Critters
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 feeding them that specific food will trigger a friendship effect and log it into your collection. Critters also have a chance to drop valuable items when fed their favorite foods.
Each critter species has a number of color variants, but species area and favorite food is 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, friendship with it can be further increased and it will follow the player as a companion. To add it as a companion - feed it twice (it can be any food, it does not have to be their favorite). Each critter can only be fed once per 24 hour period, so collecting them as a companion will take multiple days.
Critter Types
Image | Name | Favorite Food | Liked Food | Location | How to Feed |
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Crocodiles | ![]() |
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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. |
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Foxes | ![]() |
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Tag: When you've caught their attention, chase after them until they stop. |
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Rabbits | ![]() |
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Tag: When you've caught their attention, chase after them until they stop. |
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Raccoons | ![]() |
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Game of Red Light, Green Light: Stop when they stand up. Go when they sit down. Repeat until they relax on their bums. Approach them carefully to start the game. |
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Ravens | 5-Star Meals | 3 & 4- Star Meals | ![]() |
Patience: Wait until they've finished circling your head. |
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Sea Turtles | ![]() |
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Patience: Wait until they're ready to come out of their shells. |
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Squirrels | ![]() |
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Squirrels play no games. Simply approach and be ready to feed them! |
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Emerald Sunbird | ![]() |
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Sunbirds play no games. Simply approach and be ready to feed them! |
Golden Sunbird | ![]() |
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Orchid Sunbird | ![]() |
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Red Sunbird | ![]() |
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Turquoise Sunbird | ![]() ![]() |
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.
Image | Name | Location | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Emerald Sunbird | ![]() |
12 PM to 12 AM | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | |
Golden Sunbird | ![]() |
12 AM to 12 PM | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | |
Orchid Sunbird | ![]() |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 9 AM to 3 PM | n/a | |
Red Sunbird | ![]() |
12 PM to 12 AM | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | |
Turquoise Sunbird | ![]() |
12 AM to 12 PM | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | |
Black Squirrel | ![]() |
12 AM to 12 PM | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | |
Classic Squirrel | ![]() |
12 PM to 12 AM | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | |
Gray Squirrel | ![]() |
12 PM to 12 AM | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | |
Red Squirrel | ![]() |
12 AM to 12 PM | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | |
White Squirrel | ![]() |
12 AM - 6 AM | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Blue Crocodile | ![]() |
12 AM to 12 PM | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | |
Classic Crocodile | ![]() |
12 PM to 12 AM | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | |
Golden Crocodile | ![]() |
12 AM to 12 PM | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | |
Pink Crocodile | ![]() |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6 AM to 12 PM | |
Red Crocodile | ![]() |
12 PM to 12 AM | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | |
White Crocodile | ![]() |
6 PM to 12 AM | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Black Rabbit | ![]() |
12 AM to 12 PM | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | |
Brown Rabbit | ![]() |
12 PM to 12 AM | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | |
Calico Rabbit | ![]() |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8 AM to 2 PM | n/a | n/a | |
Classic Rabbit | ![]() |
12 PM to 12 AM | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | |
White Rabbit | ![]() |
12 AM - 12 PM | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | |
Blue Raven | ![]() |
12 AM - 12 PM | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | |
Brown Raven | ![]() |
n/a | n/a | 6 PM - 12 AM | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Classic Raven | ![]() |
12 PM - 12 AM | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | |
Red Raven | ![]() |
12 AM - 12 PM | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | |
White Raven | ![]() |
12 PM - 12 AM | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | |
Black Sea Turtle | ![]() |
n/a | 10 AM - 4 PM | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Brown Sea Turtle | ![]() |
12 AM to 12 PM | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | |
Classic Sea Turtle | ![]() |
12 PM to 12 AM | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | |
Purple Sea Turtle | ![]() |
12 AM to 12 PM | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | |
White Sea Turtle | ![]() |
12 PM to 12 AM | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | |
Black Fox | ![]() |
12 PM to 12 AM | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | |
Blue Fox | ![]() |
12 AM to 12 PM | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | |
Classic Fox | ![]() |
12 AM to 12 PM | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | |
Red Fox | ![]() |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2 AM to 8 AM | |
White Fox | ![]() |
12 PM to 12 AM | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | |
Black Raccoon | ![]() |
12 PM to 12 AM | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | |
Blue Raccoon | ![]() |
n/a | n/a | n/a | 4 PM to 10 PM | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Classic Raccoon | ![]() |
12 PM to 12 AM | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | |
Red Raccoon | ![]() |
12 AM to 12 PM | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | |
White Raccoon | ![]() |
12 AM to 12 PM | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | All day | n/a |
Quick Daily Schedule
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