Stealing is a core part of Grow a Garden 2: other players can take fruit from your plot, and you can take theirs. Pets are the main tool on both sides. Some of them guard your garden and punish thieves, others sneak out at night and bring back seeds or fruit. This guide lists both groups, with the ability text, rarity and egg source from the Grow a Garden 2 pet and egg entries stored in the site database.
The general stealing rules (shovels, unlocked gardens, how much you can carry) are in the stealing guide. This page is only about which pets help, and which ones you can actually hatch.
Pets that guard your garden
| Pet | Rarity | What it does against thieves | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear | Mythic | Tackles intruders, pins them down, then throws them away | Common Egg (0.2247%) |
| Bald Eagle | Mythic | Snatches intruders and flies them out of your garden | Egg not recorded (0.225% listed) |
| Tarantula | Mythic | Webs players who rob or attack you and forces them to drop one of their items | Egg not recorded (0.225% listed) |
| Scarecrow | Mythic | Terrifies anyone who shovels you, so they cannot steal | Exclusive Harvest Egg (71.84%) |
| Ice Serpent | Super | Breathes frost on intruders and freezes them solid | Egg not recorded |
| Bee | Legendary | Patrols the garden and swarms intruders | Common Egg (3.3708%) |
| Bat | Legendary | Bites anyone making off with your fruit and drops them for 2 seconds, but does not make them drop it | Egg not recorded (2.38% listed) |
| Gargoyle | Common | Perches still over the garden with a chance to turn a thief to stone | Exclusive Halloween Egg (50.24%) |
| Dog | Uncommon | Chases down thieves, biting and stunning them so they drop what they stole | Fall Rainbow Egg (25.4124%) |
| Hedgehog | Rare | Rolls after intruders, tackling and knocking them back so they drop what they stole | Fall Rainbow Egg (18.6358%) |
"Egg not recorded" means the pet entry lists an ability but no egg source. The percentages in brackets for the eggs come from the egg hatch tables, and the ones marked "listed" come from the pet entry.
Which guards actually make a thief drop the loot
The ability text separates three levels of protection:
- 1Prevention: Scarecrow stops the steal before it happens. Anyone who shovels you is terrified and cannot take anything.
- 2Forced drop: Dog, Hedgehog and Tarantula make the thief drop what they stole or one of their items. Dog also stuns the thief.
- 3Removal or delay: Bear, Bald Eagle and Ice Serpent remove or freeze the intruder. Bat only drops the thief for 2 seconds and explicitly does not make them drop the fruit.
The Gargoyle is a chance-based effect, not a guarantee, so treat it as a bonus layer rather than the main defence.
Pets that steal for you
| Pet | Rarity | What it does | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsune | Secret | Sneaks out at night to steal fruit from empty gardens and turns it Chakra | Exclusive Harvest Egg (0.16%) |
| Red Panda | Super | Steals a seed from other players at night, far more often than a Fox | Exclusive Harvest Egg (8%) |
| Fox | Mythic | Steals a seed from other players at night | Fall Rainbow Egg (13.5533%) |
| Vampire Fox | Mythic | Steals seeds at night, with a chance to snatch Candy Corn too | Egg not recorded (0.1% listed) |
| Raccoon | Super | Steals fruit from unlocked gardens at night and raises your steal limit by 25 | Common Egg (0.1498%) |
| Centipede | Secret | Steals fruit from empty gardens, bites thieves until they drop yours, adds +5 walk speed | Egg not recorded (0.012% listed) |
The Centipede is the only pet in either table that does both jobs: it steals and defends. It is also the rarest listed hatch chance of the group.
Which of these can you hatch right now
The egg entries carry an obtainable flag, and it changes the picture:
| Egg | Marked obtainable | Pets from this guide inside |
|---|---|---|
| Common Egg | Yes | Bear, Bee, Raccoon |
| Exclusive Halloween Egg | Yes | Gargoyle |
| Exclusive Harvest Egg | Yes | Scarecrow, Kitsune, Red Panda |
| Fall Rainbow Egg | No | Dog, Hedgehog, Fox |
| Fall Big Egg, Fall Common Egg, Fall Mega Egg | No | Dog, Hedgehog, Fox |
| Epic Egg | No | Bear (also in Common Egg) |
Right now the realistic guards are Scarecrow, Bee, Bear and Gargoyle, and the realistic thieves are Raccoon, Red Panda and Kitsune. The Fall pets are listed but their eggs are marked not obtainable. For the full hatch tables, see the egg odds guide. The pets list has every pet page.
How many eggs to expect
Dividing 100 by the hatch chance gives the average number of hatches needed for one copy. These are averages, not guarantees, and they ignore the big-pet variant chances.
| Pet | Egg | Chance | Average hatches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarecrow | Exclusive Harvest Egg | 71.84% | about 1.4 |
| Gargoyle | Exclusive Halloween Egg | 50.24% | about 2.0 |
| Red Panda | Exclusive Harvest Egg | 8% | about 13 |
| Bee | Common Egg | 3.3708% | about 30 |
| Bear | Common Egg | 0.2247% | about 445 |
| Kitsune | Exclusive Harvest Egg | 0.16% | about 625 |
| Raccoon | Common Egg | 0.1498% | about 668 |
The gap is large: a Scarecrow arrives in about one or two Harvest Eggs, while a Raccoon from the Common Egg takes hundreds. Common Egg pets are common but the rare ones are a long grind, so plan the grind before you start.
Building a defence
- 1Start with Scarecrow if you can get it. The Exclusive Harvest Egg gives it 71.84% of the time, so it is the easiest strong guard in the data.
- 2Add a forced-drop pet. Tarantula (or Dog and Hedgehog if their eggs return) takes the stolen item back from the thief.
- 3Keep a damage dealer for the rest. Bear and Bee cover the case where a thief gets past the first layer.
- 4Avoid relying on Bat alone. It drops the thief for 2 seconds but not the fruit.
Building an offence
- 1Raccoon raises your steal limit by 25, which makes every other steal worth more.
- 2Add Red Panda for seeds, which it steals more often than the Fox.
- 3Use Kitsune for fruit, since it turns stolen fruit into Chakra.
The best gears guide covers the shovel and defence gear that works with these pets.
Common mistakes
- Assuming every guard stops the theft. Bat only slows the thief.
- Hatching for Dog or Hedgehog from an egg marked not obtainable.
- Running steal pets in the daytime. Every thief pet in the data acts at night.
- Forgetting that the steal pets act at night, so they do nothing during the day.
- Expecting the listed hatch percentage to match the egg table. Some pet entries list a different overall figure than the egg hatch tables.
FAQ
What is the best pet to stop thieves in Grow a Garden 2?
Scarecrow, according to its ability text: anyone who shovels you is terrified and cannot steal. It hatches from the Exclusive Harvest Egg at 71.84%.
Which pet makes thieves drop what they stole?
Dog and Hedgehog make thieves drop what they stole, and Tarantula forces them to drop one of their items.
Which pet raises my steal limit?
Raccoon raises your steal limit by 25.
Which pet steals seeds?
Fox, Red Panda and Vampire Fox steal seeds from other players at night. Red Panda does it far more often than the Fox.
Can I still hatch Dog or Hedgehog?
Their Fall Rainbow Egg is marked not obtainable in the egg data.
