You can use the Squirrel to save seeds when you’re planting. That cuts costs and helps you grow rare crops a bit more often. The Squirrel sometimes lets you plant a seed without actually using it, so you keep more seeds over time. If you plant a lot or farm expensive seeds, it’s honestly a pretty useful little perk.
If you’re curious how to get the Squirrel or where it fits in your farm setup, this article breaks it down. I’ll show you how the trait works, when you might want to equip it, and a few tips for pairing it with other farming boosts.
You’ll also see some simple steps for getting the Squirrel and actually putting it to work in your garden.
How the Squirrel Pet Affects Planting in Grow a Garden
The Squirrel gives you a small, repeatable benefit that helps save seeds while you plant. Its effect just works when you’ve got the pet equipped, and you’ll notice it most if you’re planting a ton of common crops at once.
Passive Ability: Keep a Seed When Planting
The Squirrel gives you a 2.5% chance to keep your seed every time you plant one. You might see a seed pop right back into your inventory after you plant, which is always a nice little surprise.
You don’t have to use any special tool or press extra buttons—just keep the Squirrel active and fed. The passive works all the time while the Squirrel is out.
It won’t change how your crops grow or how much you harvest; it only affects seed consumption. The chance is small, so you’ll really see the benefit when you’re planting hundreds or even thousands of seeds.
Seed-Saving Mechanism and Stacking Multiple Squirrels
You get a separate 2.5% chance for each seed you plant. If you equip more than one Squirrel, or use other pets or items with a similar effect, the game might treat each roll separately or just use the highest single chance.
Honestly, it can depend on the current mechanics, and sometimes it’s a bit murky. It’s probably worth testing it out in your own garden to see how stacking works right now.
Keep your Squirrel fed so the passive stays active during long planting sessions. Pair it with other farming boosts if you want to get the most out of your time.
Tracking your seed counts before and after big planting runs can help you see the real gains, instead of guessing based on one or two tries.
Impact on Common Versus Rare Crops
You’ll see the Squirrel’s seed-saving perk pay off most with common, cheap seeds that you plant in bulk. If you’re replanting thousands of wheat, that 2.5% adds up and saves you a decent chunk over time.
For rare or pricey seeds, the chance still applies, but since you plant them so rarely, you probably won’t notice much of a difference.
Since the passive doesn’t scale with crop rarity, the Squirrel works best for your daily farming and mass crop resets. If you’re focused on high-value crops, you might want to look at other pets or bonuses that boost yield or speed instead of just saving seeds.
If you want more details, the Grow a Garden wiki has a good entry on the Squirrel’s 2.5% keep chance and how to get it: https://growagarden.wiki/Squirrel.
Obtaining and Using the Squirrel Pet
The Squirrel is a mythical-tier pet with a special passive that can save you Reclaimer uses and give XP. You’ll usually find it in high-rarity eggs, and you’ll want to feed and level it up so its trait stays reliable for long farming runs.
How to Get a Squirrel: Mythical Egg and Drop Rates
You can get the Squirrel by hatching a Mythical Egg, which you’ll find in the same shop area as other Pet Eggs like Common and Uncommon Eggs.
Mythical Eggs are way rarer than Common or Uncommon Eggs, so expect lower drop odds. One community listing puts the Squirrel’s chance at about 26.79% from a Mythical Egg, but in-game rates can shift with events.
If you’d rather buy eggs than wait, check the Pet Eggs shop during special events like the Blood Moon Event. Sometimes themed eggs and shop rotations show up.
Some players trade or get Squirrels through other systems, but hatching a Mythical Egg is your main route.
Feeding and Leveling Up Your Squirrel
Feed the Squirrel like you would any other pet to raise its hunger and XP. Higher hunger means it stays active longer.
The Squirrel actually has a pretty high hunger cap compared to most pets. Start with common feed items, then move to higher-value food if you want to level up faster and keep the trait reliable.
Leveling boosts the pet’s stats and makes its passive trigger more often. Keep the Squirrel equipped while you farm or use the Reclaimer so you always get the chance to not use a seed.
Check its hunger often and refill it in short bursts, instead of letting it drop to zero.
Long-Term Benefits for Efficient Farming
Leveling up a Squirrel really eases resource strain over time. You get a shot at saving Reclaimer uses, and those passive XP gains add up. That means you’ll burn through fewer reagents and can keep farming for longer stretches without running back for supplies.
If you stick to repeat planting strategies, the Squirrel’s perk helps you keep your tools around for more runs. That can actually speed things up in the long run—at least, that’s been my experience.
During limited events or if you’re the type who collects lots of pets, the Squirrel works well alongside other Mythical pets from the Mythical Egg pool. Just remember to keep it fed and leveled up. When you’re settling in for a long reclaiming or planting session, this pet quietly boosts your efficiency.
If you want to dig deeper into the Squirrel’s stats or see what the community thinks, check out the detailed fan page. It covers the pet’s traits and event history pretty thoroughly.
