Learn how to adopt and tame pets in My Time at Sandrock. Discover requirements, building an Animal House, gaining friendship, and a list of all adoptable pets and their favorite gifts.
Adopting pets in My Time at Sandrock becomes available after completing the 'How to Tune Your Banjo' side quest, which itself unlocks after the 'In Trusses We Trust' main story quest. Once unlocked, you'll need to build an Animal House and place it near City Hall. To adopt an animal, you must gain 200 Friendship Points with them and select the adopt option from the interaction menu.
Once adopted, pets live at your workshop and can be renamed. They can be sent on missions to gather resources like water, plants, and ore, or explore for random items. If you wish to free up an Animal House, you can purchase a Goodbye Meatball from the Mysterious Man for 500 Gols to have a pet leave.
There are seven pets to unlock, some of which are DLC-exclusive. Each pet has specific gifts they like and love, which can help in increasing your friendship with them.
All Adoptable Pets
Banjo
Banjo is a cat that appears after completing 'In Trusses We Trust'. He is usually found around the City Hall area and near the General Store.
| Gift Level | Gifts |
|---|---|
| Love | Canvas, Composite Fiber Threads, Cute Armchair, Cute Lazy Sofa, Elegant Lounging Chair, Elegant Sofa, Football Toy, Opal, Pet Sofa, Rosestone, Rustic Armchair, Rustic Lounging Chair, Rustic Sofa, Shiny Scorpion, Sisal Thread, Spinel, Yakboy Sofa |
| Like | Amber, Animal House, Artwork: Windmill, Basic Cushion Chair, Bullhead, Cowprint Sofa, Crucian Carp, Fish Fossil, Fluorite, Golden Bull Head, Love Sofa and Robots, Lungfish, Meowses II Statue, Old Sofa, Sand Carp, Sandacuda, Tape Ball Toy, Yakmel Doll |
CoCo
CoCo is an owl that is present in town upon your arrival. She typically flies around the outskirts near the train track and perches near the oasis.
| Gift Level | Gifts |
|---|---|
| Love | Bird Swing, Giant Loach, Large Desert Mudfish, Shiny Scorpion |
| Like | Agave, Alfalfa Salad, Alfalfa, Ant Honey, Artwork: Windmill, Avocado, Biocrust, Bird Nest, Cact-o’-Lantern, Cact-o’-Lantern Scarecrow, Cactus Fruit, Cat-on-a-Cact-o’-Lantern, Chestnut Seed, Chestnut, Cistanche, Coffee Beans, Coffee Tea Tree Seeds, Cold Cactus, Desert Mudfish, Desert Mushroom Strains, Fertilizer, Fruit Salad, Jute Cantaloupe Seeds, Large Crucian Carp, Large Sandacuda, Potted Cactus, Potted Chrysanthemums, Potted Purple Hydrangea, Rhino Horn Seeds, Rib Meat, Scorpster, Shellipede, Sweet Potato Pepper Seeds, Tomato |
Fennec Fox
The Fennec Fox was a reward for backers and is currently only obtainable through that method. If unlocked, it is sent via mail and starts at buddy level.
| Gift Level | Gifts |
|---|---|
| Love | Camping Den, Foggy Bassia, Opal, Pet Tunnel, Rosestone, Scratching Post, Shiny Scorpion, Spinel |
| Like | Artwork: Windmill, Avocado, Cantaloupe, Desert Mushroom Strains, Football Toy, Fruit Salad, Heart Blossom, Horned Adder, Large Horned Adder, Large Sand Snake, Mountain Rose, Raspberry, Rhino Horn Cactus, Sand Snake, Squeaky Toy, Sweet Potato Pepper Seeds, Wind Chimes |
Gecko
Gecko is unlocked by purchasing the Little Gecko DLC. After purchase, he appears as your buddy via mail.
| Gift Level | Gifts |
|---|---|
| Love | Agate, Amber, Diamond, Fluorite, Gecko Nest, Gecko Toy, Gold, Opal, Pet Tunnel, Potted Chrysanthemums, Potted Purple Hydrangea, Rosestone, Sandworm, Scorpster, Shellipede, Shiny Scorpion, Sunstone, Spinel |
| Like | Animal Bones, Artwork: Windmill, Jerky, Meat, Steak Surprise, Water |
Macchiato
Macchiato is a cat found in Sandrock from the start. He can be seen in front of City Hall or near Tailor Made.
| Gift Level | Gifts |
|---|---|
| Love | Diamond, Fine Steamed Sandfish, Fine Tomato Fish, Opal, Pet Sofa, Rosestone, Scratching Post, Spinel, Sunstone, Tape Ball Toy, Vintage Assault Rifle, Vintage Pistol, Vintage Shotgun |
| Like | Animal House, Artwork: Windmill, Big Flowered Rhino Horn Potted Plant, Desert M |
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