Safari Event in Grow a Garden
The Safari Harvest Event of Grow a Garden is a limited-time feature in Grow a Garden that debuted in Update 1.29.0. Players participate in activities similar to the Summer Harvest Event, collecting event-limited seeds, gears, and unique pets. The focal point of this event is the Safari Egg, which can hatch into various powerful Safari Pets with exclusive garden-enhancing abilities.
This Safari event introduces nine new pets, including five eggs pets and four season-pass pets. With so many options available, how do you choose the best fit for your garden? Below is a detailed guide to the most recommended Safari pets for your consideration.
Top 3 Safari Pets in Grow a Garden
Grow a Garden features a vast array of pets with diverse appearances and complex abilities, and each player has unique needs. For collectors, the pursuit is to acquire every pet they don’t already own, while players focused on practical benefits prioritize a pet’s capabilities. This article will objectively compare the new pets in this batch based on their rarity and actual skill effects, selecting the three most worthwhile pets to own.
Top 1 - Elephant 🏆
Rarity: Divine
How to Get: From Safari Egg/0.5%
Advantage: Approximately every 7–23 minutes, the Elephant blesses an age-50 pet, resetting its age back to 1 and increasing its base weight by 0.1 KG if its base weight is under 2–3.5 KG. You can strategically deploy several Elephants to stack their abilities, helping your pets reach higher weight.
Disadvantage: The Elephant’s skill doesn’t affect Elephants, and it can’t be mimicked or refreshed.
Recommendation: ★★★★☆
Top 2 - Hydra 👍🏻
Rarity: Divine
How to Get: Season Pass/Level 47
Advantage: The Hydra applies Terran mutation, which gives crops a 75x multiplier, making it extremely valuable.
Disadvantage: Hydra’s skill can’t be mimicked or refreshed.
Recommendation: ★★★☆☆ (3,5/5)
Top 3 - Rhino 👍🏻
Rarity: Mythical
How to Get: Safari Egg/8.5%
Advantage: The Rhino can either halve incubation time for pet eggs or grant crops the Mirage mutation (x25).
Disadvantage: Rhino’s skill can only affect one pet egg at a time, and the skill cannot be copied or refreshed.
Recommendation: ★★★☆☆
Other Safari Pets in Grow a Garden
In addition to the three pets above, the Safari Event introduces six more pets. These new pets offer a wide variety of gameplay features. Some directly boost crops and other pets, while others reward players or allow cosmetic changes.
- Rarity: Common
- How to Get: Safari Egg/50%
- Trait: The Oxpecker helps Safari-type pets reduce cooldowns by 14–30 seconds.
- Rarity: Rare
- How to Get: Safari Egg/25%
- Trait: Every 30 minutes, the Zebra grants players a random reward from the Seed Shop or Gear Shop.
- Rarity: Legendary
- How to Get: Safari Egg/16%
- Trait: The Giraffe consumes high-growth fruits to boost its sale value. It also speeds up plant growth and applies Arid mutation (x6).
- Rarity: Rare
- How to Get: Season Pass/Level 2
- Trait: About every 8 minutes, the Armadillo rolls into a ball and transforms the player into an armadillo ball for 30.37 seconds.
- Rarity: Legendary
- How to Get: Season Pass/Level 25
- Trait: Your Stag Beetle will battle other players’ Stag Beetles, with a chance to win rewards.
- Rarity: Mythical
- How to Get: Season Pass/Level 40
- Trait: The Mantis Shrimp punches various targets in the player’s garden every 5–15 minutes, providing Sheckles, XP, mutations, or other effects.
How to Get Safari Pets After the Safari Event
Grow a Garden’s regular events typically last about two weeks, meaning the Safari Eggs exclusive to these events will no longer be obtainable once the event ends. Additionally, each Season Pass event lasts 35 days, and the Season Pass reward pet becomes unavailable after it ends.
After the Safari event and Season Pass conclude, players can obtain these pets by trading with others. Grow a Garden includes a trading system, and trading is highly recommended to avoid scams. If a quick match isn’t available in-game, you can use TradeKitsune to find trading partners:
Step 1: Open the TradeKitsune trading page, search for the specific pet’s trading interface, and see if suitable trades exist.
Step 2: If the desired trade isn’t available, post your own trade.
Step 3: Use TradeKitsune’s Grow a Garden trading calculator to identify a fair trade.
Step 4: Private-message your trading partner to confirm details.
Step 5: Conduct the trade in-game.
FAQ
Q1: What is the Safari Harvest Event in Grow a Garden?
A: It’s a limited-time event that introduces Safari Eggs and new Safari Pets with unique garden-enhancing abilities, similar to the Summer Harvest Event.
Q2: How do you obtain Safari Pets from the event?
A: Safari Pets mainly come from the Safari Egg, which hatches into various pets; some pets are tied to the Season Pass as well.
Q3: Which are the top Safari Pets to get first?
A: Top picks typically include Rhino for its egg-hatching speed boost and mutation effects, Giraffe for multiple growth and mutation benefits, and Elephant for weight-related boosts.
Q4: Can Safari Pets be obtained after the event ends?
A: Most Safari Eggs and Season Pass pets are limited-time, but they can be traded with other players after the event, using the built-in trading system.
Q5: How do I trade Safari Pets safely?
A: Use the in-game trading system and consider trusted third-party trading tool like TradeKitsune to find fair offers, but always beware of scams and never click suspicious links.
