Spirit Essence is an essential crafting and cooking ingredient in Cozy Grove, and the most reliable method for collecting it is by feeding birds and deer. The Cozy Grove summer update has brought new decorations and quests to an already robust game, and many of these require Spirit Essence to craft or complete. As Spirit Essence is crucial both to island upkeep and to the progression of the narrative, it is imperative to learn how to collect it from pets.
Obtaining pets is simple. On the player’s second day in Cozy Grove, Charlotte Pine, the local ranger, will direct the spirit scout to Kit’s Canteen, where the player can buy a bird charm for 250 old coins. To complete the quest for the ranger, the player must purchase a young, placid bird, but there will be other types for sale as well. Each day, Kit will have different types of pet birds and deer to sell, and the spirit scout may occasionally receive them as gifts for completed quests.
Birds and Deer can be placed anywhere in Cozy Grove. A pet’s happiness is dependent on its proximity to certain items, so players should be prepared for scattered pet areas. Each pet has likes and dislikes. These lists correspond to item tags, which appear on each item in Cozy Grove. Placing a bird or deer near appropriately tagged items will increase its heart level. In addition, petting a bird or deer will raise its happiness by half a heart for the day. The heart level determines how much Spirit Essence a pet will drop when fed, so it is worth the effort to keep pets happy.
How to Feed Pets in Cozy Grove
The specific food pets want will appear over their heads. Pets will only request food the spirit scout knows how to cook, which means that the first pet will most likely be satisfied with meals cooked over the campfire. As the game progresses and the spirit scout learns more recipes from Cozy Grove’s resident baker, Allison Fisher, pets will want more complex dishes.
Here are a few important feeding notes for players to keep in mind:
- Much like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, this game runs on real-time, and pets will become hungry every 12 hours.
- Different pet types will not consistently ask for the same type of food.
- Any pet can ask for any kind of food the spirit scout knows how to cook.
- Meals cooked at Allison Fisher’s crafting station are sent through the mail and may take some time to arrive.
- A pet’s food request will last two days before changing.
- Pets in storage will not become hungry or starve.
- Pets will become adults after five feedings; they will become mature 10 feedings after that.
It is a good strategy to cook as often as possible in Cozy Grove and store food in order to save time, especially with new opportunities for storage. That way, pets can be fed on time and drop Spirit Essence more consistently.
Cozy Grove is available now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC.
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