# Minecraft Animal Breeding Chart

> What to feed each animal to breed it in Minecraft.

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Category: Minecraft
Last updated: 2026-11-05

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.