{{Block
| image = <gallery>
Sniffer Egg.png|Not Cracked
Sniffer Egg Slightly Cracked.png|Slightly Cracked
Sniffer Egg Very Cracked.png|Very Cracked
</gallery>
| image2 = Sniffer Egg (item).png
| renewable = Yes
| tool = None
| stackable = Yes (64)
| tntres = 0.5
| hardness = 0.5
| light = No
| transparent = No
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
{{distinguish|Sniffer Spawn Egg}}

A '''sniffer egg''' is a [[block]] that can be [[Brush|brushed]] out of [[Suspicious Sand|suspicious sand]] in [[Ocean Ruins|warm ocean ruins]], or obtained by [[breeding]] two [[Sniffer|sniffers]]. It slowly hatches into a snifflet (baby sniffer) when placed as a block in the world, which takes half as much time when it is placed on a [[Moss Block|moss block]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Breaking ===
Sniffer eggs can be mined with any tool, even with bare hands, and always drop themselves. Unlike turtle eggs, [[Silk Touch]] is not needed.<ref>{{bug|MC-261258|||WAI}}</ref>

{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Sniffer Egg}}

=== Archaeology ===
{{LootChestItem|sniffer-egg}}

=== Mob loot ===
Sniffer eggs can also be obtained by [[breeding]] two [[sniffer]]s with [[torchflower seeds]]. Unlike [[turtle egg]]s or [[frogspawn]] which are placed into the world in block form, sniffer eggs are dropped as [[item (entity)|items]], similar to [[egg|chicken eggs]].

== Usage ==
=== Placing ===
Sniffer eggs can be placed in block form and slowly hatch into snifflets. 

Sniffer eggs do not require a supporting block below.<ref>{{bug|MC-263505||Sniffers eggs don't require support and can float|WAI}}</ref> Unlike [[dragon egg]]s, they are not affected by gravity.

=== Hatching ===
Sniffer eggs crack over time and hatch after cracking twice. They hatch faster when on [[moss block]]s. Sniffer eggs hatch in about 10 minutes on moss blocks, and take twice as long to hatch on non-moss blocks.

Sniffer eggs do not need to receive [[random tick]]s to hatch.{{Needs testing|Please place some sniffer eggs in the spawn chunks, set gamerule spectatorGenerateChunks to false, and observe whether they hatch or not. Have some crops on the side as control group.}} Therefore, the hatching speed of sniffer eggs is not affected by the {{cd|randomTickSpeed}} [[game rule]].<ref>{{bug|MC-261250|||Invalid}}</ref>

=== Piston interactivity ===
Sniffer eggs can be pushed and pulled by [[piston]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-261168|||WAI}}</ref>

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Metal}}
=== Unique ===
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Chicken plop.ogg
|subtitle=Sniffer plops
|source=neutral
|description=When a sniffer egg is laid by a sniffer
|id=block.sniffer_egg.plop
|translationkey=subtitles.block.sniffer_egg.plop
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies''<wbr><ref group=sound>Can be 0.18-0.42, 0.21-0.49, or 0.24-0.56</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Turtle egg crack1.ogg
|sound2=Turtle egg crack2.ogg
|sound3=Turtle egg crack3.ogg
|sound4=Turtle egg crack4.ogg
|sound5=Turtle egg crack5.ogg
|subtitle=Sniffer Egg cracks
|source=block
|description=When a sniffer egg's hatch state progresses
|id=block.sniffer_egg.crack
|translationkey=subtitles.block.sniffer_egg.crack
|volume=0.7
|pitch=0.72-0.88
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Turtle egg break1.ogg
|sound2=Turtle egg break2.ogg
|subtitle=Sniffer Egg hatches
|source=block
|description=When a sniffer egg hatches
|id=block.sniffer_egg.hatch
|translationkey=subtitles.block.sniffer.egg_hatch
|volume=0.7
|pitch=0.72-0.88
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Chicken plop.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a sniffer egg is laid by a sniffer
|id=mob.sniffer.plop
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Turtle egg crack1.ogg
|sound2=Turtle egg crack2.ogg
|sound3=Turtle egg crack3.ogg
|sound4=Turtle egg crack4.ogg
|sound5=Turtle egg crack5.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a sniffer egg's hatch state progresses
|id=block.sniffer_egg.crack
|volume=0.85
|pitch=0.8}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Turtle egg break1.ogg
|sound2=Turtle egg break2.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a sniffer egg hatches
|id=block.sniffer_egg.hatch
|volume=0.85
|pitch=0.8
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{el|je}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Sniffer Egg
|spritetype=block
|nameid=sniffer_egg
|foot=1}}

{{el|be}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Sniffer Egg
|spritetype=block
|nameid=sniffer_egg
|id=-596
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}
{{/BS}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Smells Interesting}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|[[File:Sniffer Egg JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sniffer Egg Slightly Cracked.png|32px]] [[File:Sniffer Egg Very Cracked.png|32px]] [[File:Sniffer Egg (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added sniffer eggs.}}
{{History|||snap=23w17a|The player now gets the [[advancement]] "Smells interesting" when they obtain a sniffer egg.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.20|[[File:Sniffer Egg JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sniffer Egg Slightly Cracked.png|32px]] [[File:Sniffer Egg Very Cracked.png|32px]] [[File:Sniffer Egg (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added sniffer eggs.
|Currently, sniffer eggs can not be found from brushing suspicious sand in ocean ruins, making them not naturally obtainable in survival.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Sniffer Egg placed.png|A sniffer egg placed down.
</gallery>

=== Official Artwork ===
<gallery>
SnifferEggLive2022.png|The pixel art of the sniffer egg shown at Minecraft Live 2022
Sunny Finding the Sniffer Egg.png|Sunny finding the sniffer egg in an ocean ruin and swimming away.
Sunny Watching the Sniffer Egg Crack.png| Sunny watching the sniffer egg crack.
Snifflet Wallpaper.jpg|Wallpaper of Sunny watching a sniffer egg hatch.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Blocks|Biota}}

[[Category:Animal blocks]]
[[Category:Utility blocks]]

[[de:Schnüffler-Ei]]
[[ja:スニッファーの卵]]
[[pt:Ovo de farejador]]
[[zh:嗅探兽蛋]]
