How to get Pet Mutation Shard Oxpecker in Grow A Garden

Grow A Garden is a popular Roblox experience where you can start with a small patch of land to plant and nurture them as they grow into beautiful flowers, fruits, and vegetables. The developers added Pet Mutation Oxpecker Shard in Grow a Garden.

So, if you want to upgrade your safari pets to elite levels, then the Pet Mutation Shard Oxpecker is a must-have in your collection. So, to help you with that, here is the guide to get Pet Mutation Shard Oxpecker in Grow a Garden.

How to get the Oxpecker Shard in Grow A Garden

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The shard is obtainable during the Safari Harvest / Mega Safari Harvest Event from the NPC Safari Joe.

Here’s how to maximise your chance:

Trade in a pet with a value between ~20-99 points to Safari Joe. The higher tier of the pet, the better the chance of rare shard drops.
Drop-chance for the shard is low (~2.4 %) so persistence is key.
When you receive the shard, go to your pet inventory, select the pet you wish to mutate (preferably a top Safari-type pet), apply the shard and unlock the Oxpecker mutation. (Effects: cool-down reduction, passive boost)

How to use the Oxpecker Shard

Since this mutation reduces cooldowns for active Safari pets and boosts passive abilities, you’ll want to:

Ensure you have multiple Safari-type pets active so the cooldown reduction applies across them and gives you a greater effect.
Choose a pet you use often – preferably one whose ability triggers frequently so you benefit from repeated cooldown reduction.
Balance your garden: don’t sacrifice too many rare pets in hopes of dropping the shard if you’re behind in progression. The opportunity cost can be high.

What is the Oxpecker Shard

The Pet Mutation Shard Oxpecker is a rare event gear-item that gives a Safari type pet the Oxpecker mutation, which reduces ability cooldowns by roughly four seconds and increases passive bonuses.
This means if you’ve collected several Safari-type pets (like Elephant, Giraffe, Rhino, etc.), applying this shard makes them significantly more efficient.
Because it’s limited and drops via an event NPC, players who grab it early gain a real advantage in pet progression and garden performance.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is Oxpecker Shard?

The Pet Mutation Shard Oxpecker is a rare event gear-item that gives a Safari type pet the Oxpecker mutation.

2. How to maximise the chance?

Trade in a pet with a value between ~20-99 points to Safari Joe. The higher tier the pet, the better chance of rare shard drops.

3. Can I use the shard on any pet?

No — best used on a Safari-type pet (like Giraffe, Rhino, etc.) to get full effect.

4. Does the cooldown reduction stack?

It applies when the mutated pet’s ability triggers and affects all active Safari pets — so yes, you’ll get repeated benefit as long as you keep them active.

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