Animal Husbandry arrived in Palia with patch 0.195 (Of Barns and Briars), giving players the long-awaited ability to raise their own ranch animals. This system, called Ranching, opens up a new progression path where you care for, breed, and harvest resources from unique creatures. Below is a full breakdown of every ranch animal, how to unlock them, and the mechanics you need to know.
How to Unlock Ranching in Palia
Before you can raise animals, you’ll need to complete the “Like a Bird” quest, which unlocks your glider. After finishing it, Delaila will appear at your home plot and introduce you to Ranching. She provides the Signal Bell and the recipe for the Barn Bell, beginning the quest Ranching 101.
From there, you’ll gain access to your own Ranch, a dedicated instance where animals live, barns are placed, and breeding pens are available.
All Ranching Animals in Palia
Palia currently has four species available for players to raise. Each comes with different resource outputs, care requirements, and unlock levels.
| Animal | Ranching Level | Price | Produces | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormuu | 7 | 2,500 Gold | Milk | High Focus Limit, requires lots of care. |
| Trufflet | 4 | 1,500 Gold | Mushrooms | Medium Focus Limit, needs higher attention. |
| Bumble | 9 | 1,200 Gold | Honey | Low Focus Limit, needs little attention. |
| Peki | 1 | 1,000 Gold | Eggs | Low Focus Limit, moderate care required. |
You don’t always need to buy animals with gold. Breeding is another way to expand your herd, saving costs while potentially passing down valuable traits.
Raising and Caring for Animals
Each species has two important needs you’ll monitor daily:
- Happiness – Increases when you pet and feed your animals. Higher Happiness speeds up resource production.
- Focus – Represents how well-fed they are. If Focus runs low, animals produce items much more slowly.
Animals begin life as babies and will grow into Adults unless you use a special Never-Grow Cookie. Adults can be bred and will produce resources until they reach the Venerated stage, after which they stop producing.
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Donating a Venerated animal grants a Treat Bag, which can include valuable items such as the Divine Doughnut, allowing you to reincarnate a beloved creature as a baby with the same traits.
Animal Traits and Breeding
Every animal can develop traits, making them unique members of your herd. These traits are either cosmetic (changing appearance) or functional (affecting production or behavior).
- Breeding combines traits from both parents, with a chance for new ones to appear.
- Items like Breed Biscuits influence how traits pass down.
- Cookies and Treats further affect growth, happiness, and inheritance outcomes.
To breed, bring two adults of the same species to the Nursery Pen. Select them as parents, and a baby animal will be created instantly. Parents then enter a short cooldown before they can breed again.
Ranching Progression
Your Ranch starts with space for 10 animals. As you increase your Ranching level, you’ll unlock:
- New species (Trufflet, Ormuu, Bumble).
- Upgrades that expand your maximum herd size up to 30 animals.
- Access to special items from the Ranching Store, including Cookies and Breed Biscuits to fine-tune your herd.
Ranching levels increase slowly, much like Gardening, through daily care and harvesting animal resources.
Taking Ranch Animals as Pets
In addition to raising them on your Ranch, you can take Peki, Trufflet, or Bumble with you as a traveling companion. To do this, you’ll need to purchase a Handling License from the Premium Store for 2,550 Palia Coins.
- Licenses apply only to Ranch animals you’ve raised.
- You can also buy companion versions of these animals directly from the store at half price, though they won’t be your personal Ranch-raised creatures.
- Ormuu cannot become companions due to their size and slow movement.
Quick Tips: Palia ranching animals
- Keep a steady rotation of feeding and petting to maximize production.
- Use breeding strategically to improve traits and expand your herd without spending too much gold.
- Plan for Venerated animals by donating them in exchange for Treat Bags before they take up valuable barn space.
With these systems, Ranching in Palia offers both cozy daily tasks and long-term progression, rewarding players with resources, companions, and a thriving ranch. Play Now!
