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 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 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 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	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 (1-2) 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 (1-2) Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard (1) Memory Shard Iron Ingot (1)
Rabbits	Carrot	Grains Spices & Herbs* Vegetables*^[1]	Peaceful Meadow	Tag: When you have caught their attention, chase after them until they stop.	Dream Shard Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard (1) Memory Shard Lettuce Seed (1-4)
Raccoons	Blueberry	Gooseberry Raspberry	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 (1) Memory Shard Garlic (1-3)
Ravens	5-Star Meals	3-Star Meals 4-Star Meals	Forgotten Lands	Patience: Wait until they have finished circling your head.	Dream Shard (1-3) Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard (1) Memory Shard Gold Ingot (1)
Sea Turtles	Seaweed	Seafood	Dazzle Beach	Patience: Wait until they are ready to come out of their shells.	Dream Shard Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard (1) Memory Shard Coconut (1-3)
Squirrels	Peanut	Fruit	Plaza	Squirrels play no games. Simply approach and be ready to feed them!	Dream Shard (1) Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard (1) Memory Shard Oregano (1-3)
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 (1-2) Memory Shard Motif Bag	Dream Shard (1) Memory Shard Cocoa Bean (1-4) Cherry (1-3) Crystal (1-2)
Golden Sunbird	Orange and Yellow Flowers
Orchid Sunbird	Pink and Purple Flowers
Red Sunbird	Blue and Red Flowers
Turquoise Sunbird	Green and Pink Flowers

↑ 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.

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	12 AM - 6 AM	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	2 AM to 8 AM
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

Quick Daily Schedule

	Sunday		Monday		Tuesday		Wednesday		Thursday		Friday		Saturday
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6 PM		6 PM 12 AM				6 PM 12 AM
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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 10 Memories consisting of 10 Memory Pieces each that can only be found by feeding critters.