How to Make a Zoo in Minecraft

Last Updated: December 1, 2021

If you're bored on Minecraft, one thing you can do is build a zoo. It is possible to make a zoo in Survival Mode, but it's much easier in Creative Mode.

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Choosing Mobs to Inhabit The Zoo

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Decide what mobs you want in your zoo. These can include cows, pigs, chickens, and other peaceful mobs, as well as hostile mobs. You'll need to have an idea before building the zoo, so that you know what sorts of structures are needed to contain them well.

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Building The Zoo

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Build the base. A suggestion to do would be creating a 10 block by 10 block square for each mob's pen. Avoid counting any wall space.
- After all the pens are done, you could put little stands next to each pen, with Squidward or villagers.
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For cows, you could put a plains area with a tree or two and some tall grass and flowers. For zombies/skeletons, you could make a cave and have water outside so they don't burn.
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You can make them out of any material, but it's preferably at least one row of glass. For hostile mobs, you must make a roof or covered area inside.
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You can make them out of any material, such as sand or cobblestone, for example.

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Adding The Mobs to The Zoo

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If you are in Creative Mode, then you can spawn them. In Survival Mode, however, you’ll have to lead them to your zoo, and some will be impossible, like bats(1.4), squids, etc.
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You could try to get Testificates to come by using minecarts or spawning them.

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Add signs to point the visitors to any specific animal.

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Have at least two animals in each pen; you don't want them to be lonely.

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For animals such as wolves, make dispensers connected to a pressure plate so that you can "feed" them easily.

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Don't attack wolves.

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Don't get too close to creepers. They will blow up.

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Be sure to make a roof over zombie and skeleton enclosures. If you don't, they will burn.

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Note that hostile mobs and Endermen will inevitably despawn after some time.

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