How To Get Multiple Pets in Stardew Valley
Author: Samuel
Mar 19,2025
One of the joys of *Stardew Valley* farming is the adorable menagerie of animals you can keep. Beyond livestock, you can have multiple pets! Here's how to expand your furry, feathered, or shelled family.
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How To Unlock Multiple Pets in Stardew Valley
How To Adopt Multiple Pets in Stardew Valley
How To Get Supplies for Pets in Stardew Valley
How To Unlock Multiple Pets in Stardew Valley
Starting Stardew Valley, you adopt a cat or dog. Initially, only one pet was allowed per save. However, the 1.6 update (early 2024) changed that, allowing multiple companions. To add more, you need to meet a few requirements.
First, maximize your pet's friendship. Daily, fill their water bowl (except on rainy/snowy days). Also, pet them daily (a heart appears above their head when successful). Check their friendship level in the "Animals" tab of your pause menu.
A full friendship meter triggers a letter from Marnie, offering more pets. If you skipped the initial pet adoption, the letter arrives at the start of Year 2.
How To Adopt Multiple Pets in Stardew Valley
After Marnie's letter, visit her shop (9 AM - 4 PM, closed Mondays and Tuesdays). Choose "Adopt Pets." You'll see 12 licenses: five cat variations, five dog variations, and two turtle types. Each license has a cost:
| Pet License | Cost |
|---|---|
| Pet License – Brown Cat | 40,000g |
| Pet License – Grey Cat | 40,000g |
| Pet License – Orange Cat | 40,000g |
| Pet License – White Cat | 40,000g |
| Pet License – Black Cat | 40,000g |
| Pet License – Brown Dog w/ Blue Collar | 40,000g |
| Pet License – Brown Dog (Shepherd) | 40,000g |
| Pet License – Brown Dog w/ Red Collar | 40,000g |
| Pet License – Black and White Dog w/ Red Bandana | 40,000g |
| Pet License – Dark Brown Dog | 40,000g |
| Pet License – Green Turtle | 60,000g |
| Pet License – Purple Turtle | 500,000g |
How To Get Supplies for Pets in Stardew Valley
For each new pet, visit Robin's shop to build Pet Bowls (5,000g and 25 Hardwood each). These are essential; neglecting them causes friendship to drop, and pets may run away.
Marnie also sells optional doghouses and cat trees (decorative only).
That's how to have a bustling pet population in Stardew Valley! Check The Escapist for more Stardew Valley guides.
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