Critters

Critters

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Critters in Dreamlight Valley are the small animals which populate the Valley's different regions.

These small animals can be interacted with, and when fed food will offer rewards. Each critter has a favorite food and multiple liked foods, and feeding it favorite or liked foods will trigger a friendship effect that will add it into your collection after multiple successful feedings. Critters also have a chance to drop Memories or valuable items when fed their liked and favorite foods.

Each critter species has a number of color variants, but species area and favorite food are usually the same across all colors of a critter. Different colors appear on different days, so filling in the critter collection will take some time while waiting for each color to appear.

Players can view if the critter has spawned in world by checking the 'Critters' section of the collection menu. If an animal color is unavailable the Schedule will read 'Not here today' when the critter is selected.

After a critter has been added to the collection, it will follow the player as a companion. To be added as a companion, each critter must be fed at least twice (frequently more) with its favorite or liked foods. Each critter can be fed any number of times per day, but only the first successful feeding each day will drop items and count towards collecting them, so adding them as a companion will take multiple days.

Critter Types

Name	Favorite Food	Liked Food	Location	Feeding Method	Favorite Food Reward	Liked Food Reward
Crocodiles	Lobster	Fish and Seafood from Glade of Trust^[1]	Glade of Trust	Red Light, Green Light: Stop when they have their heads up. Go when they have their heads down. Repeat until they lay on their bellies. Approach them carefully to start the game.	Dream Shard (2) Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard Memory Shard Cucumber Seed (1-2)
Foxes	White Sturgeon	Fish and Seafood from Frosted Heights	Frosted Heights	Tag: When you have caught their attention, chase after them until they stop.	Dream Shard (2) Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard Memory Shard Iron Ingot
Rabbits	Carrot	Grains Spices & Herbs* Vegetables*^[2] Fruit grown from seeds^[3], i.e. Melon, Cosmic Figs, Grapes, Pineapple	Peaceful Meadow	Tag: When you have caught their attention, chase after them until they stop.	Dream Shard Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard Memory Shard Lettuce Seed (4)
Raccoons	Blueberry	Gooseberry Raspberry Strawberry	Forest of Valor	Red Light, Green Light: Watch their body language, and approach when they are relaxed. When they are alert, with their head up, remain still - otherwise, the Critter will move to a new location.	Dream Shard Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard Memory Shard Garlic (2)
Ravens	5-Star Meals	3-Star Meals 4-Star Meals	Forgotten Lands	Patience: Wait until they have finished circling your head.	Dream Shard (3) Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard Memory Shard Gold Ingot
Sea Turtles	Seaweed	Seafood^[1]	Dazzle Beach	Patience: Wait until they are ready to come out of their shells. You can also drop food, like seaweed, in front of them and they will come out immediately.	Dream Shard Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard Memory Shard Coconut (2)
Squirrels	Peanut	Fruit foraged from Bushes and Trees^[3]	Plaza	Squirrels play no games. Simply approach and be ready to feed them!	Dream Shard Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard Memory Shard Oregano (3)
Emerald Sunbird	Green and Yellow Flowers	All Other Flowers	Sunlit Plateau	Sunbirds play no games. Simply approach and be ready to feed them!	Dream Shard (2) Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard Memory Shard Cocoa Bean (4) Cherry (3) Crystal (2)
Golden Sunbird	Orange and Yellow Flowers
Orchid Sunbird	Pink and Purple Flowers
Red Sunbird	Blue and Red Flowers
Turquoise Sunbird	Green and Pink Flowers
Capybaras^[4]	Cabbage	Grains Spices & Herbs* Vegetables*^[2] Fruit grown from seeds^[3], i.e. Melon, Cosmic Figs, Grapes, Pineapple	Wild Tangle	Capybaras play no games. Simply approach and be ready to feed them!	Dream Shard (2) Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard Memory Shard Bamboo (3)
Cobras^[4]	Egg	Dairy and Oil*^[5]	Glittering Dunes	Red Light, Green Light: Watch their body language, and approach when they are relaxed. When they are alert, with their head up, remain still - otherwise, the Critter will move to a new location.	Dream Shard (2) Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard Memory Shard Agave (3)
Monkeys^[4]	5-Star Dessert type Meals	3-Star or higher Meals	Ancient's Landing	Tag: When you have caught their attention, chase after them until they stop.	Dream Shard (2) Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard Memory Shard Cumin (3)
Baby Dragons^[6]	Pure Ice Shiny Pure Ice Magma Shiny Magma	Gems	Everafter	Patience: Wait until they aren't shy.	Dream Shard Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard Memory Shard Petrified Wood (2)
Baby Pegasi^[6]	5-Star Vegetable-Based Meals 4-Star Vegetable-Based Meals	3-Star or lower Vegetable-Based Meals	Mythopia	Tag: When you have caught their attention, chase after them until they stop.	Dream Shard Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard Memory Shard Lightning Spice (2)
Owls^[6]	Barley	Grains^[2]	The Bind	Owls play no games. Simply approach and be ready to feed them!	Dream Shard Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard Memory Shard Pine Cone (2)

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Except Festive Squid.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Refers to these Ingredient Categories as they are defined on the Ingredients tab of the Collection menu - i.e. Mushroom and Vanilla are included as Spices & Herbs, Spring V-EGG-etable is included as a Vegetable, and Seaweed is not.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Brussels Sprout, Nutmeg, and Cape Gooseberry are treated as foraged fruit for the purposes of liked foods - i.e., liked by Squirrels but refused by Rabbits and Capybaras - even though Brussels Sprout is categorized as a vegetable, Nutmeg is categorized as a herb, and Cape Gooseberry is foraged from the ground like herbs.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Requires A Rift In Time expansion.
↑ Refers to the Dairy and Oil Ingredient Category as it is defined while Cooking, not in the Collection menu.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Requires The Storybook Vale expansion.

Critter Schedules

Each color of critter follows a specific schedule - only appearing during certain times on specific days of the week. Sundays are the best day for critter variety, as almost all color variants have a chance to spawn in either the morning or afternoon. Some rare critter colors only spawn on one specific day of the week for a window of only six hours.

Name	Location	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Emerald Sunbird	Sunlit Plateau	12 PM to 12 AM	n/a	All day	All day	n/a	n/a	All day
Golden Sunbird	Sunlit Plateau	12 AM to 12 PM	n/a	All day	n/a	All day	All day	n/a
Orchid Sunbird	Sunlit Plateau	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9 AM to 3 PM	n/a
Red Sunbird	Sunlit Plateau	12 PM to 12 AM	All day	n/a	n/a	All day	n/a	All day
Turquoise Sunbird	Sunlit Plateau	12 AM to 12 PM	All day	n/a	All day	n/a	All day	n/a
Black Squirrel	Plaza	12 AM to 12 PM	n/a	All day	n/a	All day	All day	n/a
Classic Squirrel	Plaza	12 PM to 12 AM	All day	n/a	n/a	All day	n/a	All day
Gray Squirrel	Plaza	12 PM to 12 AM	n/a	All day	All day	n/a	n/a	All day
Red Squirrel	Plaza	12 AM to 12 PM	All day	n/a	All day	n/a	All day	n/a
White Squirrel	Plaza	10 AM - 4 PM	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Blue Crocodile	Glade of Trust	12 AM to 12 PM	All day	n/a	All day	n/a	All day	n/a
Classic Crocodile	Glade of Trust	12 PM to 12 AM	All day	n/a	n/a	All day	n/a	All day
Golden Crocodile	Glade of Trust	12 AM to 12 PM	n/a	All day	n/a	All day	All day	n/a
Pink Crocodile	Glade of Trust	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6 AM to 12 PM
Red Crocodile	Glade of Trust	12 PM to 12 AM	n/a	All day	All day	n/a	n/a	All day
White Crocodile	Glade of Trust	6 PM to 12 AM	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Black Rabbit	Peaceful Meadow	12 AM to 12 PM	All day	n/a	All day	n/a	All day	n/a
Brown Rabbit	Peaceful Meadow	12 PM to 12 AM	n/a	All day	All day	n/a	n/a	All day
Calico Rabbit	Peaceful Meadow	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8 AM to 2 PM	n/a	n/a
Classic Rabbit	Peaceful Meadow	12 PM to 12 AM	All day	n/a	n/a	All day	n/a	All day
White Rabbit	Peaceful Meadow	12 AM - 12 PM	n/a	All day	n/a	All day	All day	n/a
Blue Raven	Forgotten Lands	12 AM - 12 PM	n/a	All day	n/a	All day	All day	n/a
Brown Raven	Forgotten Lands	n/a	n/a	6 PM - 12 AM	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Classic Raven	Forgotten Lands	12 PM - 12 AM	All day	n/a	n/a	All day	n/a	All day
Red Raven	Forgotten Lands	12 AM - 12 PM	All day	n/a	All day	n/a	All day	n/a
White Raven	Forgotten Lands	12 PM - 12 AM	n/a	All day	All day	n/a	n/a	All day
Black Sea Turtle	Dazzle Beach	n/a	10 AM - 4 PM	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Brown Sea Turtle	Dazzle Beach	12 AM to 12 PM	All day	n/a	All day	n/a	All day	n/a
Classic Sea Turtle	Dazzle Beach	12 PM to 12 AM	All day	n/a	n/a	All day	n/a	All day
Purple Sea Turtle	Dazzle Beach	12 AM to 12 PM	n/a	All day	n/a	All day	All day	n/a
White Sea Turtle	Dazzle Beach	12 PM to 12 AM	n/a	All day	All day	n/a	n/a	All day
Black Fox	Frosted Heights	12 PM to 12 AM	n/a	All day	All day	n/a	n/a	All day
Blue Fox	Frosted Heights	12 AM to 12 PM	n/a	All day	n/a	All day	All day	n/a
Classic Fox	Frosted Heights	12 AM to 12 PM	All day	n/a	All day	n/a	All day	n/a
Red Fox	Frosted Heights	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4 PM to 10 PM
White Fox	Frosted Heights	12 PM to 12 AM	All day	n/a	n/a	All day	n/a	All day
Black Raccoon	Forest of Valor	12 PM to 12 AM	n/a	All day	All day	n/a	n/a	All day
Blue Raccoon	Forest of Valor	n/a	n/a	n/a	4 PM to 10 PM	n/a	n/a	n/a
Classic Raccoon	Forest of Valor	12 PM to 12 AM	All day	n/a	n/a	All day	n/a	All day
Red Raccoon	Forest of Valor	12 AM to 12 PM	All day	n/a	All day	n/a	All day	n/a
White Raccoon	Forest of Valor	12 AM to 12 PM	n/a	All day	n/a	All day	All day	n/a
Black and White Capybara^[1]	Wild Tangle (The Promenade)	12 PM to 12 AM	n/a	All day	n/a	All day	12 PM to 12 AM	12 PM to 12 AM
Blue Striped Capybara^[1]	Wild Tangle (The Grove)	n/a	12 AM to 12 PM	12 AM to 12 PM	12 AM to 12 PM	All day	n/a	All day
Classic Capybara^[1]	Wild Tangle (The Grasslands)	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day
Gray Spotted Capybara^[1]	Wild Tangle (The Lagoon)	All day	12 PM to 12 AM	12 PM to 12 AM	12 PM to 12 AM	n/a	All day	n/a
Red and White Striped Capybara^[1]	Wild Tangle (The Lagoon)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12 PM to 6 PM
Toon Capybara^[1]^[2]	Wild Tangle (The Grove)	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day
Blue and Red Striped Cobra^[1]	Glittering Dunes (The Wastes)	All day	12 PM to 12 AM	12 PM to 12 AM	n/a	All day	n/a	12 PM to 12 AM
Classic Cobra^[1]	Glittering Dunes (The Plains)	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day
Green and White Striped Cobra^[1]	Glittering Dunes (The Borderlands)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6 AM to 12 PM	n/a	n/a
Pink Spotted Cobra^[1]	Glittering Dunes (The Oasis)	12 AM to 12 PM	All day	n/a	12 AM to 12 PM	12 AM to 12 PM	All day	n/a
Toon Cobra^[1]^[2]	Glittering Dunes (The Wastes)	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day
Yellow and Purple Striped Cobra^[1]	Glittering Dunes (The Borderlands)	12 PM to 12 AM	n/a	All day	12 PM to 12 AM	12 PM to 12 AM	n/a	All day
Beige Monkey^[1]	Ancient's Landing (The Ruins)	All day	12 PM to 12 AM	n/a	12 PM to 12 AM	All day	12 PM to 12 AM	n/a
Black and Brown Monkey^[1]	Ancient's Landing (The Courtyard)	12 PM to 12 AM	n/a	12 PM to 12 AM	All day	12 PM to 12 AM	n/a	All day
Black and Gray Monkey^[1]	Ancient's Landing (The Ruins)	n/a	n/a	6 PM to 12 AM	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Classic Monkey^[1]	Ancient's Landing (The Docks)	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day
Red and Beige Monkey^[1]	Ancient's Landing (The Overlook)	n/a	12 AM to 12 PM	All day	12 AM to 12 PM	n/a	12 AM to 12 PM	All day
Toon Monkey^[1]^[2]	Ancient's Landing (The Docks)	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day
Brown Owl^[3]	The Library of Lore	N/A	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day	N/A
Dark Owl^[3]	The Library of Lore	All day	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	All day
Light Owl^[3]	The Bind	3 PM to 8 PM	3 PM to 8 PM	3 PM to 8 PM	3 PM to 8 PM	3 PM to 8 PM	3 PM to 8 PM	3 PM to 8 PM
Purple Owl^[3]	The Bind	12 AM to 9 AM	12 AM to 9 AM	12 AM to 9 AM	12 AM to 9 AM	12 AM to 9 AM	12 AM to 9 AM	12 AM to 9 AM
Blue Baby Dragon^[3]	The Wild Woods	N/A	N/A	All day	All day	All day	All day	N/A
Green Baby Dragon^[3]	The Fallen Fortress	10 AM to 6 PM	10 AM to 6 PM	10 AM to 6 PM	10 AM to 6 PM	10 AM to 6 PM	N/A	N/A
Purple Baby Dragon^[3]	The Beanstalk Marshes	12 AM to 12 PM	12 AM to 12 PM	12 AM to 12 PM	12 AM to 12 PM	12 AM to 12 PM	12 AM to 12 PM	12 AM to 12 PM
Red Baby Dragon^[3]	Teapot Falls	All day	All day	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	All day
Blue Pegasus^[3]	The Fiery Plains	N/A	All day	All day	All day	N/A	N/A	N/A
Peach Pegasus^[3]	Mount Olympus	6 AM to 2 PM	6 AM to 2 PM	6 AM to 2 PM	6 AM to 2 PM	6 AM to 2 PM	6 AM to 2 PM	6 AM to 2 PM
Pink Pegasus^[3]	The Elysian Fields	All day	N/A	All day	All day	All day	All day	All day
Yellow Pegasus^[3]	The Statue's Shadow	N/A	N/A	6 PM to 12 AM	6 PM to 12 AM	6 PM to 12 AM	6 PM to 12 AM	6 PM to 12 AM

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 ^1.15 ^1.16 ^1.17 Requires A Rift In Time expansion.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Available after completing the quest The Spark of Imagination
↑ ^3.00 ^3.01 ^3.02 ^3.03 ^3.04 ^3.05 ^3.06 ^3.07 ^3.08 ^3.09 ^3.10 ^3.11 Requires The Storybook Vale expansion.

Dreamlight and Memories

Feeding critters counts towards the rotating Dreamlight Duty "Feed a Critter", and multiple Foraging Dreamlight Achievements: "Feed The {Critter}s Their Favorite Food" (x1, x3, x10), and "Feed the {Critter}s" (x1, x7, x25, x40, x90). There are 15 Memories consisting of 10 Memory Pieces each that can only be found by feeding critters.