Cages

Gold Cages

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Statistics

Type	Furniture
Placeable	✔️ (6 wide × 3 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	03*
Sell	10

• Internal Tile ID: 358-359, 360-364, 414

Cages

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Statistics

Type	Furniture
Placeable	✔️ (6 wide × 3 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	00*

• Internal Tile ID: 275-281, 285-286, 296-299, 309-310, 339, 391-394, 413, 619

Cages are placeable decorative furniture items that display animated critters. A critter caught with the Bug Net, Lavaproof Bug Net, or Golden Bug Net is combined with a Terrarium to craft a cage.

Gold cages are regular cages containing gold critters. They sell for 10 each. Aside from the sell price, they are the same as regular cages.

Cages are background furniture, and nothing can be placed on them, nor can they be placed on top of each other. On the  Desktop version,  Console version, and  Mobile version, cages can be stacked and stood on like platforms.

All cages measure either 6 tiles wide by 3 high, or 3 tiles wide by 2 high, and are partially transparent.

On the  Desktop version,  Console version, and  Mobile version, cages can be converted back into their ingredients by throwing the cage into shimmer.

On the  Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version, cages cannot be opened, broken, or crafted back into their ingredients, so once a critter is crafted into a cage, that particular critter can no longer be released.

There are currently 63 / 17 cages, 10 of which are gold variants.

Crafting

Recipes

Regular Critters

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Amber Bunny Cage Internal Item ID: 4888	Terrarium Amber Bunny	By Hand
Amber Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 4895	Terrarium Amber Squirrel
Amethyst Bunny Cage Internal Item ID: 4882	Terrarium Amethyst Bunny
Amethyst Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 4889	Terrarium Amethyst Squirrel
Bird Cage Internal Item ID: 2166	Terrarium Bird
Black Scorpion Cage Internal Item ID: 2187	Terrarium Black Scorpion
Blue Jay Cage Internal Item ID: 2167	Terrarium Blue Jay
Blue Macaw Cage Internal Item ID: 5301	Terrarium Blue Macaw
Buggy Cage Internal Item ID: 3255	Terrarium Buggy
Bunny Cage Internal Item ID: 2162	Terrarium Bunny
Cardinal Cage Internal Item ID: 2168	Terrarium Cardinal
Diamond Bunny Cage Internal Item ID: 4887	Terrarium Diamond Bunny
Diamond Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 4894	Terrarium Diamond Squirrel
Duck Cage Internal Item ID: 2165	Terrarium Duck
Emerald Bunny Cage Internal Item ID: 4885	Terrarium Emerald Bunny
Emerald Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 4892	Terrarium Emerald Squirrel
Enchanted Nightcrawler Cage Internal Item ID: 3254	Terrarium Enchanted Nightcrawler
Frog Cage Internal Item ID: 2190	Terrarium Frog
Glowing Snail Cage Internal Item ID: 2175	Terrarium Glowing Snail
Grasshopper Cage Internal Item ID: 2741	Terrarium Grasshopper
Gray Cockatiel Cage Internal Item ID: 5316	Terrarium Gray Cockatiel
Grebe Cage Internal Item ID: 4473	Terrarium Grebe
Grubby Cage Internal Item ID: 3256	Terrarium Grubby
Jungle Turtle Cage Internal Item ID: 4462	Terrarium Jungle Turtle
Ladybug Cage Internal Item ID: 4380	Terrarium Ladybug
Maggot Cage Internal Item ID: 4364	Terrarium Maggot
Magma Snail Cage Internal Item ID: 4850	Terrarium Magma Snail
Mallard Duck Cage Internal Item ID: 2164	Terrarium Mallard Duck
Mouse Cage Internal Item ID: 2191	Terrarium Mouse
Owl Cage Internal Item ID: 4396	Terrarium Owl
Penguin Cage Internal Item ID: 2206	Terrarium Penguin
Rat Cage Internal Item ID: 4376	Terrarium Rat
Red Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 3565	Terrarium Red Squirrel
Ruby Bunny Cage Internal Item ID: 4886	Terrarium Ruby Bunny
Ruby Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 4893	Terrarium Ruby Squirrel
Sapphire Bunny Cage Internal Item ID: 4884	Terrarium Sapphire Bunny
Sapphire Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 4891	Terrarium Sapphire Squirrel
Scarlet Macaw Cage Internal Item ID: 5213	Terrarium Scarlet Macaw
Scorpion Cage Internal Item ID: 2186	Terrarium Scorpion
Seagull Cage Internal Item ID: 4474	Terrarium Seagull
Seahorse Cage Internal Item ID: 4481	Terrarium Seahorse
Sluggy Cage Internal Item ID: 3257	Terrarium Sluggy
Snail Cage Internal Item ID: 2174	Terrarium Snail
Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 2163	Terrarium Squirrel
Stinkbug Cage Internal Item ID: 5133	Terrarium Stinkbug
Topaz Bunny Cage Internal Item ID: 4883	Terrarium Topaz Bunny
Topaz Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 4890	Terrarium Topaz Squirrel
Toucan Cage Internal Item ID: 5314	Terrarium Toucan
Truffle Worm Cage Internal Item ID: 4963	Terrarium Truffle Worm
Turtle Cage Internal Item ID: 4461	Terrarium Turtle
Water Strider Cage Internal Item ID: 4475	Terrarium Water Strider
Worm Cage Internal Item ID: 2207	Terrarium Worm
Yellow Cockatiel Cage Internal Item ID: 5315	Terrarium Yellow Cockatiel

Gold Critters

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Gold Bird Cage Internal Item ID: 3070	Terrarium Gold Bird	By Hand
Gold Bunny Cage Internal Item ID: 3071	Terrarium Gold Bunny
Gold Frog Cage Internal Item ID: 3073	Terrarium Gold Frog
Gold Grasshopper Cage Internal Item ID: 3074	Terrarium Gold Grasshopper
Gold Ladybug Cage Internal Item ID: 4399	Terrarium Gold Ladybug
Gold Mouse Cage Internal Item ID: 3075	Terrarium Gold Mouse
Gold Seahorse Cage Internal Item ID: 4483	Terrarium Gold Seahorse
Gold Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 3566	Terrarium Gold Squirrel
Gold Water Strider Cage Internal Item ID: 4476	Terrarium Gold Water Strider
Gold Worm Cage Internal Item ID: 3076	Terrarium Gold Worm

Action patterns

The behavior of a caged critter is described by its action pattern. This pattern, while seemingly random, is based on certain rules and chances. These are visualized below.

Bunny Cage

Wink (left)

Wink (right)

12 / 21

Jump to left

8 / 21

Lasts for 0.5 to 15 seconds

4 / 21

Lasts for 0.5 to 15 seconds

2 / 21

Swing ears

2 / 21

Jump to right

1 / 3

1 / 3

Squirrel Cage, Red Squirrel Cage

Squirrel Cages occupy a 6×3 space.

Blink (left)

Blink (right)

8 / 21

Run to left

8 / 21

Lasts for 0.5 to 15 seconds

2 / 21

Lasts for 0.5 to 15 seconds

1 / 3

1 / 3

2 / 21

Run to right

1 / 5

4 / 21

1 / 5

4 / 21

Wash face (left)

Wash face (right)

4 / 5

4 / 5

Mallard Duck Cage, Duck Cage

Duck Cages occupy a 6×3 space.

4 / 5

1 / 3

4 / 5

Lasts for 0.75 to 45 seconds

Walk to right

1 / 9

Lasts for 0.75 to 45 seconds

10 / 27

plume (right)

1 / 9

1 / 5

5 / 27

1 / 18

1 / 30

1 / 30

1 / 18

5 / 27

plume (left)

10 / 27

Lasts for 0.75 to 45 seconds

Walk to left

Lasts for 0.75 to 45 seconds

1 / 9

1 / 5

1 / 9

4 / 5

1 / 3

4 / 5

Bird Cage, Blue Jay Cage, Cardinal Cage

Bird Cages occupy a 6×3 space.

43 / 54

Fly to right

1 / 3

Lasts for 0.5 to 45 seconds

1 / 9

Lasts for 0.5 to 45 seconds

2 / 9

Lasts for at least 15 seconds

Fly to left

8 / 27

5 / 54

4 / 27

Fly from ground to left

Fly from ground to right

Fly to ground from left

Fly to ground from right

Lasts for 1/12 to 10 seconds

19 / 400

1 / 20

361 / 400

Peck

Penguin Cage

The Penguin Cage occupies a 6×3 space. The Penguin inside may follow the following patterns randomly:

• Move from one side to the other of the cage.
• Briefly move its head up and down.
• Blink in its place.
• Look around to the left and right.

Scorpion Cage, Black Scorpion Cage

Scorpion Cages occupy a 6×3 space. The Scorpion inside may follow the following patterns randomly:

• Run from one side to the other of the cage
• Submerge in sand
• Stab with its stinger for a few times
• Wave its stinger
• Snip with its chelae

Snail Cage, Glowing Snail Cage, Magma Snail Cage

Snail Cages occupy a 2×3 space. The Snail inside may follow the following patterns randomly:

• Hide inside its shell
• Try to climb up to the ceiling of the cage, but fail and fall down again
• Make a whole loop around its cage successfully

Notes

• Instead of the Terrarium; Butterflies, Dragonflies, Fireflies, Lavaflies, Lightning Bugs and Faelings must be combined with a Bottle to create bottled variants. Bottled Water can be combined with Goldfish or Pupfish to make Fish Bowls, or with fished Jellyfish to make Jellyfish Jars. Light-providing insects in bottles can be used as valid light sources for housing.

Tips

• Gold critters inside Terrariums sell for the same price as without one, so it may be desirable to sell the animal without a Terrarium.
• Some critters that have a sell price have no value when placed in a Terrarium.

Trivia

• Gold Critters have a unique sprite with golden lids and bottoms. So do Gem Critters, with silver lids and bottoms.
• On the map, when hovered over with the mouse, the Red Squirrel Cage erroneously displays the text "Orange Squirrel Cage".
• The Penguin's sprite in the Penguin Cage resembles the Penguin pet, rather than the Penguin used to craft it. This may be due to resolution constraints, which would make it difficult to draw a proper penguin inside the cage's borders.
• The Truffle Worm Cage's tooltip is 'Won't be running away now...', alluding to the fact that the Truffle Worm is very difficult to catch.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Added Yellow Cockatiel, Gray Cockatiel, Toucan, Stinkbug, Blue Macaw, and Scarlet Macaw Cages.
  • Critter cages can now be stacked and stood on like platforms.

• Desktop 1.4.0.3: Fixed a bug where Gold Seahorses were caught as Seahorse Cages.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Added Amber Bunny, Amber Squirrel, Amethyst Bunny, Amethyst Squirrel, Diamond Bunny, Diamond Squirrel, Emerald Bunny, Emerald Squirrel, Ruby Bunny, Ruby Squirrel, Sapphire Bunny, Sapphire Squirrel, Topaz Bunny, Topaz Squirrel, Ladybug, Seahorse, Grebe, Turtle, Jungle Turtle, Maggot, Magma Snail, Owl, Rat, Truffle Worm, Gold Ladybug, Gold Seahorse, and Gold Water Strider Cages.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Added Grubby, Sluggy, Buggy, Red Squirrel, Enchanted Nightcrawler, Gold Bird, Gold Bunny, Gold Frog, Gold Grasshopper, Gold Mouse, Gold Squirrel, and Gold Worm Cages.

• Desktop 1.2.3.1: Fixed non-animating critter cages.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Added recipes from PS4's 1.0.750.0 update. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Added Grubby, Sluggy, Buggy, Red Squirrel, Enchanted Nightcrawler, Gold Bird, Gold Bunny, Gold Frog, Gold Grasshopper, Gold Mouse, Gold Squirrel, and Gold Worm Cages. ()

• Console 1.08: Added the Mallard Duck Cage.

• Console 1.07: Introduced all Desktop 1.2.3 Cages except the Mallard Duck Cage.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.11212: Introduced all Desktop 1.2.3 cages.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced all Desktop 1.2.3 cages.

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