Polar Bear
Polar bears eat from a feed trough, drink from a trough or a pond, lie down to sleep, and love Fish Kibble.
- Troughs
- Lies down
- Loves fish
| Becomes a pet | Use a Pet Collar on it. |
|---|---|
| Needs |  Hunger  Thirst  Hygiene  Mood  Energy |
| Eats | From a Feed Trough. It doesn't graze, so keep the trough stocked. Never from pet bowls. |
| Drinks | From a Water Trough; without one, from a pond, river or lake (within 10 blocks). |
| Favourite kibble | Fish Kibble (by hand) |
| Hand-feed with | Pet Kibble or Fish Kibble |
| Toilet | None: only cats, ocelots, dogs and foxes have a bladder need. |
| Sleeps | Lies down where it is (or on its Rest Spot). It doesn't use pet beds. |
| Plays | Chases a thrown Pet Ball and noses it around. |
| Can sit | No: on Stay it just stands still. |
| Petting | Sneak + use with an empty hand. It lifts its chin into your hand and turns its head. |
Eating & drinking
Raw cod and salmon go into the trough for polar bears (as do apples and other farm animal food). Polar bears don't graze.
A hay bale fills a Feed Trough (6 servings); its usual food, apples, or other farm animal food adds one serving each. Kibble doesn't go in troughs.
To eat, it walks up to the side of the trough and puts its head down over the rim, nibbling. Troughs placed side by side join into one long trough, so a whole herd can eat at once.
Sleeping
When it gets tired (or at night, if it's Idle) it lies down right where it is: the front legs fold first so it kneels, then the hindquarters drop, the way real cattle lie down. It gets up again rear end first.
Life as a pet
Its favourite kibble doesn't go in troughs, so it only gets it from your hand. Hand it Fish Kibble for an extra happy bear.
Tips
- Fill its trough with cod or salmon, or a hay bale.
- Polar bears with cubs are still protective in vanilla: be careful around other players' bears.
