The Prehistoric update in Grow a Garden has introduced the exciting Dinosaur Egg, bringing six unique dinosaur pets into the game. Whether you’re looking to boost your garden’s fruit mutations, speed up plant growth, or add some prehistoric flair, these pets have something to offer.
Here’s a complete guide on how to get Dinosaur Eggs and all the details on the pets you can hatch—including T-Rex, Raptor, and Stegosaurus.
How to Get Dinosaur Eggs in Grow a Garden
There are two ways to get a Dinosaur Egg:
1. Trade-In at Graham’s Booth:
Give Graham any of your existing hatched pets (that isn’t a dinosaur) at the Dinosaur Egg DNA Station in the center of the map. After trading, you’ll need to wait 60 minutes to receive your Dinosaur Egg.
2. Complete Dino Quests for Blaire:
Blaire’s quests are found at the Prehistoric Quest Station on the opposite side of Graham. These reset every six hours and include tasks such as:
- Harvest 50 Strawberries
- Harvest 150 Blueberries
- Harvest 25 Apples
- Harvest 10 Coconuts
- Harvest 5 Dragon Fruits
- Plant 10 Watermelons
- Plant 100 Carrots
- Plant 5 Pumpkins
- Plant 25 Bamboo
- Plant 1 Mango
- Grow a Bunny to Age 10
- Grow a Dog to Age 10
- Grow a Golden Lab to Age 10
- Craft 1x Lightning Rod
- Craft 2x Mutation Spray Amber
Only the quest in the middle slot rewards you with a Dinosaur Egg. If you’re also looking for freebies to boost your progress, check out our Grow a Garden Codes guide for the latest redeemable rewards.
You don’t need to spend Sheckles to get Dinosaur Eggs, making it a great opportunity for players. Dinosaur Eggs take 4 hours and 16 minutes to hatch and can reward you with one of 6 dinosaur pets.
All Dinosaur Egg Pets & Traits
T-Rex (Divine)
- Probability: 0.5%
- Trait: Every ~20.02 minutes, the T-Rex devours the most valuable mutation from fruits in your garden, then roars to spread that mutation to ~3.36 other random fruits.
Example: transferring the Aurora (90x) mutation to more plants.
Brontosaurus (Mythical)
- Probability: 1%
- Trait: Pets hatched from eggs gain a ~5% increase in base size and weight. This bonus is capped at 30% per egg and does not apply to Brontosauruses themselves.
Pterodactyl (Legendary)
- Probability: 3%
- Trait: Every 10.56 minutes, flaps its wings and sends out wind ripples, causing ~3.23 random fruits to get the Windstruck mutation. There’s an ~18.59% chance for Twisted to be applied as well. Grants a ~14.39% increase to player jump height.
Stegosaurus (Legendary)
- Probability: 28%
- Trait: ~8.17% chance to duplicate harvested fruit, plus an additional ~5.12% chance for prehistoric-type fruit to be duplicated.
Triceratops (Legendary)
- Probability: 32.5%
- Trait: Every 3.33 minutes, rams into 3 random plants and advances their growth by 33.33 minutes. Has a ~15.18% chance to do it again each time. Also grants an ~8.27% increase in base height and weight for hatched pets.
Raptor (Legendary)
- Probability: 35%
- Trait: ~2.26% chance to apply the Amber mutation to fruits after harvest. Rarer plants have a lower chance of mutating. Also grants a ~14.33% increase to player movement speed.
Whether you’re hoping to boost your garden’s productivity or just add some prehistoric power to your plot, the Dinosaur Egg pets in Grow a Garden are worth chasing—especially the rare T-Rex, which can duplicate powerful mutations across your entire garden. For help picking crops that maximize profits with these pets, take a look at our Grow a Garden Best Crops guide.
Good luck hatching your favorite dinosaur pet!
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