Last updated on December 15th, 2025 at 01:43 pm
The Grow a Garden Christmas update is packed with festive content, and one of the biggest highlights is the addition of brand new Christmas pets. These pets are not just cosmetic.
Each one comes with unique passives that can boost plant growth, apply mutations, increase XP gains, or even trigger special weather events.
In this guide, you will find a complete list of all new Grow a Garden Christmas pets, how to obtain them, their rarity, traits, and which ones are worth prioritizing first.
How to Get Christmas Pets in Grow a Garden
There are two main ways to unlock Christmas pets during this update:
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Christmas Gifts
Obtained by submitting Christmas-mutated plants during the Christmas Harvest event or during special Christmas weather events. -
Christmas Eggs
Found inside gifts or purchased separately, these eggs hatch into higher-tier Christmas pets.
Both methods reward different pets, so focusing on both increases your chances of collecting them all.
All Grow a Garden Christmas Gift Pets
These pets primarily come from Christmas Gifts obtained through event participation.
| Pet | Rarity | Gift Category | Trait |
|---|---|---|---|
Pine Beetle |
Legendary | Rare Gift, Mythical Gift | Every 5.52 minutes, battles another player’s beetle. Winning grants a reward. Higher beetle weight and size increase win chance |
Eggnog Chick |
Legendary | Mythical Gift, Gold Gift | Boosts the time required for pets to hatch |
Cacao Cat |
Mythical | Gold Gift, Rainbow Gift | Every 72.48 minutes, naps near a Hot Chocolate cosmetic. Nearby fruits become 1.27x larger for 10.75 seconds |
All Grow a Garden Christmas Egg Pets
These pets hatch from Christmas Eggs and generally offer stronger or more scalable bonuses.
| Pet | Rarity | Trait |
|---|---|---|
Turtle Dove |
Rare | Christmas plants within range have a 0.39x increased growth speed chance |
Reindeer |
Legendary | Gains 6.15 XP per second for every other Reindeer in the garden. Every 4.55 minutes, has a 14.35 percent chance to apply Snow mutation to nearby fruit |
Nutcracker |
Mythical | Every 11.50 minutes, cracks open a random Nutty-type fruit and grants a random Christmas reward |
|
Yeti |
Divine | Every 14.56 minutes, devours a fruit with at least 16 mutations to summon the Yeti Night weather |
Ice Golem |
Prismatic | Grants a 7.46 percent chance for pet mutations from the mutation machine to become Ice Golem exclusive mutations such as Christmas Rally, Jolly Decorator, Merry Nursery, and Giant Golem |
Best Christmas Pets to Get First
If you cannot collect all pets immediately, these are the top priorities based on long-term value:
Ice Golem
The strongest Christmas pet overall. Its ability to unlock exclusive mutations makes it extremely valuable for late-game sheckle farming and pet optimization.
Reindeer
A great scaling pet that boosts XP generation and applies Snow mutations, making it useful both early and late game.
Cacao Cat
Perfect for size-focused farming builds. When paired with sprinklers and Hot Chocolate cosmetics, it can produce significantly larger fruits.
Final Thoughts
The Grow a Garden Christmas update adds some of the most unique and powerful pets the game has seen so far.
Whether you want faster growth, massive fruits, rare mutations, or special weather events, there is a Christmas pet that fits your playstyle.
If you are playing the event seriously, focus on farming Christmas Gifts early and saving resources for Christmas Eggs to maximize your chances of pulling top-tier pets.
Which Christmas pet are you trying to get first?
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