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Pixel illustration of sniffer egg
Archaeology & Collectibles

Sniffer Egg

A sniffer egg starts an ancient-plant farm and hatches faster on a moss block.

SurvivalJava & Bedrock

What is Sniffer Egg?

The sniffer egg hatches into a baby sniffer when left as a placed block. After it grows, the adult can dig up torchflower seeds or pitcher pods on suitable terrain. The egg is therefore the starting point for growing plants you do not normally find in the wild.

Why players overlook it

A player can explore ocean ruins for ordinary loot without brushing the suspicious sand. The egg also requires a place to hatch and a little patience before it leads to a plant. It is easy to miss if the trip was only about finding treasure quickly.

How to get it

  • Search warm ocean ruins and brush the suspicious sand. Plan your breathing time before starting the excavation.
  • Once you have two adult sniffers, breed them with torchflower seeds to produce another egg.

What is it used for?

  • Place the egg on moss for the shorter hatch time, about ten minutes under normal ticking conditions. Expect roughly twenty minutes on other surfaces.
  • Give the hatched sniffer access to a suitable area for digging after it grows up.

When it comes in handy

Set up the hatching surface near a base activity that keeps the area ticking. You can work on the adult enclosure and its dirt or grass floor while the egg hatches.

Limitations

An egg sitting in a chest will not hatch. The parent animals need torchflower seeds to breed, so using every seed for decoration delays the next egg.

Editorial recommendation

Is it worth using?

Bring the first egg back to a safe site, then use the first seed harvest to establish a breeding pair if you plan to collect both plants.

Alternatives

Use a regular decorative flower for an immediate color accent. There is no equivalent ordinary seed that starts a sniffer population.

Java and Bedrock

The item is available in both editions. The guide covers the uses checked for the listed releases.

Sources

Checked for Java 26.3 and Bedrock 26.60 series (including 26.63 where available).

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