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Jerboa
Jerboa is a Common pet in Steal an Egg that earns a base $6/s. It hatches from the Jerboa Egg, stolen from the nests of the Desert biome.
EggJerboa EggPet stats
Base income
$6/s
Base weight
2 kg
Egg
Jerboa Egg
Grow time
20s
Speed reward
+7.2K
Cash reward
$600
Source
Desert
Biome nest
Rarity
Common
Where to get Jerboa
Steal the Jerboa Egg from the nests of the Desert biome, carry it back to your pen and let it hatch.
- Speed required
- 10K
- Guardian
- Scorpion
The guardian sleeps next to the nest; the faster you are, the easier it is to outrun it. Bigger eggs are worth more but slow you down. Eggs & guardians
Estimate based on the wiki formula
Jerboa income with mutations and size
| Mutation | 1× weight2 kg | 10× weight20 kg | 100× weight200 kg | 200× weight400 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No mutation×1 | $6/s | $24.82/s | $102.68/s | $142.20/s |
| Rainbow×3.5 | $21/s | $86.87/s | $359.38/s | $497.69/s |
| Parasite×3 | $18/s | $74.46/s | $308.04/s | $426.59/s |
| Fractured×2.75 | $16.50/s | $68.26/s | $282.37/s | $391.04/s |
| Scrambled×2.75 | $16.50/s | $68.26/s | $282.37/s | $391.04/s |
| Golden×2.5 | $15/s | $62.05/s | $256.70/s | $355.50/s |
| Spirit Bloom×2.5 | $15/s | $62.05/s | $256.70/s | $355.50/s |
| Bloom×1.25 | $7.50/s | $31.03/s | $128.35/s | $177.75/s |
| Silver×1.2 | $7.20/s | $29.79/s | $123.22/s | $170.64/s |
Estimate based on the wiki formula (marked beta there): income = base × (weight ÷ base weight)^(37/60) × mutation, with diminishing returns above 125× the base weight. In-game values can differ. See mutations and the income calculator.
How Jerboa compares
Neighbors by income in Desert (1 of 8):
Earns more
Fennec
$18/s(×3 vs Jerboa)
Other Common pets
Jerboa guide
The best Common pet in the game is a small desert rodent. The Jerboa earns $6/s, which puts it 1st of 5 among Commons and 194th of 198 overall, ahead of the Chicken, Dog, Frog and Duckling. It is the entry-level pet of the Desert, the third zone, which requires 10K Speed and is guarded by the Scorpion.
Big Speed from a 20-second egg
The Jerboa Egg grows in 20 seconds and pays +7.2k Speed and $600. Measured per second of growing, that is about 360 Speed, the best ratio among the Desert's eggs and well above anything in Lake.
That matters because the next zone, Jungle, needs 40K Speed, four times the Desert's own requirement. Some ways to cover it with hatch rewards:
- Six Jerboa eggs: 43,200 Speed in two minutes of total grow time
- Three Jerboas plus two Camels: 39,600, just short; one more Jerboa finishes it
- Four Jerboas plus one Tob Tobi Tob Tob: 38,700, also one small egg away
Tiny base weight
At 2 kg, the Jerboa has the smallest base weight of any pet in the first three biomes. With the formula the wiki documents, estimates come out as:
- Golden: about $15/s
- Rainbow: about $21/s
- 100 times base weight (200 kg): about $103/s
- 200 times base weight: about $142/s
- Rainbow at 100 times base weight: about $359/s
None of those numbers compete with Desert's Rare or Epic pets, so the Jerboa's job is Speed. Cycle its eggs while bigger ones grow, and replace it in the pen as soon as you have something better to keep.
Data sourced from the Steal an Egg Wiki (CC BY-SA) and processed automatically; last synced 2026-10-11.