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Breeding Guide: How to Breed All Animals

updated Dec 23, 2021

In this Minecraft guide, we'll provide a complete list of all 21 animals that are available to breed in Minecraft, which includes animals that range from Horses, Turtles, Hoglins, and more. Breeding animals is a necessary part of playing Minecraft, especially if you plan on playing long-term, as they can act as forms of resources, transportations, and even companionship. Should you opt to build an animal farm, you'll not only save yourself plenty of time in the long run but also a huge relief in stress as it's one less thing you have to worry about gathering.

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All Passive Mobs in Minecraft
All Animals to Breed in Minecraft
How to Breed WolvesHow to Breed HorsesHow to Breed DonkeysHow to Breed Rabbits
How to Breed StridersHow to Breed CowsHow to Breed SheepHow to Breed Goats
How to Breed MooshroomsHow to Breed CatsHow to Breed OcelotsHow to Breed Turtles
How to Breed HoglinsHow to Breed PigsHow to Breed AxolotlsHow to Breed Parrots
How to Breed ChickensHow to Breed LlamasHow to Breed FoxesHow to Breed Bees
How to Breed Mules

Essential Tips and Tricks for Breeding Animals in Minecraft

  • Breeding animals is also a safe way to collect between 1-7 XP.
  • Once you feed the animals they’ll enter “Love Mode” and you’ll know that they’re in this mode by seeing flying hearts around them.
  • “Love Mode” lasts for 2.5 seconds and only mates with another animal that’s within eight blocks of them.
  • Create a mini barn/pen as long as you know the animals are somewhere they can’t escape.
  • Some mobs need to be tamed before you can breed them.
All Neutral Mobs in Minecraft
  • Acquiring the right food for the animals to eat as well as making sure you have enough to feed them all, especially if you plan on breeding a lot at once.
  • Make sure that they are in a well-lit area to make it easier for you to breed them or kill them if you want to at night.
  • Animals will also follow you too when you’re carrying the food they eat, so use this to your advantage when luring them into your barn/pen.
  • If you’re looking to breed animals on a massive scale it’s important to mention that mobs have a cooldown rate of five minutes.
  • Once you successfully breed the animals a baby will spawn, and if you want to accelerate the growth all you need to do is keep feeding it the correct food and it’ll grow into an adult.
Now that you've learned which mobs can be bred, why not check out our Taming Guide that details everything you need to know about Taming Animals in Minecraft.

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