With the Working Bee update around the corner, Grow a Garden has revealed that players will get a brand new pet for free. The developers have been expanding on the Bee event and have introduced a variety of useful pets that can give your fruits some great mutations. However, since those were only found through pet eggs, you were required to grind the game to get it. The upcoming update is going to change that and treat players with a new Cooked Owl pet. To make sure you unlock this pet, we’ve mentioned how you can get the free Cooked Owl in Grow a Garden in this guide.
How to Get Free Cooked Owl Pet in Grow a Garden
Similar to the Chicken Zombie and Panda in Grow a Garden, the free Cooked Owl pet will only be obtainable for a short duration, in a specific way.
To get the Cooked Owl pet, you simply need to be in the game when the Grow a Garden Working Bees update drops. The new pet will be added to your inventory automatically, likely after a cutscene that will play a the time of release, i.e., June 14, 2025, at 7:00 AM PST. So, remember to join the game at least 30 minutes before the update release time.
Grow a Garden Cooked Owl: Passive Skill
As more and more pets join the game, it is evident that the developers need to give them compelling new passives to make them appealing to players. The Cooked Owl is no different and brings two new mutations to the game. The Cooked Owl pet in Grow a Garden has the following passives:
- Every 15 minutes, it has a chance to cook the nearby fruit.
- The Cooked Owl usually gives Burnt mutation, but it occasionally gives Cooked mutation.
- Similar to the standard owl pet, it also gives an additional 0.17 XP/second to active pets in your garden.
At the time of writing, we are unsure of the mutation multiplier for the Burnt and Cooked mutation. We will update this section with the exact sell value multipliers once we learn about them. For now, be sure to in the game when the update drops to get this valuable new pet.
Why Is Grow a Garden Adding a Cooked Owl Pet?
Why a cooked owl, you ask? Well, this whole thing started when one of the game’s lead developers, Jandel, was running Grow a Garden weather events before the Bee update. He decided to run the night event to give players a final chance to get items from the Twilight shop.
And well, the Twilight Shop Owl decided to bamboozle the players with the worst stock of all time. I mean, one time would’ve been fine. But the event ran twice, and the shop didn’t have any good items the second time as well. So, Jandel apologized to the community and said that he will cook the bird to exact revenge on it.
To everyone’s surprise, he wasn’t kidding. Everyone received a new cosmetic item, Cooked Owl on a barbeque grill, with the Friendship update. However, this was disappointing for the players as they expected to receive a new free pet.
To clear out this confusion, Jandel quickly posted a video on TikTok, apologizing to the community and promising to drop a brand new free Cooked Owl pet with the next update. And well, the game’s developer is ready to deliver on that promise.
That’s all we know about the Cooked Owl pet for now. Don’t forget to join the game at least 20-30 minutes before the update release. I say this because Roblox servers start to lag and crash with the influx of traffic in Grow a Garden. I also say this because you get access to some exclusive admin events before the update drop.
While you wait for the Cooked Owl, have a look at our Grow a Garden pets tier list to know about the best pets you should look out for. So, are you ready for the crafting update with the free pet? Let us know in the comments below!
