With the latest Pet Mutations update, Grow a Garden has released a brand new mechanic that lets you give your friendly pets a power-up. This can help your high-level pets to gain a stat boost or an additional passive, which ultimately becomes fruitful for all your harvests. Now you can have better chances at getting shocked, gold, or any other high-value mutation, and hence better profits. So, if you want to know all about pet mutations in Grow a Garden, jump right in.
How to Mutate Pets in Grow a Garden
As you might have already noticed, the Pet Eggs shop has no eggs on display and looks like a simple stall like any other in the game. And beside this Pet Eggs shop, you will find the new Pet Mutations station. Now, follow the steps to mutate your best pets in Grow a Garden:
- Head over to the Pet Mutation station to the left of the Gear and Pet Eggs stall.
- Equip any pet that’s aged 50 and above. The pet’s XP level needs to be 50 or more in order to mutate it.
- Now press the ‘E’ key to submit the pet and spend a whopping 1 Billion Sheckles to start the process.
- A timer will pop up stating how long it will take to mutate your pet.
- Once it ends, you can pick up your mutated pet by pressing the ‘E’ key.

Grow a Garden Pet Mutations List
Now that you know how to mutate pets, it’s time that you learn about the different mutations your pets can have in the game. While some pets help increase XP and passive abilities, others can apply Grow a Garden mutations to fruits in your plot. So, check out this table with all the pet mutations in Grow a Garden:
Mutation Passive Boost Type Boost Amount Chance to Obtain Shiny Grants an additional 15% XP boost to the pet’s XP every second XP +30% 32.15% Inverted Grants an additional 30% XP boost to the pet’s XP every second XP +50% 16.08% Windy 20-30% chance that a nearby fruit becomes Windstruck, every 30 minutes None N/A 9.65% Frozen 20-30% chance that a nearby fruit becomes Frozen, every 30 minutes None N/A 9.65% Golden Provides a big increase to the pet’s passive ability Passive +10% 6.43% Mega Pet becomes Gigantic with 20% faster hunger rate and 10-40 XP gain per second Size +200% 6.43% Tiny Pet becomes Tiny with 20% slower hunger rate and 5-30 XP gain per second Size -90% 6.43% IronSkin 35-45% chance to recover stolen fruit None N/A 3.22% Shocked 25-30% chance to attract lightning during a thunderstorm, every 45-60 seconds None N/A 3.22% Rainbow Massively increases the pet’s passive ability Passive +20% 3.22% Radiant Emits sunshine to advance plant growth by 24 hours, works every 20-30 minutes None N/A 3.22% Ascended Every 300-360 minutes, there’s a 75-90% chance a fruit becomes Dawnbound (150x) None N/A 0.32%
That concludes the comprehensive list of mutations for pets in Grow a Garden, along with a brief step-by-step guide on how to apply them. Now, you can earn larger profits with new mutations on your pets. So, what pet mutation did you get first? Let us know in the comments section below.