Starsand Island is a warm and comforting place where you can relax and pursue numerous professions at your leisure. From farming the land for natural resources to caring for the domesticated animals you adopt, there’s plenty to do and no rush to get it all done.
We’ll break down everything you need to know about animals in Starsand Island, as well as how you can increase your rank in the Rancher profession to unlock more critters to raise. From the smallest of rabbits to larger pigs and cows, here’s everything you need to know to get started. Every animal is adorable and can help you improve your crafting!
How To Unlock Ranching
You can unlock the Ranching profession by heading northwest from your farm. There, you’ll find Pastelle and her family’s ranch. Speak with Pastelle to unlock the basics of Ranching, which will allow you to purchase and raise rabbits.
Ranching requires that you have an animal’s specific enclosure before you can place them on your home lot. Once constructed and placed, you can decide which animals belong in each enclosure. You can place multiple of each enclosure, allowing you to customize your ranch animal variety as you see fit.
Each animal has great value. Not only do they provide products you can refine and sell, but they will also help you take care of your farmland. Below is a list of every animal you can unlock from Pastelle’s Ranch Store.
All Animals And What They Produce
All animals will leave poop for you to collect at their enclosure.
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Beginner Rancher Animals |
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Animal |
Purpose |
Product |
Price |
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Rabbit |
Weeding, Breeding |
Wool |
75 |
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Junior Rancher Animals |
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Chicken |
Pest Control, Feeding |
Egg, Feathers |
300 |
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Duck |
Snail Control, Feeding |
Egg, Feathers |
300 |
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Intermediate Rancher Animals |
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Pig |
Breeding |
Truffles |
650 |
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Cow |
Breeding |
Milk |
650 |
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Snowool |
Breeding |
White Wool, Sheep Saliva, Sheep Milk |
650 |
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Ebowool |
Breeding |
Black Wool, Sheep Saliva, Sheep Milk |
650 |
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Bumblebee |
Honey Collecting, Fertilizing |
Honey |
400 |
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Senior Rancher Animals |
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Horse |
Breeding, Duo Riding |
Two-person Mount |
1,350 |
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Spotted Deer |
Breeding, Riding |
One-Person Mount |
1,350 |
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Musk Deer |
Breeding |
Musk (Male only) |
1,350 |
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Expert Rancher Animals |
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Alpaca |
Breeding, Riding |
One-person Mount, Wool |
2,750 |
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Ostrich |
Breeding, Riding |
One-person Mount, Eggs, Feathers |
2,750 |
Additional animals, like the Dango Rabbits and colored sheep, can be unlocked through stamp rewards!
Animals also have specific characteristics in their DNA, which you can view from the hutch or barn menus. This allows you to rename your animals by viewing their details or see what makes them so special. Each animal will have different traits, including but not limited to:
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Trait |
Description |
Effect |
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Workaholic |
Animals can work more times more a day. |
Positive |
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Pride |
Can’t be petted–no touchy! |
Negative |
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Petiteness |
Grow smaller in size! |
Negative |
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Twins |
Breeding has a 30% chance to produce more offspring. |
Positive |
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Precocial |
Growth period is reduced by 1 day. |
Positive |
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Bloom |
Decreases Happiness boost by 1 point. |
Negative |
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Bulkiness |
Grow bigger in size! |
Positive |
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Strong |
Breeding cooldown reduced by 1 day. |
Positive |
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Optimism |
When Happiness rises, there’s a 50 percent chance it doubles–they’ll cling to you like a little shadow! |
Positive |
Animals and livestock will need to be fed each day, and you may also need to use the brush to clean them every couple days. You can pick up this blueprint, as well as the breeding house blueprint, from Pastelle.
The breeding house will take up a lot of space, but it allows you to pair up male and female animals to create babies! The main appeal here is that you can breed your livestock to get better traits, eventually getting rid of the unfavorable ones from your farm.
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