Baby mobs in Minecraft
Most animals in Minecraft have a baby form: smaller, often with its own model, and unable to breed until it grows up. Here is how to get each one and how to control its growth.
How babies grow up
- A baby animal becomes an adult after 20 minutes of game time spent in loaded chunks.
- Feeding a baby the food of its species takes 10% off the time it has left.
- A Golden Dandelion used on a baby stops it from aging; use it again and it starts growing. It does not work on undead babies or baby Villagers.
- Using a mob’s spawn egg on an adult of the same kind spawns a baby next to it.
- Baby zombies never grow up.
Mobs you breed with food
Give the item to two adults standing close to each other: they enter love mode and a baby appears. Adults then wait 5 minutes before breeding again.
Bred withArmadillo 
Bred withAxolotl 
Bred withChicken 
A thrown Egg can also hatch a chick
Bred withFox 
Bred withGoat 
Wheat
Bred withMooshroom Wheat
Bred withNautilus 
Bred withOcelot 
Raw Cod
Raw Salmon
Bred withRabbit 
Carrot
Golden Carrot
Dandelion
Bred withSheep Wheat
Bred withStrider 
Bred withWolf 
Tamed adults only
Babies born from an egg
Breed the adults, then wait for the egg or spawn they leave behind to hatch.
Other ways to get a baby
Horse × DonkeyMule 
Horse
Donkey Breeding a Horse with a Donkey gives a baby Mule. Mules cannot breed.
Food and free bedsVillager Villagers have children when they have plenty of food and a free bed nearby.
Grows fromHappy Ghast 
Place a Dried Ghast in water: it rehydrates and becomes a Ghastling, the baby Happy Ghast.
Mobs that spawn as babies
These babies appear on their own in the world, mostly among hostile mobs.
Spawns as a babyZombie 5% of spawns
Spawns as a babyHusk 5% of spawns
Spawns as a babyDrowned 5% of spawns
Spawns as a babyZombie Villager 5% of spawns
Spawns as a babyZombified Piglin 5% of spawns
Spawns as a babyPiglin 
Spawns as a babyPolar Bear 
Spawns as a babySquid 5% of those spawned in groups
Other baby forms
These mobs have a baby form; the simplest way to get one is a spawn egg used on an adult.
Spawn egg on an adultGlow Squid 
Spawn egg on an adultDolphin 
Spawn egg on an adultTrader Llama 
Spawn egg on an adultSkeleton Horse 
Spawn egg on an adultZombie Horse 
Spawn egg on an adultZoglin Baby mobs — FAQ
How long does it take for a baby animal to grow up in Minecraft?
20 minutes of game time. Feeding it the food of its species shortens what is left by 10% each time.
How do you stop a baby mob from growing up?
Use a Golden Dandelion on it. It stays a baby until you use one on it again. Undead babies and baby Villagers are not affected.
Can baby zombies grow up?
No. Baby zombies, husks, drowned and zombie villagers stay babies for good. They spawn in 5% of cases.