Grow A Garden Rare Pets: Nihonzaru Bathe Time Explained

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If you’re playing Roblox Grow A Garden, understanding the pets in the game can make a big difference in how you manage your garden and maximize your progress. One of the rare pets that many players often ask about is the Nihonzaru. In this guide, we’ll break down everything you need to know about this pet, including how to get it, how it behaves, and some common gameplay tips.

What is the Nihonzaru?

The Nihonzaru is a rare pet in Grow A Garden. Its name translates to “Japanese Macaque,” which is a type of real-life monkey. In the game, the Nihonzaru has light brown fur and is visually similar to its real-life counterpart. It was added to the game on July 19th, 2025, and has a unique passive ability related to Hot Springs.

Most players recognize the Nihonzaru for its rarity and the interesting behavior it displays when placed in a garden with a Hot Spring.

How to Obtain a Nihonzaru

The Nihonzaru is obtainable exclusively from the Zen Egg, with a 31% chance of hatching one. Because this is a rare pet, not every Zen Egg will give you a Nihonzaru, so patience is key. Most players try multiple Zen Eggs before successfully hatching one.

If you want to speed up the process and get more chances to hatch pets, some players also look for ways to buy Grow a Garden tokens for Roblox on U4N, which can help them access more eggs or other resources in the game.

Nihonzaru Stats and Needs

Here’s a quick overview of the pet’s basic stats:

Hunger: 8,000

Tier: Rare

Obtaining Method: Zen Egg

Hatch Chance: 31%

Hunger in Grow A Garden is an important stat because it affects how often a pet can perform its actions or participate in passive abilities. Most players recommend keeping rare pets like the Nihonzaru fed to prevent interruptions in their passive effects.

Nihonzaru’s Passive Ability

The most distinctive feature of the Nihonzaru is its passive ability, “Bathe Time.”

When there is a Hot Spring in your garden, the Nihonzaru will go and bathe in it.

While bathing, the pet is completely inactive and doesn’t perform any other actions.

Each Nihonzaru requires its own Hot Spring to bathe in. If you place multiple Nihonzarus with fewer Hot Springs than pets, only the lowest-level pet will use the Hot Spring, and this can sometimes trigger bugs.

In general, most players keep a Hot Spring for every Nihonzaru to avoid these issues. This makes the passive visually satisfying and adds a bit of life to the garden but doesn’t currently boost other pets’ abilities, as it did in earlier versions of the game.

It’s worth noting that in Version v1771, the boosting effect of the Nihonzaru’s passive was removed. Now, the pet only bathes without affecting other pets’ passives.

Common Behavior and Tips

Separate Baths: If you want to make sure each Nihonzaru is active, place a Hot Spring for each pet.

Bug Awareness: There was a previous bug where two Nihonzarus placed in the same garden would decrease another pet’s passive cooldown. Sometimes pets may still share a Hot Spring due to glitches, leaving the ability active forever.

Visual Role: Most players now consider the Nihonzaru more of a cosmetic or relaxation pet since it no longer boosts other pets.

In practice, this means you don’t need to stress about maximizing its effect, but it’s still a rare and desirable pet for collectors.

Summary

The Nihonzaru is a rare and interesting pet for Grow A Garden players. You get it from the Zen Egg with a 31% hatch chance, and its primary feature is bathing in Hot Springs. While it doesn’t provide active boosts to other pets anymore, it still adds charm to your garden.

Most players focus on providing enough Hot Springs so that each Nihonzaru can bathe comfortably and avoid bugs. Feeding it regularly and placing it strategically in your garden will ensure a smooth experience with this rare pet.

For those looking to increase their chances of hatching or accessing more Zen Eggs, some players choose to buy Grow a Garden tokens for Roblox on U4N to get additional resources for pet collection.