Sniffer Egg — Minecraft block

Sniffer Egg

Sniffer Egg hatches the ancient Sniffer mob and is found by brushing suspicious sand in warm ocean ruins.

Block ID minecraft:sniffer_egg
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Sniffer Egg is the only way to obtain a Sniffer, the ancient mob added in Minecraft 1.20 Trails & Tales after winning the Minecraft Live 2022 mob vote. Players find a Sniffer Egg by brushing suspicious sand inside warm ocean ruins, and a second egg is dropped whenever two adult Sniffers breed after being fed torchflower seeds. The Sniffer Egg has a freckled, greenish shell with brown spots and is roughly the size of a turtle egg, but unlike turtle eggs it is placed one at a time and never appears in clutches.

Sniffer Egg hatches a baby Sniffer after a timed incubation, passing through two visible cracking stages with audible cracking sounds before it breaks open. On most blocks the Sniffer Egg takes about 20 minutes to hatch, but placing it on a moss block roughly halves that time to about 10 minutes. The Sniffer Egg can be mined with any tool and always drops itself without Silk Touch, so builders can relocate it freely. Once hatched, the grown Sniffer digs torchflower seeds and pitcher pods out of valid ground, making the Sniffer Egg the entry point to Minecraft's prehistoric plant farming.

Java & Bedrock Guide

How to get and hatch a Sniffer Egg in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Locate warm ocean ruins

    Explore warm or lukewarm ocean ruins where suspicious sand blocks generate among the structure.

  2. 2

    Brush the suspicious sand

    Use a brush on suspicious sand; a Sniffer Egg can drop from these blocks alongside other archaeology loot.

  3. 3

    Place the egg on moss

    Set the Sniffer Egg on a moss block to cut hatching time from about 20 minutes to roughly 10.

  4. 4

    Wait for the egg to crack

    Watch for two cracking stages with sound cues, then a baby Sniffer hatches from the egg.

Tip

Two adult Sniffers fed torchflower seeds will breed and drop a second Sniffer Egg, making Sniffers renewable after the first one.

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Frequently asked questions

Where do you find a Sniffer Egg?

A Sniffer Egg is found by brushing suspicious sand inside warm and lukewarm ocean ruins.

How long does a Sniffer Egg take to hatch?

A Sniffer Egg hatches in about 20 minutes on most blocks, or roughly 10 minutes when placed on a moss block.

Can you breed Sniffers for more eggs?

Yes. Feeding two adult Sniffers torchflower seeds makes them breed, and one of them drops a new Sniffer Egg.

Do you need Silk Touch to pick up a Sniffer Egg?

No. A Sniffer Egg can be mined with any tool or by hand and always drops itself.

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