🐒 Monkey Pet in Grow a Garden — Rare
Monkey is a Rare pet from the original Animal Update, hatched from the Rare Egg (8.33%) in the pet egg shop. It occasionally gives fruit back.
Last verified against the Monkey page and the ability data on the Grow a Garden wiki.
Rare Egg, 8.33%.
📋 Monkey at a glance
| Rarity | Rare |
|---|---|
| How to get | Rare Egg (8.33%) |
| Hunger | 7,400 |
| Ability (wiki wording) | Cheeky Refund: Chance to get the player's fruit back when the player sells it |
| Cooldown | None: always on |
| Added | May 3, 2025 (Animal Update) |
| Still obtainable? | Yes, from the Rare Egg |
⚡ What Cheeky Refund does
Fruit have a 2.5% chance to be refunded back to your inventory. Rarer plants have a lower chance.
The Silver Monkey has the same ability at three times the strength (7.5%, capped at 20%), and the Maneki-neko gives a higher chance in short timed windows.
📈 Monkey stats by weight
| Pet weight | Refund chance |
|---|---|
| 10 kg | 2.75% |
| 25 kg | 3.12% |
| 50 kg | 3.75% |
| 100 kg | 5% |
The chance grows 0.025% per kilogram, to 5% at 100 kg. Its 8% cap is far past any normal weight.
⚡ See Monkey's ability at your pet's weight →
👀 What the Monkey looks like
Dark chocolate-brown fur with a paler brown face, inner ears, belly, hands and feet, rectangular black eyes and a long curly tail. At 8.33% it's the rarest pet in the Rare Egg.
❓ FAQ
What does the Monkey do in Grow a Garden?
Fruit have a 2.5% chance (5% at 100 kg) to be refunded to your inventory.
Monkey or Silver Monkey?
Silver Monkey: three times the refund chance.
How do you get a Monkey?
Hatch the Rare Egg; it has an 8.33% chance.