Many fans are familiar with the newest Minecraft mob, the Sniffer. The mob was added to the game as the winner of the Minecraft Mob Vote 2022. That said, players will also likely have noticed that there aren't any Sniffers wandering around in the latest update. This is because the new mob is actually extinct, its time in the world of Minecraft long since passed. This may seem depressing, but by using new Archaeology features, players can actually bring this majestic beast back. In order to do so, they'll need to learn both how to find and how to hatch the elusive Sniffer Egg.
Sniffer Eggs, and by extension Sniffers, are new to Minecraft as of 1.20. The Trails and Tales update has a heavy focus on Archaeology, so it stands to reason that this ancient mob would make a comeback during this update. Players wondering how they can fill their world with Sniffers should familiarize themselves with the process of obtaining and hatching Sniffer Eggs.
Minecraft: How to Get Sniffer Eggs
Sniffer Eggs can only be obtained by using the new Brush tool on Suspicious Sand in the Warm Ocean Ruins structure. Players can tell they've found a Warm Ocean Ruin by looking at what the Ruins are made of. Warm Ocean Ruins are typically made of mostly blocks related to Sand, whereas Cold Ocean Ruins feature more Stone and Bricks. Once at a Warm Ocean Ruin, look for Suspicious Sand and use the Brush on it. Each block of Suspicious Sand here that the player Brushes will have a 6.7% chance to drop a Sniffer Egg.
Minecraft: How to Hatch Sniffer Eggs
In order to hatch a Sniffer Egg, players simply need to place it down and then wait. Once placed, the Sniffer Egg will be in block form and will occasionally crack. After two cracks, the egg will hatch, and players will get a baby Sniffer called a Snifflet. Sniffer Eggs take around 20 minutes to hatch typically but will hatch twice as fast if they are placed on a Moss block.
It's worth noting that the other way to obtain Sniffer Eggs is by breeding two full-grown Sniffers. Naturally, players will need to follow the above steps to find Sniffer Eggs and hatch them first, but this method is much easier once players have at least two fully grown Sniffers. Players can use Torchflower Seeds to breed two Sniffers, causing a Sniffer Egg to drop in item form.
Minecraft is available now on Mobile, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
