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Overview
Starsand Island has 13 purchasable livestock species, unlocked progressively through five Rancher profession tiers. All animals are bought from Pastelle at Green Pasture Ranch (northwest of Hopeland, open 6 AM to 10 PM). Some species can also be found in the wild by chopping trees and bushes. Each animal requires its own housing type, holds a maximum of 4 animals per enclosure, and produces specific goods when fed and cared for.
Beginner Tier
Rabbit (75 Coins)
Housing: Rabbit Hutch (15 Softwood + 5 Fiber). Products: Wool, Poop. Ability: Weeding - clears up to 5 weeds per day from nearby farmland. Place hutches close to crop fields.
Variants: Common (brown/white), Dango (white, found wild or from Bio Research stamps), Lop-Eared (bred from Commons), Luna (glowing white/pink, Intermediate Rancher reward).
Junior Tier
Chicken (300 Coins)
Housing: Chicken Coop. Products: Eggs, Feathers. Ability: Pest Control - clears up to 5 bugs per day from crops.
Variants: Common (brown), Ink (black, found wild), Pearl (white, bred), Golden (gold, bred from Common + Ink, roughly 1% chance).
Duck (300 Coins)
Housing: Duck Coop. Products: Eggs, Feathers. Ability: Snail Control - eats snails from crops, especially useful near rice paddy fields.
Variants: Common (yellow), White (bred), Jade (bred), Glazed (glowing white/pink, bred from Common + White or White + Jade).
Intermediate Tier
Pig (650 Coins)
Housing: Pigsty. Products: Truffles (dug up by pigs). Ability: Truffle digging.
Variants: Common, Puffhog (blue/green, bred).
Cow (650 Coins)
Housing: Cattle Barn. Products: Milk. No special farm ability.
Variants: Common, Hornlet (brown, bred), Hornox (brown and larger, bred), Pyrox (glowing, rare breeding result).
Snowool / White Sheep (650 Coins)
Housing: Sheep Barn. Products: White Wool, Sheep Saliva, Sheep Milk. Sheep have the most extensive breeding variety in the game, with 12+ color variants.
Ebowool / Black Sheep (650 Coins)
Housing: Sheep Barn. Products: Black Wool, Sheep Saliva, Sheep Milk. Breeding Snowool with Ebowool produces Fluffwool and opens the path to all colored sheep.
Bumblebee (400 Coins)
Housing: Beehive (6 Hardwood Planks + 6 Honeycomb + 3 Iron Sheets). Products: Honey. Ability: Honey collecting (automatic, 7 AM to 7 PM) and crop pollination, which acts as natural fertilizer for nearby fields. A Queen Bee (400 Coins, occupies 7 hive slots) produces new workers when fed Royal Jelly.
Senior Tier
Horse (1,350 Coins)
Housing: Stable. Products: None. Ability: Two-person mount - the only livestock that supports duo riding, making it useful for multiplayer travel.
Spotted Deer (1,350 Coins)
Housing: Deer Pen. Products: None. Ability: One-person mount.
Musk Deer (1,350 Coins)
Housing: Deer Pen. Products: Musk (males only). Not a mount.
Expert Tier
Alpaca (2,750 Coins)
Housing: Alpaca Barn. Products: Wool, Alpaca Spit. Ability: One-person mount.
Ostrich (2,750 Coins)
Housing: Ostrich Barn. Products: Ostrich Eggs, Feathers. Ability: One-person mount.
Animal Care
All livestock need daily attention to produce high-quality goods:
Item | Description |
|---|---|
Feeding | Each species has specific feed (Rabbit Feed, Chicken Feed, etc.), purchased from Green Pasture Ranch. Pastelle provides 2 free bags daily. |
Cleaning | Use a Brush (craft: 2 Softwood + 2 Wool, blueprint 150 Coins) or a Cleaning Pod. Dirty animals get the "Messy" status. |
Petting | Required for chickens and ducks to produce eggs. Increases happiness for all species. |
Happiness | Maintained through timely feeding, petting, and cleaning. At 150+ happiness, animals produce premium-quality byproducts that sell for more. |
Colored Sheep and Wool
Breeding sheep produces color variants that yield colored wool for the dye system. Seven wool colors exist: Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange, Cyan, and Black. Additional sheep variants include Fluffwool, Duswool, and the rare Cloud Sheep. Color inheritance during breeding is random, so expect multiple attempts to get the color you want.
Regular Wool sells for 20 Coins. Premium Wool (from 150+ happiness animals) sells for more. Fur from larger animals sells for 55 Coins.
Breeding
Breeding requires a male and female of the same species in the same enclosure with at least one empty slot. Animals must be fed, clean, and happy. Breeding occurs overnight, once per day per enclosure. The Breeding House (3,500 Coins, unlocked at Intermediate Rancher) lets you isolate pairs for controlled mutations.
DNA Traits
Offspring can inherit positive or negative DNA traits:
Trait | Effect |
|---|---|
Workaholic | Works more times daily. |
Twins | 30% chance of extra offspring. |
Precocial | Growth time reduced by one day. |
Bulkiness | Animal grows to larger size. |
Strong | Breeding cooldown reduced by one day. |
Optimism | Happiness boost chance doubled. |
Negative traits:
Pride: Cannot be petted.
Petiteness: Stays permanently tiny.
Bloom: Decreases happiness boost by 1 point.
Rancher Profession Progression
Each tier unlocks new animals and equipment:
Apprentice: Rabbits. Quest: collect 4 Wool and show to Pastelle.
Junior: Chickens, Ducks. Quest: collect Giant Eggs from chickens at 150+ happiness.
Intermediate: Pigs, Cows, Sheep, Bumblebees. Breeding House blueprint unlocks.
Senior: Horse, Spotted Deer, Musk Deer (mounts).
Expert: Alpaca, Ostrich.
Meat
Animals are not butchered in Starsand Island. Meat (Pork, Mutton, Fowl, Beef) is purchased from Zerine's General Store in Starsand Town.