Sniffer Egg

How to Obtain Sniffer Egg

Sniffer Eggs are incubation items that hatch into the Sniffer—an ancient mob that digs up exclusive seeds (torchflower & pitcher pod). They tie together archaeology, warm ocean ruins exploration, and passive mob breeding progression.

How to obtain:

Brush suspicious sand in WARM OCEAN RUINS (archaeology) for a chance to uncover a Sniffer Egg
Breed two sniffers by feeding each a torchflower seed to produce an egg
Shipwreck / ruin expedition loot routes that chain archaeology with buried treasure maps (strategy tip)

Tip: Combine multiple methods—looting structures, trading with villagers, or farming mobs—to gather sniffer egg more reliably.

Uses for Sniffer Egg

Hatching a first Sniffer to start ancient seed farming
Breeding two sniffers to produce additional eggs (feed torchflower seeds)
Automating seed excavation areas (moss / dirt range setups)
Showcasing archaeology finds in museum or research base builds
Decorative incubation chambers using moss + sensor lighting
Trading / bartering on servers for rare early‑game crop access

Fun Fact

When placed on moss, a Sniffer Egg's hatch time accelerates by roughly 50% (from ~20 minutes real time to about 10). The hatch progresses through subtle crack stages similar to turtle eggs.