In Grow a Garden’s Zen event, players can unlock new pets to help boost crops, trigger mutations, or generate more rewards.
One of the best ways to get Zen-exclusive pets is by hatching a Zen Pet Egg.
These eggs are only available for a limited time during the Zen update and offer a chance to hatch rare and powerful pets.
In this guide, you will learn all about the new Zen Pet Egg in Grow a Garden, how to get one and what you might find inside when you do.
How to Get a Zen Pet Egg in Grow a Garden
You can only get Zen Pet Eggs from the Zen Shop during the Zen event.
The egg costs 30 Chi Points, which you earn by submitting Tranquil-mutated fruits and plants.
To gather Chi quickly:
- Plant rare crops that have a higher Chi value
- Use pets with Tranquil mutation abilities (like Tanchozuru)
- Submit crops to the Brown Raccoon (Tanuki) or Unk the Monk during the Zen Aura
The Zen Shop refreshes every hour, so if the egg isn’t available, you can wait for the next reset or spend Sheckles to refresh it manually.
Just keep checking until you find the Zen Pet Egg.
What the Zen Pet Egg Does in Grow a Garden Game
Once you place the Zen Pet Egg in your garden, it takes 4 hours and 10 minutes to hatch.
The egg can hatch into a variety of event-exclusive pets, including:
Shiba Inu
Tier:Uncommon
Trait:Every 57.88 seconds, it has a 15.11% chance to dig up a random seed
Chance:40%
Tanuki
Tier:Legendary
Trait:Every 10.30 minutes, it does random actions in your garden and causes mischief
Chance:20%
Nihonzaru
Tier:Rare
Trait:As long as the player has a Hot Spring in their garden: bathes in it and boosts all other pet’s passives by a small amount
Chance:32%
Kappa
Tier:Mythical
Trait:Every 7.58 seconds, applies the Wet mutation on plants within range | Has a 10.24% chance to replace Wet mutated plants with Bloodlit mutation
Chance:3.5%
Tanchozuru
Tier:Mythical
Trait:Every 10.22 minutes, fruits within 15.47 studs have a 5.23% chance to get the Tranquil mutation
Chance:4.4%
Kitsune
Tier:Prismatic
Trait:Every 20 minutes, it mutates a random fruit from another garden with Chakra (5x) and duplicates it, Also has a rare chance of applying the Foxfire Chakra mutation on that fruit
Chance:0.08%
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Each pet has its own hatch chance, and some are much rarer than others.
While there is no way to pick which one you get, every pet hatched from this egg will be themed around the Zen event (every 1 hour).
The Best Zen Egg Pets in Grow a Garden
Since you now know how to get Zen pets, and what can be inside a Zen Egg in Grow a Garden, it’s time to check what pets are worth it.
After testing the pets in the new update, these pets from the Zen Egg in Grow a Garden are the best, and here’s why:
- Kitsune: It not only brings you a random fruit, but also applies the Chakra mutation to it. Kitsune pet also has a rare chance to apply a second mutation as well, which means it is so much better than the Raccoon.
- Kappa: Due to its low cooldown, most of your fruits in the garden will have the Wet mutation, and can also get the Bloodlit mutation. This will obviously increase your profit when you sell fruits.
- Shiba Inu: For now, the passive looks similar to Dog and Golden Lab Pets, but the cooldown for its passive is far less, so it will definitely help you get more seeds.
Conclusion
The Zen Pet Egg is one of the best ways to unlock powerful, limited-time pets in Grow a Garden.
Save up your Chi Points and check the Zen Shop frequently so you don’t miss it.
Even if it takes a few refreshes, the pets you can get are totally worth it.
Even if you are after rare mutations or better garden boosts, hatching Zen Pet Eggs is a great move during the event.
Additional Reading
Tanchozuru Pet in Grow a Garden (How to Get It and What It Does)
How To Get Chi Points in Grow a Garden (Zen Shop Guide)
When Is The Next Grow A Garden Update? (Countdown Inside)
Grow a Garden Pet Mutations Update Leaks
Brianna is based in Minnesota in the US at the moment, and has been writing since 2017. She is currently a 3rd Year med student at the time of writing this.
