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Beginner's Guide to Raise Animals

Everything you need to know to start your journey and build the ultimate zoo!

📅 Updated: October 2025⏱️ 10 min read

1. Getting Started

Welcome to Raise Animals! This game is a spin-off of the popular "Grow a Garden" and focuses on collecting, raising, and breeding animals across multiple biomes. Your goal is to build the ultimate zoo by catching rare animals, unlocking mutations, and expanding to new territories.

Pro Tip: Redeem all available codes before starting! Check our Codes Page for free Rubies and Cash.

2. Understanding Core Mechanics

The Rodeo Minigame

To catch animals, you'll play a rodeo-style minigame where you use a lasso to catch wild animals. Here's how it works:

  • Aim your lasso: Click and hold to aim at the animal
  • Release to throw: Let go at the right moment to catch the animal
  • Success rate: Depends on your lasso quality and the animal's rarity
  • Multiple attempts: You can try multiple times per session

Feeding and Growing

Once you've caught an animal, place it in your zoo and feed it to increase its value:

  • Animals need regular feeding to grow
  • Larger animals = Higher sell value
  • Different food types cost different amounts
  • Weather affects mutation chances when feeding

Selling Animals

When your animals reach a good size, you can sell them for Cash and Rubies. The value depends on:

  • Animal rarity (Common to Mythic)
  • Animal size/growth level
  • Whether it has a mutation
  • Current market demand

3. Catching Your First Animals

You start in the Savannah biome. Here are the best animals to catch first:

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Elephant (Common)

25% spawn rate. Perfect starter animal. Easy to catch and provides decent cash.

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Giraffe (Uncommon)

12% spawn rate. Good value upgrade from Elephants. Worth the extra effort.

Warning: Don't waste time chasing Legendary animals at the start! Focus on Commons and Uncommons to build your cash reserves first.

4. Understanding Currencies

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Cash

Main currency. Used to buy food and unlock new maps.

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Rubies

Premium currency. Buy better lassos and special items.

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Corals

Ocean currency. Exclusive to the Ocean biome update.

How to Earn Each Currency

  • Cash: Sell animals, complete quests, daily rewards
  • Rubies: Redeem codes, sell rare animals, achievement rewards
  • Corals: Catch ocean animals, special events, codes

5. Early Game Progression Path

1

Days 1-2: Master the Savannah

Catch 10-15 Common/Uncommon animals. Learn the rodeo mechanics. Redeem all codes. Save up 50,000 Cash.

2

Days 3-5: Upgrade Your Lasso

Use your Rubies from codes to buy a better lasso. Start hunting Rare animals. Experiment with the mutation system.

3

Week 2: Unlock Second Biome

Save enough Cash to unlock the Ocean or Forest biome. Diversify your animal collection. Start breeding.

4

Week 3+: Hunt Legendaries

With better lassos and knowledge, start hunting Legendary animals. Focus on mutations. Join the endgame content.

6. Essential Beginner Tips

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Don't Rush Biomes

Complete your current biome's collection before unlocking new ones for maximum efficiency.

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Upgrade Lassos Early

Better lassos dramatically increase catch rates. It's worth spending Rubies on this upgrade.

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Watch the Weather

Feed animals during specific weather for mutation chances. Check our Mutation Guide for details.

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Track Animal Values

Use our Animal Database to know which animals are worth keeping vs. selling immediately.

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Daily Rewards

Log in daily for free rewards. The 7-day streak bonus is especially valuable.

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Join the Discord

The community shares spawn alerts for rare animals and announces new codes instantly.

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Don't Auto-Farm Yet

Learn the mechanics manually first. Auto-farming is for experienced players who know strategies.

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Patience Pays Off

Let animals grow fully before selling. A fully-grown Uncommon often beats a small Rare in value.

⚠️ About Scripts & Automation

🚫 Do NOT Use Scripts or Exploits

Many players search for "raise animals script" looking for automation or exploits. Here's why you should NEVER use them:

  • ×Account Ban: Roblox actively detects and permanently bans accounts using exploits or scripts
  • ×Malware Risk: Many "script executors" contain viruses that steal your account or personal data
  • ×Ruins the Game: Automation removes the fun of progression and achievement
  • ×Unfair to Others: Exploiting hurts legitimate players and the game economy

✅ Legitimate Ways to Play Efficiently

Instead of risking your account with scripts, use these 100% safe and legit methods:

🎁 Use Promo Codes

Get 500-1000+ FREE Rubies from codes. Check our Codes Page

🎯 Upgrade Your Lasso

Better lassos = catch Legendaries faster. Tier 5-6 lassos have 75-80% success rate!

🌈 Master Mutations

Weather multipliers (Disco +1000%!) legally boost animal value to millions

💰 Focus Profitable Animals

Hunt Medusa (250k), Phoenix (200k), Orca (150k) instead of wasting time on Commons

📊 Use Our Tier List

Know which animals to prioritize. Check our Tier List

🎮 Join Community

Discord community shares tips, trading, and code drops instantly!

💡 Pro Tip: With our guides and free codes, you can progress as fast as scripters WITHOUT any risk! Follow our Fast Cash Guide to make 50k-100k+ per hour legitimately.

Ready for More?

Now that you understand the basics, dive deeper into advanced strategies: