A sniffer egg is a block that can be brushed out of suspicious sand in warm ocean ruins, or obtained by breeding two sniffers. It slowly hatches into a snifflet (child sniffer) when placed as a block in the world, which takes half as much time when it is placed on a moss block.
Obtaining
Breaking
Sniffer eggs can be mined with any tool, even with bare hands, and always drop themselves. Unlike turtle eggs, Silk Touch is not needed.[1]
| Block | Sniffer Egg | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 0.5 | |
| Breaking time (secs) | ||
| Default | 0.75 | |
Archaeology
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Sniffer Egg | Warm Ocean ruins | Warm ruins suspicious sand | 1 | 6.7% |
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Sniffer Egg | Warm Ocean ruins | Warm ruins suspicious sand | 1 | 6.7% |
Mob loot
Sniffer eggs can also be obtained by breeding two sniffers with torchflower seeds. Unlike turtle eggs or frogspawn which are placed into the world in block form, sniffer eggs are dropped as items, similar to chicken eggs.
Usage
Placing
Sniffer eggs can be placed in block form and slowly hatch into snifflets.
Sniffer eggs do not require a supporting block below.[2] Unlike dragon eggs, they are not affected by gravity.
Hatching
Sniffer eggs crack over time and hatch after cracking twice. They hatch faster when on moss blocks. Sniffer eggs hatch in about 10 minutes on moss blocks, and take twice as long to hatch on non-moss blocks.
Sniffer eggs do not need to receive random ticks to hatch.[needs testing] Therefore, the hatching speed of sniffer eggs is not affected by the randomTickSpeed game rule.[3]
Piston interactivity
Sniffer eggs can be pushed and pulled by pistons.[4]
Sounds
Generic
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.2 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.2 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 1.25 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.5 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | 1.0 | 1.1-1.2 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | use | 1.0 | 1.2-1.25 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.3 | 0.75 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.35 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | 0.22 | 1.0 |
Unique
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sniffer plops | Friendly Creatures | When a sniffer egg is laid by a sniffer | block | subtitles | 1.0 | varies | 16 | |
| Sniffer Egg cracks | Blocks | When a sniffer egg's hatch state progresses | block | subtitles | 0.7 | 0.72-0.88 | 16 | |
| Sniffer Egg hatches | Blocks | When a sniffer egg hatches | block | subtitles | 0.7 | 0.72-0.88 | 16 |
- ↑ Can be 0.18-0.42, 0.21-0.49, or 0.24-0.56
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly Creatures | When a sniffer egg is laid by a sniffer | mob | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 | |
| Blocks | When a sniffer egg's hatch state progresses | block | 0.85 | 0.8 | |
| Blocks | When a sniffer egg hatches | block | 0.85 | 0.8 |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sniffer Egg | sniffer_egg | Block & Item | block.minecraft.sniffer_egg |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sniffer Egg | sniffer_egg | -596 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile.sniffer_egg.name |
Block states
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| hatch | 0 | 012 | Determines how close an egg is to hatching; starts at 0 and is randomly incremented. |
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cracked_state | Not Supported | no_cracks | no_crackscrackedmax_cracked | Unsupported | Determines how close an egg is to hatching; starts at no cracks and is randomly incremented. |
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Smells Interesting | Obtain a Sniffer Egg | Husbandry | Have a sniffer egg in your inventory. This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed. | husbandry/obtain_sniffer_egg
|
History
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.20 | 23w12a |     Added sniffer eggs. | |||
| 23w17a | The player now gets the advancement "Smells interesting" when they obtain a sniffer egg. | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.20.0 | beta 1.20.0.20 | Added sniffer eggs.
| |||
| Currently, sniffer eggs can not be found from brushing suspicious sand in ocean ruins, making them not naturally obtainable in survival. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Sniffer Egg" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery
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A sniffer egg placed down.
Official Artwork
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The pixel art of the sniffer egg shown at Minecraft Live 2022 -
Sunny finding the sniffer egg in an ocean ruin and swimming away. -
Sunny watching the sniffer egg crack. -
Wallpaper of Sunny watching a sniffer egg hatch.
