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 |  Lobster |
 Herringor  Squid |
 Glade of Trust |
Sneak up to them without being seen. When you spot one, wait until it puts its head down, then sneak toward them. When it raises its head again stop moving, and wait until it puts it back down to continue. |
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Foxes |  White Sturgeon |
 Salmon |
 Frosted Heights |
They'll approach you, but to catch them you'll need to chase them until they accept food from you. |
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Rabbits |  Carrot |
 Lettuce |
 Peaceful Meadow |
They'll approach you, and you'll need to follow them around the Peaceful Meadow. After following them long enough they'll accept food from you. |
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Raccoons |  Blueberry |
 Raspberry |
 Forest of Valor |
Sneak toward them very slowly and carefully - if you run up to them they will run away. |
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Ravens |  Forgotten Lands |
Ravens have not yet been implemented in game | ||
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Sea Turtles |  Seaweed |
 Dazzle Beach |
Approach them and wait for them to pop out of their shells to feed them. | |
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Squirrels |  Peanut |
 Apple |
 Plaza |
Approach them and interact, if the squirrel wants food it won't run away. |
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Emerald Sunbird |  Green Passion Lily or  Green Rising Penstemon |
 Sunlit Plateau |
Chase them as quickly as you can, as they'll fly away quickly when they spot a player. | |
| Golden Sunbird |  Orange Houseleek |
 Sunflower or  Yellow Bromeliad
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| Orchid Sunbird |  Orange & Red Marsh Milkweed
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| Red Sunbird |  Red Bromeliad |
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| Turquoise Sunbird |  Pink Houseleek or  Blue Passion Lily |
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 | Sunlit Plateau
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12 PM to 12 AM | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | n/a | All day |
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Golden Sunbird | Sunlit Plateau
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12 AM to 12 PM | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | All day | n/a |
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Orchid Sunbird | Sunlit Plateau
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n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 9 AM to 3 PM | n/a |
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Red Sunbird | Sunlit Plateau
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12 PM to 12 AM | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | n/a | All day |
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Turquoise Sunbird | Sunlit Plateau
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12 AM to 12 PM | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | n/a |
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Black Squirrel | Plaza
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12 AM to 12 PM | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | All day | n/a |
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Classic Squirrel | Plaza
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12 PM to 12 AM | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | n/a | All day |
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Gray Squirrel | Plaza
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12 PM to 12 AM | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | n/a | All day |
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Red Squirrel | Plaza
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12 AM to 12 PM | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | n/a |
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White Squirrel | Plaza
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12 AM - 6 AM | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Blue Crocodile | Glade of Trust
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12 AM to 12 PM | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | n/a |
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Classic Crocodile | Glade of Trust
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12 PM to 12 AM | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | n/a | All day |
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Golden Crocodile | Glade of Trust
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12 AM to 12 PM | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | All day | n/a |
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Pink Crocodile | Glade of Trust
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n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6 AM to 12 PM |
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Red Crocodile | Glade of Trust
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12 PM to 12 AM | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | n/a | All day |
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White Crocodile | Glade of Trust
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6 PM to 12 AM | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Black Rabbit | Peaceful Meadow
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12 AM to 12 PM | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | n/a |
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Brown Rabbit | Peaceful Meadow
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12 PM to 12 AM | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | n/a | All day |
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Calico Rabbit | Peaceful Meadow
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n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8 AM to 2 PM | n/a | n/a |
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Classic Rabbit | Peaceful Meadow
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12 PM to 12 AM | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | n/a | All day |
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White Rabbit | Peaceful Meadow
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12 AM - 12 PM | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | All day | n/a |
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Blue Raven* | Forgotten Lands
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n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Brown Raven* | Forgotten Lands
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n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Classic Raven* | Forgotten Lands
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n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Red Raven* | Forgotten Lands
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n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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White Raven* | Forgotten Lands
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n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Black Sea Turtle | Dazzle Beach
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n/a | 10 AM - 4 PM | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Brown Sea Turtle | Dazzle Beach
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12 AM to 12 PM | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | n/a |
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Classic Sea Turtle | Dazzle Beach
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12 PM to 12 AM | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | n/a | All day |
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Purple Sea Turtle | Dazzle Beach
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12 AM to 12 PM | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | All day | n/a |
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White Sea Turtle | Dazzle Beach
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12 PM to 12 AM | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | n/a | All day |
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Black Fox | Frosted Heights
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12 PM to 12 AM | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | n/a | All day |
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Blue Fox | Frosted Heights
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12 AM to 12 PM | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | All day | n/a |
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Classic Fox | Frosted Heights
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12 AM to 12 PM | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | n/a |
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Red Fox | Frosted Heights
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n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2 AM to 8 AM |
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White Fox | Frosted Heights
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12 PM to 12 AM | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | n/a | All day |
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Black Raccoon | Forest of Valor
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12 PM to 12 AM | n/a | All day | All day | n/a | n/a | All day |
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Blue Raccoon | Forest of Valor
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n/a | n/a | n/a | 4 PM to 10 PM | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Classic Raccoon | Forest of Valor
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12 PM to 12 AM | All day | n/a | n/a | All day | n/a | All day |
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Red Raccoon | Forest of Valor
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12 AM to 12 PM | All day | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | n/a |
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White Raccoon | Forest of Valor
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12 AM to 12 PM | n/a | All day | n/a | All day | All day | n/a |
*Ravens have not yet been implemented in game