All Grow a Garden 2 Pets — Prices, Abilities & Best Uses
All current Grow a Garden 2 pets with Sheckle prices, rarities, abilities, spawn rules, Turtle, Butterfly, Bald Eagle, and guild-reward pets.
Pets are active companions with specific abilities. They are not a generic stack of invisible percentage buffs: most pets help movement, harvesting, mutation odds, defense, or stealing in a clearly defined way.
Current Core Pet List
| Pet | Price | Rarity | Verified Ability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frog | 10,000 | Common | Adds 5 jump power |
| Bunny | 20,000 | Common | Adds 5 walk speed |
| Owl | 25,000 | Uncommon | Adds 12.5% night vision and hoots when a rare pet spawns |
| Deer | 50,000 | Rare | Makes plants grow 10% faster |
| Turtle | 70,000 | Rare | Adds inventory capacity but reduces walk speed by 2 |
| Robin | 75,000 | Legendary | Eats ripe fruit and can return seeds |
| Bee | 1,000,000 | Legendary | Stings intruders, reddening the screen and disrupting controls |
| Butterfly | 1,000,000 | Legendary | Helps plants in the garden grow faster |
| Monkey | 3,000,000 | Mythic | Brings ripe fruit to its owner |
| Bear | 5,000,000 | Mythic | Tackles, pins, and throws intruders |
| Bald Eagle | 5,000,000 | Mythic | Grabs intruders and flies them away from the garden |
| Golden Dragonfly | 9,000,000 | Mythic | Doubles the chance of Gold mutations |
| Unicorn | 12,000,000 | Mythic | Doubles the chance of Rainbow mutations |
| Raccoon | 15,000,000 | Super | Steals at night and adds 25 slots for stolen items |
| Ice Serpent | Guild reward | Super | Freezes intruders with frost breath |
| Black Dragon | Guild reward | Super | Current guild reward; editorial ability descriptions still conflict |
The 14 map-spawn pets above use current editorial rosters. Ice Serpent and Black Dragon are separated because they are guild rewards rather than normal center-map purchases.
Current Source Conflicts
- Turtle capacity: TheGamer reports +10 inventory slots, while Rock Paper Shotgun describes a 10% capacity increase. Both agree on the 70K price and -2 walk speed; check the live pet panel for the current capacity display.
- Monkey price: IGN and earlier current tables list 3M, while TheGamer's July 6 table shows 1M. This guide keeps 3M as the stronger corroborated reference and tells buyers to trust the live spawn price.
- Black Dragon ability: the reward is verified, but current editorial descriptions repeat Ice Serpent's frost ability. The guide does not present that copied description as settled fact.
How to Get a Pet
- Watch the pet spawn point near the center of the map.
- Buy the pet with Sheckles while it is available.
- Wait for it to travel to your garden.
- Equip it from your backpack.
There is a competitive twist: another player can intercept a purchased pet before it reaches your garden by paying twice its listed price. Keep enough money for the pet, act quickly, and use a quieter or private server when hunting a rare spawn.
Best Pets by Goal
Farming and Convenience
- Deer is the direct growth choice at +10% plant growth.
- Butterfly is another growth-focused option, although current sources do not publish one dependable percentage.
- Robin can turn ripe fruit into seeds.
- Monkey reduces collection travel by bringing ripe fruit to you.
- Turtle expands carrying capacity at the cost of movement speed, which can improve large Daily Deal or Double or Nothing inventories.
Mutation Farming
- Golden Dragonfly targets Gold mutation chance.
- Unicorn targets Rainbow mutation chance.
These abilities are specific. Owl does not provide a verified general mutation-rate buff; it improves night vision and signals a rare pet spawn.
Garden Defense
- Bee disrupts an intruder’s controls.
- Bear physically throws intruders away.
- Bald Eagle removes intruders by carrying them away.
- Ice Serpent freezes intruders with frost breath.
Defense pets slow or disrupt a thief, but they do not replace staying in your garden at night or using a controlled private server.
Night Stealing
Raccoon is the specialist choice. Its expanded stolen-item capacity matters to players who actively raid gardens at night, but offers little value to a purely defensive farmer.
What About Ice Serpent?
Ice Serpent was awarded through the earlier guild competition and is not the current Week 4 headline reward. Its verified effect is defensive frost breath—not a universal +10% all-stats bonus. Current guild rewards are covered in the Guilds Guide.
Verification Notes
The core roster and interception mechanic were checked against IGN’s pets reference. Turtle is corroborated by Rock Paper Shotgun’s current pet list, while Butterfly and Bald Eagle use TheGamer’s July 6 complete roster. Update pets can arrive quickly, so the table carries a visible verification date and calls out unresolved conflicts.
More Guides
- Pets Wiki — Compact pet reference
- Mutations Guide — Gold and Rainbow mutation values
- Defense Tips — Layer pets with garden security
- Guilds Guide — Current competition and legacy rewards
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get pets in Grow a Garden 2?
Pets spawn temporarily at the center of the map. Buy the pet with Sheckles, then equip it from your backpack after it reaches your garden. Other players can intercept it by paying twice the listed price.
How many pets are in Grow a Garden 2?
The July 18 source check found 14 current center-map pets, plus Ice Serpent and Black Dragon as guild rewards. Update pets can arrive quickly, so use the page's visible verification date.
Which pets help farming most?
Deer gives 10% faster plant growth, Butterfly also helps growth, Robin can return seeds, Monkey collects ripe fruit, Turtle adds capacity, Golden Dragonfly doubles Gold mutation chance, and Unicorn doubles Rainbow mutation chance.
What does the Turtle pet do?
Current guides agree that Turtle costs 70,000 Sheckles, adds inventory capacity, and reduces walk speed by 2. They conflict on whether the capacity display is +10 slots or +10%, so check the live pet panel.