Hidden paws uncover a glittering holiday surprise: a fresh batch of furry companions, curious charms, and garden-ready traits that turn a winter update into a blooming adventure.
So, check this guide to find out all the new Grow a Garden Christmas update pets, along with their traits, and which ones you should prioritize getting first.
All Grow a Garden Christmas Update Pets
The Christmas update introduces a cheerful lineup of new pets for Grow a Garden, each bringing unique passive traits to help with planting, harvesting, and reward collection. Players can find festive-themed companions such as reindeer, snow owls, and gingerbread critters that add both charm and utility to their gardens. These pets provide boosts to resource gathering and seasonal event progress, making them valuable additions for anyone expanding their winter farm.
There are mainly two ways to obtain the new Grow a Garden Christmas update pets. First is to get them from the newly introduced Christmas gifts, while the second is to get them from Christmas Eggs. So, here are all the pets and their traits for both categories.
1. List of All Grow a Garden Christmas Gift Pets
The Christmas gifts can be obtained by submitting Christmas mutated plants at the center of the event, or during Samta’s Here weather event. That said, here are all the pets you can get from them:
| Pet | Rarity | Gift Category | Trait |
|---|---|---|---|
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Pine Beetle |
Legendary | Rare gift, Mythical gift | -Every 5.52 minutes, battles with another player’s beetle, and if it wins, it gives you a reward. – The higher the beetle’s weight and size, the better the chance of getting the reward |
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Eggnog Chick |
Legendary | Mythical gift, Gold gift | – Can boost the time required for pets to hatch |
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Cacao Cat |
Mythical | Gold gift, Rainbow gift | – Every 72.48 minutes, it goes to a Hot Chocolate cosmetic and naps near it for 10.75 seconds. – New fruit within 10.75 studs will be 1.27x larger |
2. List of All Grow a Garden Christmas Egg Pets
The Christmas gifts also have a chance to give you a Christmas egg. Alternatively, you can also purchase this from the in-game shop by spending some Robux. This egg contains the following pets with the given passives:
| Pet | Rarity | Trait |
|---|---|---|
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Turtle Dove |
Rare | – Christmas plants within range have 0.39x increased growth speed chance |
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Reindeer |
Legendary | – Gains an additional 6.15XP per second for every other Reindeer in the garden. – Every 4.55 minutes has a 14.35% chance to apply the Snoy mutation to nearby fruit |
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Nutcracker |
Mythical | – Every 11.50 minutes, cracks open a random Nutty-type fruit and grants a random Christmas-related reward |
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Yeti |
Divine | – Every 14.56 minutes, devours a fruit with atleast 16 mutations to summon the Yeti Night weather |
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Ice Golem |
Prismatic | – Grants a 7.46% chance for the pet mutation acquired from the pet mutation machine to become one of the four Ice Golem exclusive mutations, like Christmas Rally, Jolly Decorator, Merry Nursery, and Giant Golem |
Also Read: Grow a Garden Santa’s Stash Guide
Best Pets to Get During the Grow a Garden Christmas Update
Pets with strong harvesting and growth bonuses shine during the Christmas Update, especially those boosting holiday crops and rare seed yields. Snowbun, with its passive growth speed trait, makes planting cycles faster, while Hollyfox increases the drop rate of festive items. Frostling is another good choice for players farming event-exclusive materials thanks to its fertilizing passive. Pairing these pets creates a balanced setup for collecting resources and maximizing rewards throughout the event.
If you’re still deciding where to spend your time and effort, here is the list of Christmas pets you must get right away:
- Ice Golem: This pet can grant some of the exclusive mutations to your pets that can later help in collecting sheckles from mutated plants in the long run.
- Reindeer: This is an excellent scaling pet because it can get bonus XP and provide the Christmas-themed mutations to the nearby plants.
- Cacao Cat: This pet is perfect for farmers looking to get some chonky fruits. It can pair perfectly with the Master and Grandmaster sprinklers to further boost the size of plants in the game.
How to get Reindeer pet
The Reindeer pet in Grow a Garden is a limited Legendary pet introduced in the Christmas Update. Obtain it by hatching Christmas Eggs from the in-game shop during the event.
Acquisition Steps
Purchase Christmas Eggs using event currency or Sheckles while the limited-time shop stocks them. Hatch the eggs, as Reindeer has a low drop rate typical of Legendaries-expect multiple hatches for reliable odds.
Upgrading Reindeer
Collect eight fully aged (age 100) Reindeer pets and combine them at the Sleigh to unlock the exclusive Red-Nosed Reindeer variant, which offers enhanced traits.
Key Traits Recap
Reindeer provides scaling XP gains (+6.15 XP/sec per additional Reindeer owned) and periodic Snowy mutations on nearby fruit (~14% chance every 4.5 minutes), making multiples ideal for mutation farming.
Where are the hidden tokens in Dress to Impress reindeer quest
Dress to Impress features hidden tokens in its Winter Quest (tied to the now-ended Roblox Winter Spotlight event from late 2024/early 2025) that reward the Chibi Deer/Reindeer pet holdable. These are no longer available as of January 2026 since the event expired on January 2, 2025.
Token 1 Location
In Chapter 2 (Reindeer/sleigh ride section), progress through the sleigh course to the halfway point. Look right near a large present for a glowing blue-and-yellow token floating in the air-ride directly through it to collect.
Token 2 Location
In Chapter 3 (Santa, Puppet of Darkness boss fight), after defeating phase 1 and teleporting to the icy platform for phase 2, immediately turn around. The token sits on ice behind you-jump over to grab it.
Reward and Access Notes
Collecting both tokens automatically unlocks the Chibi Deer/Reindeer in your Dressing Room under the Trophy tab. A related secret (not a token) involves Chapter 2’s left sleigh leading to a fountain requiring code “PALINGENESIA” for a badge and access to hidden areas, but this doesn’t grant the pet directly. The quest itself remains partially playable for other rewards like the Ice Queen set.
