Players require sniffer eggs to hatch Minecraft 1.20 update's Sniffer mob. Finding these sniffer eggs is tricky, as I learned by trying to find just one. Luckily, after much exploration, we wrote this guide to help players like you find a sniffer egg of your own.
Where do sniffer eggs spawn in Minecraft?
Players can find sniffer eggs spawning exclusively inside suspicious sand. Suspicious sand is a unique block that can only generate in a few places. The first is desert pyramids and desert wells, with warm ocean ruins falling close behind. Inside these locations, you can find sand that appears different from regular sand blocks. For example, the following is a side-by-side comparison of suspicious sand and your typical sand block.
Notice that the sand marked with a red box has darker textures and lines, while the regular block appears more transparent. You can use this stark difference in appearance to help you pick out suspicious sand when searching these locations. But to get sniffer eggs from suspicious sand, you need to craft a brush in Minecraft to reveal items inside the suspicious block. Once you have a brush, use it on the suspicious sand block to reveal the hidden item.
Remember, sniffer eggs are not the only items that can appear in suspicious sand, so you may need to search multiple locations. Luckily, finding all places where you can find sniffer eggs in Minecraft is straightforward. We recommend going for both desert pyramids and warm ocean ruins as desert wells tend to be harder to find.
Where to find Desert Pyramids in Minecraft
Players can find Desert Pyramids in Minecraft spawning inside the Desert biome. Search for a large structure as shown below when exploring to find it quickly.
You can also find most locations, including Pyramids using commands. We recommend using the following to both locate and teleport to Desert Pyramids:
- /locate structure minecraft:desert_pyramid
- Tip: use the coordinates you get from the locate command for the tp command below to find Desert Pyramids quickly in Minecraft.
- /tp @p coords such as -1205 ~ 949
Where to find warm ocean ruins in Minecraft
Players can find warm ocean ruins via several variations of ocean biomes. The following are all of the variations of ocean biomes in Minecraft where you can find warm ocean ruins:
- Warm oceans.
- Lukewarm oceans.
- Deep lukewarm oceans.
- /locate structure minecraft:ocean_ruin_warm
- Tip: use the coordinates you get from the locate command for the tp command below to find warm ocean ruins in Minecraft.
- /tp @p coords such as -1205 ~ 949
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Andrew Vaughan is a Contributing Writer at Pro Game Guides that has written guides on popular RPGs and FPS survival titles for several years. Andrew Vaughan specializes in survival and roleplaying games and has been a lifelong gamer.