Minecraft Animal Breeding Chart
What to feed each animal to breed it in Minecraft.
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Feed two adults of the same animal the right food to breed them. They need to be close to each other, and can breed again after five minutes.
| Animal | Food |
|---|---|
| Cow, Mooshroom, Sheep | Wheat |
| Pig | Carrot, potato or beetroot |
| Chicken | Any seeds |
| Rabbit | Dandelion, carrot or golden carrot |
| Horse, Donkey | Golden apple or golden carrot (tame them first) |
| Llama | Hay bale (tame them first) |
| Wolf | Any meat (tamed wolves) |
| Cat | Raw cod or raw salmon (tamed cats) |
| Fox | Sweet berries or glow berries |
| Bee | Any flower |
| Turtle | Seagrass (they lay eggs on sand) |
| Panda | Bamboo (needs bamboo nearby) |
| Goat | Wheat |
| Axolotl | Bucket of tropical fish |
| Frog | Slimeball |
| Camel | Cactus |
| Armadillo | Spider eye |
| Sniffer | Torchflower seeds |
| Strider | Warped fungus |
| Hoglin | Crimson fungus |
Villagers
Villagers don't eat to breed. They breed when there are free beds and they have enough food in their inventory (bread, carrots, potatoes or beetroot).
Tip
Animals follow you while you hold their food. Use that to lead them into a pen.
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