Reaching level 50 pets in Grow a Garden is essential for unlocking mutations and maximizing your harvest profit. With the right combination of feeding, pet choices, and XP-boosting items, you can drastically cut down the time needed to evolve your pets. This guide explains the most efficient strategies for fast pet leveling, using XP booster pets, toys, pet slot upgrades, and smart feeding.
Feeding Pets Big Fruit for Maximum XP
To level up pets quickly in Grow a Garden, keeping their hunger bar full is critical. Feed your pets large fruit like Burning Bud or Sugar Apple regularly, as these provide more XP and keep the hunger bar topped up. The hunger bar depletes every 12 hours; if it empties, your pet won’t gain optimal XP and will become inactive, slowing down progress. Always check the Pet HUD to monitor hunger and feed on schedule.
Using XP Booster Pets for Faster Leveling
Several pets in Grow a Garden provide passive XP boosts to all pets in your garden when placed in active slots. The best XP booster pets include:
Night Owl, Cooked Owl, Blood Owl: General XP boost for all active pets.
Capybara: Prevents hunger loss for nearby pets and adds bonus XP per second—especially useful for keeping your team growing around the clock.
Sea Turtle, Ostrich, Iguanodon: Each has a unique XP-related passive or synergy effect.
Stacking these pets in your active slots will multiply the XP gain for every pet on the field. Capybara is especially strong, as it prevents hunger drop and boosts XP just by being close to other pets.
Upgrading Pet Slots for Maximum Efficiency
You start with three active pet slots, but more can be unlocked for faster mass-leveling. There are two ways to get more pet slots:
Trade aged pets to NPC Raphael: Turn in specific pets that have reached a certain age to Raphael for additional active slots.
Use Robux: Instantly buy extra slots for a faster upgrade (up to 8 slots max).
More active slots mean more booster pets in play, and a much faster route to level 50 for your entire team.
Accelerating XP with Pet Toys
Pet toys are another crucial part of quick leveling. Use them to increase happiness, boost XP, and even add passives:
Small Toy, Medium Toy: Provide XP and happiness boosts.
Small Treat, Medium Treat: Directly increase XP and passive strength.
Levelup Lollipop: Instantly increases a pet’s age by 1 level.
Toys can be crafted at the Crafting Table or purchased from the Gear Shop. For maximum speed, use toys on your highest potential pets and XP boosters.
Monitoring and Managing Pet Progress
Always check hunger using the Pet HUD. Don’t let pets go hungry, or they’ll stop leveling efficiently.
Select Ostrich pets from eggs if possible—these hatch at a higher initial age, reducing time needed to reach 50.
Combine pet boosters and toys for an exponential effect. The right team and items can shave hours (or even days) off your grind.
Final Thoughts
Achieving level 50 pets in Grow a Garden is all about preparation and synergy. Regularly feed your pets large fruit to keep hunger up, focus on stacking XP booster pets in your active slots, upgrade your available pet slots, and use pet toys to further accelerate growth. Monitor your Pet HUD for hunger and always aim to hatch pets with high starting age from Ostrich eggs if available. With this approach, you’ll reach level 50 in record time—unlocking mutations and higher profits for your entire garden.