🐾 Oxpecker Pet in Grow a Garden — Common
Oxpecker is a Common pet from the Safari Harvest Event, the most common hatch from the Safari Egg (50%). It supports Safari-type pets.
Last verified against the Oxpecker page and the ability data on the Grow a Garden wiki.
Safari Egg, 50%.
📋 Oxpecker at a glance
| Rarity | Common |
|---|---|
| How to get | Safari Egg (50%) |
| Hunger | 1,500 |
| Ability (wiki wording) | Safari Support: When Safari type pets finish their abilities, they will start their next cooldown with less! |
| Cooldown | None: applies whenever a Safari pet uses its ability |
| Added | November 1, 2025 (Safari Harvest Event) |
| Still obtainable? | No; the Safari Egg was an event egg |
⚡ What Safari Support does
Whenever a Safari-type pet finishes its ability, its next cooldown starts 14 seconds shorter.
The wiki says it's the Red Squirrel's ability for Safari pets instead of Fall pets, with the same numbers. The Opossum does the same for Night pets but weaker.
📈 Oxpecker stats by weight
| Pet weight | Seconds off Safari pet cooldowns |
|---|---|
| 10 kg | 18 s |
| 25 kg | 24 s |
| 40 kg | 30 s |
| 100 kg | 30 s |
The reduction grows 0.4 seconds per kilogram to its 30-second cap at 40 kg.
⚡ See Oxpecker's ability at your pet's weight →
👀 What the Oxpecker looks like
A black bird with a red beak and a yellowish belly, like the real oxpeckers that ride on large animals in Africa. That fits its job of helping other Safari pets. It was the 50% common pull of the Safari Egg.
❓ FAQ
What does the Oxpecker do in Grow a Garden?
Safari-type pets start each cooldown 14 to 30 seconds shorter.
How heavy does the Oxpecker need to be?
40 kg for the 30-second maximum.