This article will examine the easy way of taming a pig in Minecraft. They are an important part of your animal farm, as we will cover below.
Pigs might seem trivial, but they can be a valuable food source in the game. Plus, if you have an animal farm, you can breed them. Finding them is not too much of a hassle as well. So this guide will be a breeze to follow through. Let us look at how you can tame a pig in Minecraft and get them to your animal farm.
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Learn to Tame a Pig in Minecraft in 3 Simple Steps
Step 1 – Finding Food for Pigs
Before we go out to tame them, we will need food that we will use to tame them. Pigs only eat Beetroots, Carrots, and Potatoes in this game. You can find these almost anywhere. Your best bet is to trade with a Village Farmer. You can find seeds to grow these for yourself, but you will need a farm. It is easy to start a farm of your own, Here’s an article on WikiHow about Building a basic farm which is pretty useful.
Step 2 – Finding and Taming a Pig
You can find pigs in grassy overworld biomes. They hang around in groups of 2 to 4, so you can take multiple home. Use a carrot on a stick to; lure them to your animal farm. Put them in an enclosed fence because they will wander. Repeat the steps for however many pigs you want.
Step 3 – Breeding Pigs (Extra Step)
Now, after you have two pigs in your enclosed fence, go near them and feed them a carrot each; hearts will appear around them. Then wait for a while until a baby piglet appears. Repeat this to your heart’s content.
You can use the carrot on a stick to ride pigs and lead them anywhere. You will need a saddle to ride them. Pigs will drop pork chops when killed and are a harmless mob, so they won’t attack you.
That is all you need to know about the pig. Now go out there and become a Hog Rider!
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