Adopt Me Beginner's Guide

When you join, you get a free Starter Egg that hatches into either a Cat or a Dog. To hatch it, complete the ailment tasks that appear at the top of your screen — Hungry, Sleepy, Dirty, and so on. Each completed task progresses the egg toward hatching. You can also skip the process instantly for 35 Robux with the "Hatch Now!" gamepass.

There are five main rarities: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Ultra-Rare, and Legendary. Rarity affects how hard a pet is to obtain and its trade value. Higher-rarity pets come from more expensive eggs or limited-time events. There is also an Event rarity for temporary pets like Scoob and Pumpkin, which were removed from all inventories after their events ended.

Bucks come mainly from fulfilling your pets' and babies' ailments — each pays 10–20 Bucks (Sleepy 10, Hungry/Thirsty 12, Dirty 15, Bored/School/Salon 20). You also earn from jobs at the Salon, Pizza Shop, School, and Hospital (up to 50 Bucks per in-game day), Task Board tasks, and the Daily Reward streak (25 Bucks on day 1, up to 300 on day 5, and 500 on day 30). There is a cap of 300 Bucks earned per in-game day (500 with a Pet Handler Pro Certificate active).

Use the official trade system (click on another player and select "Trade"). You can trade up to 18 items at once. To trade Ultra-Rare or Legendary items, you need a Trade License — pass the free test at the Safety Hub behind the Farm Shop. The game has a 5-second countdown that resets whenever items change, and it warns you if a trade looks unfair. Never trade outside the official system.

Neon pets are made by bringing four Full Grown pets of the same species to the Neon Cave and fusing them on the glowing circles. The resulting pet glows in specific areas. Mega Neon pets are made by fusing four Luminous (fully aged) Neon pets — that is 16 of the original pet total. Mega Neons cycle through rainbow colors. Not all pets can be made Neon; exceptions include Pet Rock, Scoob, Pumpkin, Burtaur, and MFR Sandwich.

Pets age through six stages: Newborn, Junior, Pre-Teen, Teen, Post-Teen, and Full Grown. You age them up by completing ailment tasks. Higher-rarity pets require more tasks — Common pets need about 25 total tasks to reach Full Grown, while Legendary pets need about 183. A pet must reach Full Grown before it can be used to make a Neon.

The Trade License is required to trade Ultra-Rare and Legendary items. To get it, visit the Safety Hub (behind the Farm Shop on Adoption Island) and pass a short test about identifying scams. It is free and can be retaken if you fail. The Trade License also lets you view your trade history from the last 30 days and report scammers.

The Cracked Egg (350 Bucks) is the cheapest but has only a 1.5% Legendary chance. The Pet Egg (600 Bucks) offers a 3% Legendary chance. The Royal Egg (1,450 Bucks) gives an 8% Legendary chance with no Common pets. For beginners, start with Cracked Eggs to build a collection cheaply, then upgrade to Royal Eggs once you have steady Bucks income.

Yes! You can own as many pets as you want. Caring for them costs nothing — fulfilling ailments actually earns you Bucks. Having variety across rarities and age stages gives you trading flexibility and more ailments to complete for income. Being a Baby role while equipping a pet doubles the Bucks you earn from ailments.