What Do Pigs Eat in Minecraft

Minecraft includes lots of different mobs, some of which you can even feed. You’ll be pleased to know this list also includes the silly and cute pigs we see in the game. Pigs are common passive mobs that you can lure and breed. However, to do so, you must know exactly what these little guys eat. Well, keep reading as I tell you what pigs in Minecraft eat, along with where to find it below!

Pigs in Minecraft eat three different types of foods. These are carrots, potatoes, and beetroot. They are crops you can find in the chests of some structures, like shipwrecks, pillager outposts, and villages, or grow yourself. To grow the above food for pigs, you’ll need to obtain their respective seeds first. For carrots and potatoes, those are the crops themselves.

The beetroot has its own seeds, which are a bit harder to come by. They generate in lots of structures’ chests, such as dungeons, mineshafts, end cities, woodland mansions, and trail ruins. Thankfully, it’s still easy enough to learn how to get beetroot seeds in Minecraft.

Luckily, all three seed types can be found in plains villages. You may come across farms there that include them. Simply punch the planted crops to obtain carrots, potatoes, and beetroot. However, not all farms will include these crops. Villages in other Minecraft biomes can also include these crops, but only one or two types. So, finding a plains village is your best bet for obtaining them all easily.

Once you’ve obtained the seeds, you may plant them. Carrots and potatoes are usable immediately, but they have far more uses than just being food for pigs. So, we suggest you also plant them so you can multiply them.

Till the dirt using a hoe and make sure it has a water source block nearby to stay hydrated. Then, right-click the farmland or use the secondary action button to plant the seeds. Now, we play the waiting game.

Once the crops are fully mature, you may punch them to get more crops. Moreover, the fortune-enchanted tools will yield even more seeds, which are, in the case of carrots and potatoes, the crops themselves. So, always try utilizing fortune if you can.

One more unique way you may obtain carrots and potatoes is by killing zombies, husks, and zombie villagers. These Minecraft mobs will very rarely drop a special item, including the food pigs in Minecraft eat. Furthermore, looting will give you slightly better odds of getting these rare drops.

How to Feed Pigs in Minecraft

Now that you’ve got pigs’ favorite food, it’s time to use it. Select any of the three special items on your hotbar, and you’ll see any nearby pigs that will start following you. Now, use the item on a pig, and if it’s an adult, you’ll see heart particles appear above it, indicating it has just entered “love mode.”

If another adult pig is nearby, you may feed it as well. After that, the two mobs will get close, and a baby pig will spawn. Congrats! You’ve successfully bred and multiplied pigs in Minecraft. The baby will take about 20 minutes to grow up, but if you feed it carrots, potatoes, or beetroot, its growth process will speed up.

And that’s what pigs eat in Minecraft! While these simple mobs are not as useful as cows, they are still a source of the great food item in the early game – Pork Chops. So, if this guide was helpful to you, don’t forget to share it with your Minecraft friends. Until next time, happy mining and crafting!