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Last Updated: February 13, 2024Fact Checked

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Frogs were introduced in version 1.19 (The Wild) of Minecraft. They eat slime and magma cubes. When they eat magma cubes, they produce froglight blocks, which have a light level of 15—on par with the brightest light sources in the game. Frogs are one of many animal mobs that can be bred in Minecraft. This wikihow article teaches you how to breed frogs in Minecraft.

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  • Feeding slimeballs to two frogs will put them in love mode. They will lay eggs in the nearest source of water. You can find frogs in swamp and mangrove swamp biomes.
  • It takes approximately 3 - 6 minutes for frog eggs to hatch into tadpoles. It takes approximately 20 minutes for tadpoles to mature into frogs.
  • Frogs spawned in temperate biomes are orange. Frogs spawned in hot biomes are white. Frogs spawned in cold biomes are green.

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    Update Minecraft. Frogs were introduced in Minecraft version 1.19 (The Wild). If you don't have the latest version of Minecraft, be sure to update Minecraft.

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    Gather slimeballs. You'll need slime to get frogs to breed. Slimeballs are dropped by slime mobs when slaughtered. You can find slime deep underground or in Swamp biomes.[1]

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    Locate frogs. Frogs spawn in groups of two to five in swamp and mangrove swamp biomes.

    • There are three different color variants for frogs, depending on what biome they are from. Frogs that spawn in temperate biomes are orange. Frogs that spawn in warm biomes are white. Frogs that spawn in cold climates are green.
    • Orange frogs can be found in swamp biomes. White frogs can be found in mangrove swamp biomes. Green frogs do not spawn naturally in the overworld. You will need to breed frogs in a cold biome to produce green frogs.
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    Equip slimeballs. Once you equip slime, frogs will follow you within 6 block spaces. You can get frogs to follow you anywhere, including into Nether portals or End portals.

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    Feed slimeballs to two adult frogs. You just need to feed one slimeball to each frog. Press the left trigger on game consoles or the right mouse button on PC to feed the frogs slimeballs. This will put the frogs in love mode and cause them to breed. They will lay eggs in the nearest water source.

    • Make sure there is a water source nearby for them to lay eggs in.
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    Wait for the eggs to hatch. It takes approximately 3 - 6 minutes for the eggs to hatch. When the eggs hatch, they will spawn tadpoles.

    • Make sure there are no axolotls around. They will attack tadpoles, but not frogs.[2]
    • Tadpoles can be transported using a bucket. The adult frog's color will be determined when they mature into an adult frog.
    • Make sure the tadpoles have plenty of water to swim around in.
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    Wait for the frogs to mature into adults. It takes approximately 20 minutes for tadpoles to turn into adult frogs. You can speed up the process by feeding them slimeballs.[3]

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      • Getting frogs to eat magma cubes will get them to produce froglight cubes. Froglight cubes are among the brightest sources of light in Minecraft. To get a frog to eat a magma cube, you will need to lure them into the Nether using slimeballs.

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      • Different colored frogs will produce different colored froglight blocks when they eat magma cubes. Orange frogs will produce yellow froglight blocks. White frogs will produce purple froglight blocks. Green frogs will produce green froglight blocks.

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      How To Easily Breed Frogs in Minecraft (24)

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      This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Travis Boylls. Travis Boylls is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. Travis has experience writing technology-related articles, providing software customer service, and in graphic design. He specializes in Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and Linux platforms. He studied graphic design at Pikes Peak Community College.

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      How To Easily Breed Frogs in Minecraft (2024)

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      How to get all 3 frog variants? ›

      Those Tadpoles will eventually grow into Frogs. To get different Frog variants, the Tadpoles must grow up in the related biomes. That means Tadpoles will grow into Temperate Frogs in Swamps, while they'll turn into either Warm or Cold Frogs in Desert or Tundra biomes respectively.

      How can you breed a frog in Minecraft? ›

      Players should equip at least two slimeballs in their right hand and feed them to their two frogs. As a result, they will trigger love mode for the frogs, where tiny red hearts will appear above their heads. One of the frogs will then approach a water block with enough space to start laying its frogspawn.

      Why won't my frogs lay eggs in Minecraft? ›

      Because light blocks and structure void are not considered air, frogs are unable to lay spawn on water that has these blocks above it.

      How do you get a rainbow frog? ›

      Rainbow Frog location - The Vesperpool

      Locate the The Vesperpool - West Bank fishing spot on the west bank, then head north. As you go, there are several small 'islands' just off the shore of the lake. The Frog will be in the middle of one of those.

      How rare is the golden frog? ›

      The International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species classifies the Panamanian golden frog as critically endangered. These toads were once fairly common and had been seen in the wild as recently as 2005 but have since all but disappeared throughout their northern range.

      How do you get a green frog in Minecraft? ›

      These green frogs can only be summoned in the cold biomes of Minecraft and the End dimension, making them the hardest to come across. Not to forget, the cold green frogs don't spawn naturally unless a swamp biome forms next to a cold biome and the tadpoles travel to these cold biomes right before turning into a frog.

      Can Minecraft frogs be tamed? ›

      Can you tame frogs in Minecraft? No, you can't tame frogs like you can tame wolves. While frogs can be fed, bred, and kept as pets, they'll still wander off unless they're kept in an enclosure.

      Do axolotls eat tadpoles in Minecraft? ›

      10.24" and then i went onto the "official Minecraft wiki" and i saw how axolotls will attack tadpoles, and i was slightly hurt of the thought of the cute and innocent axolotl killing cute and innocent tadpoles, so think they shouldn't attack them , but that they should protect them instead.

      Why is my frog spawn not hatching? ›

      Answer. Common causes of spawn failure are late frosts and a lack of light. Spawn requires warmth and light to develop properly. It can be extremely sensitive to frosts, particularly during long spells of icy weather; though some of the spawn may survive a light frost.

      Why do my frogs keep disappearing in Minecraft? ›

      frogs glitched through the ground and suffocated. Leashes, doors, transparent blocks and desync will sometimes eat mobs and items. Glitches like this aren't terribly common, there's just a ton more people playing bedrock to notice them because of all the platforms it's on.

      How do you get a white frog in Minecraft? ›

      The warm (white) frog can naturally spawn in the mangrove swamp biome. So that means all frogs spawn naturally, except for the cold variant.

      How do you know if a frog spawn is alive? ›

      The viability of spawn may be assessed by observing the colour of the embryo at the centre of the egg. Dead eggs have a white or grey centre compared to the dark-brown centres that are seen in live eggs.

      What do tadpoles eat in Minecraft? ›

      A player can pick up a tadpole with a bucket of water. A tadpole grows up into one of the variants of a frog depending on the tadpole's location, as shown on the table below. Tadpoles take one Minecraft day to grow up (20 minutes). Its growth may be accelerated by feeding it slimeballs.

      How do you find all three frogs in Minecraft? ›

      Types of Minecraft frogs
      1. Temperate frogs: orange. These frogs naturally spawn in normal Swamps. ...
      2. Cold frogs: green. These frogs don't spawn naturally. ...
      3. Warm frogs: white. White frogs spawn naturally in Mangrove Swamps.
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      How do you get all three Froglights in Minecraft? ›

      Froglights come in three different colors Purple, White, and Green. To get a certain color, you're going to need a specific frog. If you want a purple froglight you'll need a white frog, if you're aiming for a green light, you'll need a green frog, and if you want a yellow light, you'll need an orange frog.

      Where do all 3 frogs spawn in Minecraft? ›

      They generate naturally in swamp and mangrove swamp biomes, where they enjoy the moisture and the foliage, and that's where you'll find them. While they're instantly recognizable through their charismatic and carefree appearance, frogs haven't always looked the way they do today.

      Where do all frog variants spawn? ›

      Frogs naturally only spawn in the Swamp and Mangrove Swamp biomes. Do frogs spawn naturally in Minecraft? Two of the three frog variants spawn naturally in Minecraft. The orange temperate frogs spawn in the regular Swamp biome, whereas the white warm frogs spawn in the new Mangrove spawn by default.

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