- The Chubby Chipmunk is a free-to-claim pet found on the right banner beside the Nuts NPC.
- The pet's passive trait makes it grow in size slowly and increase in weight as well.
- Players looking to speed up the pet's growth can either trigger the Nutty Fever event or mutate it with Mega or Giant Bean mutation.
The latest Fall-themed update in Grow a Garden brings in a few cuddliest companions in the game yet, the Chubby Chipmunk. And, players might have noticed that the developers are on a mission to fatten up this pet. No matter how cruel this may sound, some exclusive Grow a Garden rewards unlock only when the Chubby Chipmunk achieves a certain weight. So, if you’re wondering how to turn your tiny Chipmunk into a hefty one, here’s everything that you need to know.
How to Make Chubby Chipmunk Gain Weight in Grow a Garden
Before diving into the methods, make sure that you have already claimed the free Chubby Chipmunk pet. So, you can get this pet by interacting with the Free Chipmunk banner present on the right of the Nuts NPC at the center of the lobby. Now, you can follow the given tips below:
1. From Chubby Chipmunk’s Passive Trait
The Chubby Chipmunk pet has a passive trait that allows it to grow in size and gain weight naturally when it eats a random fruit from your garden. This happens around every 1.5 minutes, and the moment it eats a fruit, an acorn spawns at a random location as well. Collecting this will give you an exclusive reward in this update, so keep an eye out for it.
Although this method takes time, it’s consistent and completely free of cost. You don’t need to put in any special effort, apart from keeping the pet from going hungry.
2. By Triggering the Nutty Fever Event
If you’re an active Grow a Garden player, the Nutty Fever event is going to be your best friend. Once you’ve the Chubby Chipmunk, it will continue to grow on its own; however, you can speed up this process by taking on the event tasks.
Simply collect any kind of harvests from your garden and submit them to the Nuts NPC located at the center of the event area. This increases the progress bar on top of its head, and once you’ve collected 1500 points from submitting plants, the NPC will trigger the Nutty Fever event.
During this chaos, the Chubby Chipmunk’s trait cooldown gets reduced drastically, allowing it to eat plants more frequently. Moreover, if you stay active and collect acorns the moment they spawn,
3. Mutating Chubby Chipmunk with Mega
For players looking for an even faster approach, pet mutations can give your Chubby Chipmunk a great edge. By applying the Mega or Giant Bean mutation to this pet, its hunger rate will increase significantly.
This means your pet will gain XP faster, and therefore their size will increase faster than before. Obviously, their size will be huge and chunky compared to the others in your plot, so make sure you have enough food to meet the pet’s hunger.
Why Increase Chubby Chipmunk’s Weight in Grow a Garden?
So, why all this effort to bulk up a cute little Chipmunk? The reason is that its weight is directly tied to the event tier track, and the heavier your Chubby Chipmunk becomes, the more rewards you unlock through the event.
This means every time the Chipmunk devours a plant, it pushes you closer to some of the exclusive cosmetics, seeds, and pets in the latest Grow a Garden event. So, if you want to make the most out of this update, helping this free pet to grow is absolutely worth the grind.
So, that is all about some tips to increase the weight of the Chubby Chipmunk in Grow a Garden easily. What are your thoughts on the tips we shared? Do you have any other ways to increase the weight of this pet more efficiently? Let us know in the comments below.
