The Critter Ranch is a feature added in Update 7.7 in Sweet Apple Acres.
Gameplay[]
Obtaining Animals[]
The feature begins with a set of 4 quests which gives the player a Rabbit Hutch to begin, available for 10 
.
Upon the completion of a Rabbit Hutch, Sheep Barn, Pigpen, Cattle Ranch, or Henhouse, one of the corresponding critter (rabbit, sheep, pig, cow, or chicken) will spawn and walk around Sweet Apple Acres.
In order to spawn more of a creature, food needs to be given. The exact amount of food needed for the next creature is 10 🥕 for rabbits, 20 🌽 for sheep and 20 🥬 for pigs. Animals have a cooldown for eating which can be skipped using ad watches.
The Sheep Barn is a collection reward for obtaining 6 Sweet Apple Bunnies.
The Pigpen can be obtained with tokens or gems. 50 🌽 comes from quest jobs or 75 .
The Cattle Ranch upgrade to start raising Sweet Apple Cows costs 50 
and 15,000 
.
To obtain the Henhouse, players need to finish the The Egg Came First questline.
| Rabbits | Sheep | Pigs | Cows | Chickens | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular feeding | 1 🥕 | 2 🌽 | 2 🥬 | 2 🌾 | ? |
| Welcoming a new animal | 10 🥕 | 20 🌽 | 20 🥬 | 20 🌾 | ? |
| Feeding after upgrade | 2 🥕 + 1 🥬 | 3 🌽 + 1 🥕 | 3 🥬 + 1 🌽 | 3 🌾 +1 🥬 | ? |
| Upgrading an animal | 20 🥕 + 10 🥬 | 30 🌽 + 10 🥕 | 30 🥬 + 10 🌽 | 30 🌾 +10 🥬 | ? |
| Cooldown time | 2h | 1h 30min | 2h | 2h | ? |
Obtaining Food[]
Food can be obtained through the Carrot Patch, Cornfield, Cabbage Patch or Grain Farm, which need to be constructed first.
Food operates on a cooldown (3h for carrots and corn, 4 hours for cabbage and wheat) which can be skipped by watching ads.
Once food is ready to be collected, the user can pay either shards and bits or gems and shards in order to collect it.
| Food cost | Carrot Patch | Cabbage Patch | Cornfield | Grain Farm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Laughter  + 300
|
4 Generosity  + 400
|
4 Honesty  + 300
|
4 Kindness  + 400
|
| 2 | 6 Kindness + 3
|
7 Magic  + 4
|
6 Loyalty + 3
|
7 Loyalty + 4
|
Completion[]
Fully upgraded critter ranches will produce gems and XP the first time, but to get more you have to feed them again.
| Rabbits | Sheep | Pigs | Cows | Chickens | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food cost | 5 🥕 + 4 🥬 | 4 🥕 + 4 🌽 | 3🌽 + 2 🥬 | 2 🌾 + 3 🥬 | ? |
| Gain from feeding after full completion | 2  + 50 
|
3 + 50
|
3 + 50
|
3 + 50
|
? |
| Cooldown | 8h | 12h | 12h | 12h | ? |
Collections[]
When the feature launched, there were 3 collections available from August 1st, 2022 through October 31, 2022 until server refresh. The cow collection came with Update 8.5 and the chickens followed up with Update 9.6.
- Colony of Bunnies: six Sweet Apple Bunny, unlocks Sheep Barn
- Herd of Sheep: six Sweet Apple Sheep, unlocks Smiley Sheep
- Passel of Pigs: six Sweet Apple Pigs, unlocks Peppy Pig
- The Whole Herd: six Sweet Apple Cows, unlocks DaisyJo
- Cheerful Chickens: six Sweet Apple Chickens, unlocks Cockatrice
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