolve (e.g., Common Bee → Tarantula Hawk, +honey production).
Pets Tier List: The Best and Worst in 2025
Based on utility (mutations, speed, ROI), here is the updated tier list post-1.30.0. S-Tier for endgame, D for fillers. Prioritize Legendary/Divine for serious farming.
| Tier | Pet | Rarity | Main Ability | Best Use | Trading Value (Sheckles) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | Mizuchi | Divine | Mutation enhancer (+50% rare muts) | Stacking with Peacock/Griffin for Celestial | 100M+ |
| S | Lich | Divine | Invokes Rot (30% boost mushrooms) + riddles rewards | Halloween events, dark gardens | 80M |
| S | Golden Goose | Legendary | Lays Fortune Eggs (auto-hatch mythicals) | Passive farming, offline | 50M |
| A | Chimpanzee | Mythical | Auto-sells crops (20% bonus shekels) | AFK, bulk harvests | 30M |
| A | T-Rex | Mythical | Max Fairy Points (+100% in events) | Beanstalk/Fairy quests | 25M |
| A | Mandrake | Epic | Duplicates seeds (10% chance) + Rot mutation | Seed farming, early expansion | 10M |
| B | Tiger | Rare | Jungle boost (bamboo +50% growth) | Safari events, multi-harvest | 5M |
| B | Tarantula Hawk | Epic | Honey production (Pollinated +3x) | Bee combos, pollen trades | 3M |
| C | Peacock | Legendary | Weather caller (invokes storms) | Mutation hunting (Shocked) | 2M |
| C | Griffin | Legendary | Fly-over boosts (Windstruck 5x) | Tall trees like coconut | 1.5M |
| D | Cat | Common | Clears plots (5% speed) | Beginners, fillers | 100 |
Tier notes: S-Tier dominates due to infinite ROI (Mizuchi can generate billions in a session). Avoid D-Tier in endgame; use them for XP grinding. Update Nov 2025: Lich rose to S due to its synergy with Ghoul Garden 2.
Detailed Abilities and Traits: How to Use Each Pet
Each pet has 3-5 traits that stack. Here’s a breakdown of the tops:
S-Tier Pets in Depth
- Mizuchi (Divine, Jungle Egg 0.5%): Traits: Aqua Surge (doubles Wet mutations), Dragon Breath (10% chance to double yields). Ideal combo: With Peacock for storm-rain hybrids. Use it in mango plots for Sundried + Wet = 170x base. In events, boosts efficiency by 200%.
- Lich (Divine, Harvest Reaper riddle): Traits: Shadow Bind (freezes enemies in minigames), Rot Aura (mushrooms +30% value, but -10% on veggies). Strategy: In Ghoul Garden, solve 5 riddles (guide: «Look for crystals in tombs under a full moon») to unlock. Perfect for dark farming – sells Rot mushrooms for 50k each.
- Golden Goose (Legendary, Oasis Egg 1%): Traits: Egg Layer (every 10 min, random egg with 5% mythical), Profit Peck (+15% shekels on sales). Pro tip: Stack 3 for hatching chain – generates 10M shekels/day passively.
A-Tier Pets: Mid-Game Must-Haves
- Chimpanzee (Mythical, Jungle Egg 5%): Traits: Banana Haul (auto-sell +20% bonus), Swing Speed (speeds up harvest by 30%). Ideal for AFK: Plant, leave the game, come back to ready shekels.
- T-Rex (Mythical, Beanstalk shards): Traits: Dino Roar (Fairy Points x2), Stomp Clean (instantly clears plots). In the Fairy Event, farms 10x faster – plant glimmering crops for max points.
- Mandrake (Epic, Seed Stages Event): Traits: Scream Duplicate (10% extra seeds), Rot Whisper (activates Rot on veggies). Use it early to expand plots without spending.
B/C-Tier Pets: Situational Specialists
- Tiger (Rare, Jungle Egg 1%): Traits: Prowl Growth (jungle plants +50%), Claw Harvest (multi-harvest +1 cycle). Great in Safari for bamboo farms.
- Tarantula Hawk (Epic, Honey trades): Traits: Sting Pollen (Pollinated 3x), Hive Call (attracts bees for honey). Combine with sprinklers for an infinite pollen cycle.
- Peacock/Griffin: Weather callers – Peacock for storms (Shocked bamboo = 50k/stalk), Griffin for winds (coconut trees 10x).
Stacking guide: Maximum of 5 pets; prioritize synergy (e.g., 2x Mizuchi + Chimpanzee = muts + auto-sell). Traits multiply: 2x Rot = 60% mushroom boost.
Advanced Strategies: Combos, Trading, and Common Mistakes
Lethal Combos for Max Profits
- Mutation Machine: Mizuchi + Peacock + Tarantula Hawk – 200% rare muts, ideal for diamond carrots (1B shekels).
- AFK Empire: Golden Goose + Chimpanzee + T-Rex – Hatching + sales + points, generates 500M/day offline.
- Event Crusher: Lich + Tiger + Mandrake – Rot + jungle + duplicates for Harvest Reaper rewards.
Trading and Market Value
- Where to trade: Pet Shop hub or Discord (look for «Grow a Garden trades»).
- Values 2025: Divine >50M; trade up: 5 Epics for 1 Legendary.
- Tip: Sell during events – Lich was worth 200M at peak Halloween.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Not stacking traits: A single pet is weak; rotate according to the weather.
- Ignoring age: Level 1 pets provide 50% less boost – farm food daily.
- Overhatching commons: Spend shekels on low eggs; go directly for Epics with initial savings.
- Forgetting events: You miss out on exclusives like T-Rex if you don’t participate in Beanstalk.
Current and Future Events with Pets (November 2025)
- Ghoul Garden 2 (Ongoing): New riddles for Lich variants; farm shards with Rot pets.
- Admin Abuse War (Upcoming, 10 PM EST Saturdays): Pets like Griffin provide edges in minigames with epic weather.
- Upcoming updates: Rumors of «Pet Ascension» for permanent traits – prepare with high-level teams.
Conclusion: Build Your Dream Team and Dominate Grow a Garden
Pets elevate Grow a Garden from a cozy sim to a strategic tycoon. Start with a Chimpanzee for cash flow, scale to Mizuchi for god-mode. Experiment with combos, join communities and remember: luck in hatching is real, but strategy always wins. What’s your favorite pet? Share in the comments and happy gardening! 🐉🌿